Where The Prayer Began
🌿 Opening at St. Luke’s
At the 2025 Inaugural Prayer Service, Bishop Mariann Budde of the Episcopal Church stood before President Trump and offered a simple, powerful plea:
“Have mercy on our undocumented relatives.”
Her words carried the weight of many prayers — a call for compassion in a time of fear and rising attacks. That moment became a spark, one that lit a path of solidarity between the Episcopal body and Indigenous communities.
In that spirit, we began our Prayer Walk at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, where we gathered in sacred unity. With songs, prayers, and shared breath, we opened the walk in ceremony — committing ourselves to stand with our undocumented kin and carry the prayer forward with our steps.
This is where the prayer began.
This is where the circle opened.
