Native American Spirituality

[waxnrope]

Originally Posted by Spirit Dancer

I remember this commercial ... so long ago. It made me cry when I watched it. As I walk around my city, and see the litter, or watch what happens to the creatures whose lives are so impacted by our thoughtlessness, tears come again. We have not improved during the intervening years from that commercial to the present. It makes me feel so sad. Then, I think of wars, poverty, hunger, and racism and realize that not much has changed at all.

Great Spirit, Holy One, let us "see" how we treat your Gifts: of life, of beauty, of one another. Help us to correct our selfish disregard. Renew the good that rests within each of us. The good that You placed there for us - to find and to use for the benefit of all Creation. In your many names, we pray ...