Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Today in the PC-USA Mission Yearbook


The Mission Yearbook for Prayer and Study is a daily devotional with 365 inspiring mission stories that come from next door and all across the globe. It inspires thousands of Presbyterians daily as they uphold the mission of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in intercessory prayer.

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Today in the Mission Yearbook: February 27, 2019

DOCTRINE OF DISCOVERY - One day, the Rev. Irvin Porter invited about four dozen staff working at the Presbyterian Center to stand on the blanket of their choosing among about 20 covering a conference room floor.

As he and three others read from a script created by the group Roots of Injustice, Seeds of Change: Toward Right Relationship with Native Peoples — which outlined the cruel effects the Doctrine of Discovery had on Native Americans — an assistant periodically rolled up corners and edges of the blankets until there was scant room for participants to stand ...

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