Land acknowledgement is one way to resist erasure of indigenous histories as well as honoring the tribes and the land itself. We give thanks that the land we’re on is daily blessed and honored by the dxʷsqʷali?-abš (Nisqually) and dxʷč̓ač̓ʔaɬ -abš (Now part of the Squaxin Island Tribes) and their ancestors.
Sometimes...no, most of the time...the thing that gets us into trouble is not the thing we're bad at but the thing we're good at. The Earth supports both in stunned silence.
On this Earth Day we take time to study that silence and beseech the Lord to help us be conscientious when doing what we're good at.
Worship is like a drama: The clergy, ministers and musicians are the prompters, the people are the actors, and God is the audience.
- Søren Kierkegaard
At St Benedict we celebrate with awe and obligation in a construct called liturgy. Liturgy is a Greek word that means “the work of the people.” Our services are focused through scripture reading, song, prayers, preaching, and the liturgy of the table, known also as Holy Eucharist.
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