This is my Son the Beloved; listen to him. Mark 9:7
Tjukarpa palya Jesunya is the name on the New Testament I have in the language of the Pitjantjatjara people of the far north west of South Australia. In English it reads : This man Jesus is good. The ancient peoples in that area still speak their native language and they have added new words and actions that they value from our language, words like Jesus. Their timeless stories of creation blend with ours and fit in likeness and they have a very deep and rich spirituality. For them and for us, surly the name of Jesus must be at the point of reconciliation.
I like this line from the Prayer for Reconciliation from APBA. Lord God, bring us together as one, different in culture, but given new life in Jesus Christ, together as your body, your church, your people.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
Anne, servant of the Lord.
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