O' Great Spirit

Whose voice I hear in the winds
And whose breath gives life To all the world

Hear me!

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
And my ears sharp

To hear your voice

Make me wise
So I may see ever so clearly
The ways you have to teach me

Let me learn
The lessons you have hidden in every leaf and cloud
I seek your strength,

Not to be greater then 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 fading sunset,
My spirit may come to you

Without shame.

Life has as many twists and turns as there
are species of animals throughout the world.
Remember we each have our strengths and our weakness,
and we need to be able to ask for guidence from time to time.

There is always someone ready to be of help if we only ask.

~~ author unknown ~~

As we walk the sacred paths of life, may we learn from our elders how close we must be to our Creator God, how much we belong to His Spirit of Life, and how much we must respect all that He has given in the name of love.  I pray we may bring one another closer to this each day ~ helping and guiding one another as we go.  In Christian love, Rain (Pastor Lin)