Guest guest Posted August 17, 2005 Report Share Posted August 17, 2005 Our recent discussions of prayer and poetry led me to discover something that I'd love to share...Let Me Walk In BeautyNative American Prayer Oh, Great Spirit Whose voice I hear in the winds and whose breath gives life to all the world. Hear me. I am a man before you, one of your many children - I am small and weak. 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, my ears sharp to hear your voice. Make me wise, so that I may know the things you have taught my people - the lesson you have hidden in every leaf and rock. I seek strength 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 clean hands and straight eyes, so when life fades as a fading sunset my spirit may come to you without shame. - Native American Prayer Translated by Chief Yellow Lark in 1887 Native American Missionary and Medicine Man Lakota Tribe To sign up for this week's Prayer Club, please email _prayer_club Jai Maa! Jai Shiva! Jai Swamiji! ****************************************************** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 17, 2005 Report Share Posted August 17, 2005 , Prayer Club <_prayer_club> wrote: > Our recent discussions of prayer and poetry led me to discover something that I'd love to share... > "Let Me Walk In Beauty" Absolutely beautiful, dear Karen ji!! Your sister always, muktimaa > Native American Prayer > > Oh, Great Spirit > > Whose voice I hear in the winds and whose breath gives life to all the world. > > Hear me. > > I am a man before you, one of your many children - I am small and weak. 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, my ears sharp to hear your voice. Make me wise, so that I may know the things you have taught my people - the lesson you have hidden in every leaf and rock. > > I seek strength 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 clean hands and straight eyes, so when life fades as a fading sunset my spirit may come to you without shame. > > > - Native American Prayer > Translated by Chief Yellow Lark in 1887 > Native American Missionary and Medicine Man > Lakota Tribe > > > To sign up for this week's Prayer Club, please email > > _prayer_club > > > > > > Jai Maa! Jai Shiva! Jai Swamiji! > ****************************************************** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 17, 2005 Report Share Posted August 17, 2005 Now that is awesome! I cried when I read it. Blessings Melissa - Prayer Club Wednesday, August 17, 2005 9:20 AM Let Me Walk In Beauty Our recent discussions of prayer and poetry led me to discover something that I'd love to share...Let Me Walk In BeautyNative American Prayer Oh, Great Spirit Whose voice I hear in the winds and whose breath gives life to all the world. Hear me. I am a man before you, one of your many children - I am small and weak. 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, my ears sharp to hear your voice. Make me wise, so that I may know the things you have taught my people - the lesson you have hidden in every leaf and rock. I seek strength 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 clean hands and straight eyes, so when life fades as a fading sunset my spirit may come to you without shame. - Native American Prayer Translated by Chief Yellow Lark in 1887 Native American Missionary and Medicine Man Lakota Tribe To sign up for this week's Prayer Club, please email _prayer_club Jai Maa! Jai Shiva! Jai Swamiji! ****************************************************** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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