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2 Corinthians 7:3

First Nations Version

I do not say this to accuse you. For as I told you before, whether we live together or die together, you remain in our hearts.

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We cared so much for you that we were willing to share with you not only Creator’s good story but our own lives as well. That is how deep our love for you has become.


I am writing this letter to you while I am away, so that I will not have to speak sharp words like this when I come to you. Instead, I want to use the power our Honored Chief has given me to build you up, not to tear you down.


It would make my heart glad to give all that I have and all that I am to you. If my love for you is so great, then why is your love for me so small?


You may ask why I will not let myself become a burden to you. Do you think it is because I do not love you? The Great Spirit knows I love you!


I wrote that letter not because of the one who did wrong, or because of the one who was harmed. I wrote so that in the eyes of the Great Spirit you would see for yourselves how much we care for the well-being of all the sacred family.


You are our letter of approval, one that has been written on our hearts, a letter everyone can clearly see and read.


It is right for me to think of you in this way, for you hold a warm place in my heart. You have shared with me in the gift of Creator’s great kindness, both in my chains and when I stand on the truth of the good story.





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