Native Prayers

by pastorgrace | May 24, 2011 8:29 am

Great Spirit Prayer

“Oh, Great Spirit, whose voice I hear in the wind,
Whose breath gives life to all the world.
HEAR ME! I come to you as one of your many chil­dren. I am small and weak.
Hear me; I need your strength and wisdom.
Let me walk in beauty, and make my eyes ever behold the red and pur­ple sunset.
Make my hands respect the things you have made and my ears sharp to hear your voice
Make me wise so that I may under­stand the things you have taught your children.
Help me to remain calm and strong in the face of all that comes towards me.
Let me learn the lessons you have hid­den in every leaf and rock.
Help me seek pure thoughts and act with the inten­tion of help­ing others.
Help me find com­pas­sion with­out empa­thy over­whelm­ing me.
I seek strength, not to be greater than my brother, but to fight my great­est enemy
Myself.
Make me always ready to come to you with clean hands and straight eyes.
So when life fades, as the faded sun­set, my spirit may come to you with­out shame.
A Chero­kee Bless­ing

May the warm winds of Heaven blow softly on your home,
And the Great Spirit bless all who enter there.
May your moc­casins make happy tracks in many snows
And may the rain­bow always touch your shoulder.

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