Prayers

 

Prayer of the Night Chant   Dene (Navajo) Tségihi House made of dawn House made of evening light House made of the dark cloud House made of male rain House made of dark mist House made of female rain House made of pollen House made of grasshoppers Dark cloud is at the door The trail out of it is dark cloud The zigzag lightning stands high upon it Male deity! Your offering I make I have prepared a smoke for you Restore my feet for me Restore my legs for me Restore my body for me Restore my mind for me This very day take out your spell for me Your spell remove for me You have taken it away for me Far off it has gone Happily I recover Happily my interior becomes cool Happily I go forth My interior feeling cool, may I walk No longer sore, may I walk Impervious to pain, may I walk With lively feelings may I walk As it used to be long ago, may I walk Happily may I walk Happily, with abundant dark clouds, may I walk Happily, with abundant showers, may I walk Happily, with abundant plants, may I walk Happily, on a trail of pollen, may I walk Happily may I walk Being as it used to be long ago, may I walk May it be beautiful before me May it be beautiful behind me May it be beautiful below me May it be beautiful above me May it be beautiful all around me In beauty it is finished Onondaga Nation "When we walk upon Mother Earth, we always plant our feet carefully because we know the faces of our future generations are looking up at us from beneath the ground. We never forget them." Oren Lyons   The Indian Prayer "All My Relations" This is a prayer of Respect  for the Hope of Life. Almost everyone believes  Respect is a good thing  but few people have a clear idea of what  Respect means or what Respect looks like.   Respect - The Key To Life Dave Chief, Grandson of Red Dog Crazy Horse's Band Respect means no interruption. Respect means no confrontation. Respect means no accusation. Respect means no "mocking," Especially, no mocking of elders. Respect means no lies between us. Respect means no betrayal of confidence. Respect means no "ripping off." Respect means no hording. Respect means no "Lording it over" someone. Respect means no ordering around. Respect means no yelling in anger. Respect means no bad language. Respect means no name calling. Respect means controlling yourself. Respect is not a commodity. Respect is a way of being. Respect is in our chest not in our hand. Respect is for all of life. Respect is for every species in the world, including all four races. Respect is for all our relations. Respect is focusing on and dealing in "issues and not personalities. Respect is focusing on what is right rather than who is right. Respect means owning up to our own negativity and not being a Blame Shifter. A Blame Shifter is one who projects or shifts his own negativity onto someone else. This is the process of bigotry, war, and genocide.   Leaving communication open with those who have a different opinion, and making a sincere attempt to let them be heard and understood. Respect means listening until everyone has been heard and understood only then is there a possibility for "Balance and Harmony," the goal of Indian spirituality!     BACK         NEXT     ©Art:    Teri Sodd ©Webset Design: Eagles Aerie Mentor -Editor : Wareagle Original artwork remains the copyrighted property of their respective artists. Many thanks to   Teri Sodd For permission to use your wonderful graphics 2000-2008