Riverside United Church
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On October 28th, Rev. Adedeji Sunday Akintayo has presented an online Lecture. It was meaningful and very beautiful. Here is a summary of it: Peace is more than the absence of conflict. It is a gift from God, a way of life, and a responsibility we carry into every relationship, community, and institution we touch. At the heart of peace is peace with God. When a person is grounded in faith and trusts God, they are better able to face uncertainty, suffering, and the pressures o

God of renewal and new life, Loving and wonderful God, You know us. You know our needs and bodies. You made us to eat. You have kept us fed. You give us bread to fill our bellies. And scripture to feed our souls. Thank you for your bounty. Thank you for your love. Thank you for Jesus, the bread of life. Who broke for us. God of bread and food, This is the season of Thankfulness. And so we thank you for caring for us. We are grateful for family, friends, health, and f

Great and Heavenly Spirit, God of compassion, healing and comfort, We lift up in prayer the sacred lives of the children, some now known to us, all known to you, who died in residential schools. We lift up in prayer the sacred lives of the children who went missing from these schools and whose fates are unknown to those who held them most dear. We grieve the loss of so many thousands of these little ones, and we grieve especially their loss so far away from home. We grieve th