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Native American Prayers

Earth teach me to remember

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Earth teach me stillness as the grasses are stilled with the light
Earth teach me suffering as old stones suffer with memory
Earth teach me humility as blossoms are humble with beginning
Earth teach me caring as the mother who secures her young
Earth teach me courage as the tree which stands alone
Earth teach me limitation as the ant which crawls on the ground
Earth teach me resignation as the leaves die in the fall
Earth teach me regeneration as the seeds rises in the spring
Earth teach me to forget myself as melted snow forgets its life
Earth teach me to remember kindness as dry fields weep in the rain

(John Yellow Lark)

Last Updated on Thursday, 14 January 2010 13:10
 

Give us hearts to understand

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Give us hearts to understand.
Never to take more from creation's beauty than we give.
Never to destroy wantonly for the furtherance of greed.
Never to deny to give our hands for the building of earth's beauty.
Never to take from her what we cannot use.
Give us hearts to understand.
That to destroy earth's music is to create confusion.
That to wreck hear appearance is to blind us to beauty.
That to callously pollute her fagrance is to make a house of stench.
That as we care for her she will care for us.
We have forgotten who we are.
We have sought only our own security.
We have exploited simply for our own ends.
We have distorted our owr knowledge.
We have abused our power.
Great Spirit, whose drylands thirst
help us to find the way to refresh your lands.
Great Spirit, whose waters are choked with debris and pollution
help us to find the way to cleanse your waters.
Great Spirit, whose beautiful earth grows ugly with misuse
help us to find the way to restore beauty to your handiwork
Great Spirit, whose creatures are being destroyed
help us to find a way to replenish them.
Great Spirit, whose gifts to us are being lost in selfishness and corruption
help us to find the way to restore our humanity.
Last Updated on Saturday, 16 January 2010 09:13 Read more...
 

Native American 10 Commandments

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The Earth is our Mother, care for her
Honour all your relations
Open your heart and soul to the Great Spirit
All life is sacred: treat all beings with respect
Take from the earth what is need and nothing more
Do what needs to be done for the good of all
Give constant thanks to the Great Spirit for each new day
Speak the truth; but only of good in others
Follow the rythms of nature; rise and retire with the sun
Enjoy life's journey, but leave no tracks.

(anon.)

Last Updated on Thursday, 14 January 2010 13:11
 

Prayer for the white man

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And now, Grandfather, I ask you to bless the white man.
He needs your wisdom, your guidance.
You see, for so long he has tried to destroy my people,

and only feels comfortable when given power.
Bless them, show them the peace we understand;
teach them humility.

Last Updated on Thursday, 14 January 2010 13:09 Read more...
 



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