| O GREAT SPIRIT, WHOSE VOICE I HEAR IN THE WIND; WHOSE BREATH GIVES LIFE TO THE WORLD, HEAR ME! I COME TO YOU AS ONE OF YOUR MANY CHILDREN. I AM SMALL AND WEAK. I NEED YOUR STRENGTH AND WISDOM. MAY I WALK IN BEAUTY. MAKE MY EYES BEHOLD THE RED AND PURPLE SUNSET. MAKE MY HANDS RESPECT THE THINGS THAT YOU HAVE MADE, AND MY EARS SHARP TO HEAR YOUR VOICE. MAKE ME WISE SO THAT I MAY KNOW THE THINGS THAT YOU HAVE TAUGHT YOUR CHILDREN...THE LESSONS THAT YOU HAVE HIDDEN IN EVERY LEAF AND ROCK. MAKE ME STRONG, NOT TO BE SUPERIOR TO MY BROTHERS, BUT TO BE ABLE TO FIGHT MY GREATEST ENEMY: MYSELF. MAKE ME EVER READY TO COME TO YOU WITH STRAIGHT EYES, SO THAT WHEN LIFE FADES AS THE FADED SUNSET, MY SPIRIT WILL COME TO YOU WITHOUT SHAME. | | You, O God, are the Lord of the mountains and the valleys. As I travel over mountains and through valleys, I am beneath your feet. You surround me with every kind of creature. Open my eyes to see their beauty, that I may perceive them as the work of your hands. In your power, in your thought, all things are abundant. Tonight I will sleep beneath your feet. O Lord of the mountains and valleys, ruler of the trees and vines, I will rest in your love, with you protecting me as a father protects his children, with you watching over me as a mother watches over her children. Then tomorrow the sun will rise and I will not know where I am, but I know that you will guide my footsteps.
Sioux Prayer: On A Voyage | | O GREAT SPIRIT OF OUR ANCESTORS, I RAISE MY HANDS TO YOU. TO YOUR MESSENGERS THE FOUR WINDS, AND TO MOTHER EARTH WHO PROVIDES FOR YOUR CHILDREN: GIVE US THE WISDOM TO TEACH OUR CHILDREN TO LOVE, TO RESPECT AND TO BE KIND TO EACH OTHER, SO THEY MAY GROW WITH PEACE IN MIND. LET US LEARN TO SHARE ALL THE GOOD THINGS THAT YOU PROVIDE FOR US ON THIS EARTH. A Native American Prayer for Peace | | Our Father who dwells in the secret places of the universe, Honored be your name, reverenced your mercy, and respected your judgement:.Let the sun of righteousness shine upon us at noontime, while we beseech you to guide our wayward steps in the twilight. Lead us by the hand in the ways of your own choosing, and forsake us not when the path is hard and the hours are dark. Forget us not as we so often neglect and forget you, but be merciful and love us as we desire to love you. Look down upon us in kindness and forgive us in mercy, as we in justice forgive those who distress and injure us. May the love, devotion and bestowal of the majestic Son make available life everlasting with your endless mercy and love. May the God of the universe bestow upon us the full measure of His spirit; Give us grace to yield to the leading of the Spirit. May the Son guide and lead us to the end of the age. Make us ever and increasingly like yourself, and at our end, recieve us into the eternal Paradise embrace. Even so, in the name of the Son, and for the honor and glory of the supreme Father. From "Tribe of Christ" | | The hands that made the world and gave the sun and moon their light, are the tiny hands of a baby born one cold, cold winter night. The hands that stilled the wind and tamed the fury of the sea, are the calloused hands of a carpenter who lived in poverty... The hands that held the power to break the binding chains of sin, are the gentle hands that washed the feet of tired and dusty men.. The hand that cleansed the leper, healed the blind and raised the dead, are the praying hands of one who cried,"Not my will, but thine instead".... The hands that shaped the universe and flung the stars in space, are the nail pierced hands of a dying man who suffered in our place. The hands of our creator, Lord and King of heaven above, are the Savior's hands, forever reaching out to us with love.
B.J. Hoff | | Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love; Where there is injury, pardon; Where there is doubt, faith; Where there is despair, hope; Where there is darkness, light; and Where there is sadness, joy. O divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled, as to console; To be understood, as to understand; To be loved, as to love. For it is in giving that we recieve... It is in pardoning that we are pardoned; And it is in dying that we are born into eternal life.
St Francis of Assisi 1181-1226 | | Native American Brother Jim Chosa | | Great and Eternal Mystery of life, Creator of all things; I give thanks for the beauty you put in every single one of your creations. I am grateful that you did not fail in making every stone, plant, creature, and human being a perfect and whole part of the sacred hoop. I am grateful that you have allowed me to see the strength and beauty of all my relations. My humble request is that all of the children of Earth will learn to see the same perfection in themselves, through you. May none of your human children doubt or question your wisdom, grace, and sense of wholeness in giving all of creation a right to be living extentions of your perfect love. Thanksgiving Prayer American Indian | | He would rather die than live without us HE has risen! He is with us now in spirit. | | Be Praised my Lord, with all your creatures, especially brother sun, by whom you bring us the day and who brings us the light; fair is he and shines with a very great splendor... Be praised, my Lord, for sister moon and the stars, which you have set clear and lovely in heaven. Be praised, my Lord, for sister water, who is very useful and humble and precious and clean. Be praised, my Lord, for brother fire, through whom you give us light in darkness; he is bright and pleasant and mighty and strong. Be praised, my Lord, for our sister, mother earth, who sustains us and keeps us, and brings forth fruits and flowers and leaves of many colors... Praise and Bless my Lord, and thank HIM, and serve HIM with great humility. St. Francis of Assisi | | AMAZING GRACE, HOW SWEET THE SOUND THAT SAVED A WRETCH LIKE ME.... I ONCE WAS LOST, BUT NOW AM FOUND; WAS BLIND, BUT NOW I SEE. | | As a deer pants for the water, Lord, my soul longeth after thee... I love you more than any other, so much more than anything. | | All Nature photos compliments of WEBSHOTS Thank you Artists and Native American writers Native American Flute Music-Amazing Grace Thank you Great Father God Thank you Savior Jesus Thank you Holy Spirit | | HE CAME TO GIVE LIFE, AND TO GIVE LIFE MORE ABUNDANTLY | | Father, help me to hear your loving kindness in the morning,...help me to know the way wherein I should walk, for I lift up my soul to you. Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. Psalm 143 | | Father, show me your ways, teach me your paths, Lead me in your truth, for you are the God of my salvation. Psalm 25 | | They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength. | | They shall mount up with wings as eagles. | |
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