Prayer Archives - Building Faith

Prayers for Native American Day (Indigenous People’s Day) & Native American Heritage Month

For many people in Native American communities, the federal holiday Columbus Day serves as a painful reminder of the brutal …

These days when I talk to fellow families, I hear the same echoes in our voices. We’re weary. We need …

This land is your land, but it once was my landBefore we sold you Manhattan IslandYou pushed my nation to the reservationThis land …

How can we invite all generations to come together and engage honestly in conversations regarding loss and grief? More …

Knowing that a child’s body holds their sorrows, I suspected that when I returned to Haven House (a transitional facility for …

“The first time my grandmother ever saw a white person was when she was a young girl. She saw them coming and she ran and got her …

Last fall, I created a prayer calendar as part of our church's celebration of Creation Season. Each day featured a different …

The COVID-19 pandemic has been stressful in ways that many people have never before experienced. The extended length, level of …

To download this beautiful resource for use at church or at home as a PDF, click here. Introduction Blessings and prayers …

When you read the word labyrinth what comes to mind? Do you remember the first time you heard about a labyrinth? Was it …

It’s almost too much for the senses … the whisper of the veil falling from the cross high above the altar, the rasp of bundled …

Editors Note: During a recent Lenten gathering of old seminary friends via Zoom, Lyndsey Medford led the group in writing and …