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Matthew 14:31

First Nations Version

Creator Sets Free (Jesus) quickly reached out and took hold of him. “Man of small faith,” he said, “what made you hold back and doubt me?”

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“Why are you full of fear?” he asked them, “Is your faith so small?” He stood up and spoke sharply to the wind and the raging water. At his words a great peace fell upon the surface of the waters.


“It is because of your weak faith,” he answered and then said to them, “I speak from my heart, if you had faith like a mustard seed, you could tell this mountain to move from here to there and it would do what you say. Nothing would be too hard for you.


took hold of her hand, and said in his native language, “Talitha cumi,” meaning, “Little girl, wake up!”


He went and stood by her, took her by the hand, and lifted her up. The fever left her and she was healed. Then with a glad heart she went to prepare a meal for them.


When Creator Sets Free (Jesus) heard them, he said, “Why are you talking like this? Why are you worried that you forgot to bring frybread? Is your faith so small?


by performing many powerful signs as we represent your Holy Servant, Creator Sets Free (Jesus).”


They were saying, “Our Wisdomkeeper is alive! He has shown himself to One Who Hears (Simon).”


Now go and tell his followers, and Stands on the Rock (Peter), that he is going ahead of them to Circle of Nations (Galilee). It is there that they will see him again—just as he told them.”


“I speak from my heart. Anyone who says to this mountain, ‘Lift up and go into the great waters,’ with a heart that believes and does not doubt that what he says will happen, then it will be done.


Creator Sets Free (Jesus), stirred with compassion, reached out and touched the man. “I want to!” he said. “Be cleansed!”


“If Creator covers the wild grass in the plains with such beauty, which is here today and gathered for tomorrow’s fire, will he not take even better care of you? Why is your faith so small?


So in every place you gather as a sacred family, I want the men who pray to lift up their hands in a sacred manner, putting away all anger and disagreement.


Creator’s plan to set you free and make you whole is ready to be fully revealed when the time for the end has come. Until then you are kept safe by trusting in Creator’s power.


But when he felt how strong the wind was, fear took hold of him. He began to sink and cried out, “Wisdomkeeper, save me!”


The wind stopped blowing and the waves grew still as they climbed into the canoe.


He then turned to his followers and said to them, “Why have you given yourselves over to fear? Where is your faith?”





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