The Third Petition

Make us useful for your purposes here on earth, so that your desire and our lives become one.

Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, in earth as it is in heaven.

Taos New Mexico is home to Picuris Pueblo. Within the pueblo is San Lorenzo Church. The church, and the pueblo, hold many stories of the people working together to honor their culture and embrace forgiveness. This church holds within its walls decades of prayer from those who desired to have lives that honored their Creator. I heard the echoes of these prayers when I was in this space.San Lorenzo Church is a visual reminder that being useful for God’s purposes here on earth requires a journey of forgiveness.