Poimen Ponderings

0 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 may my eyes ever behold the red and purple sunset.
Make my hands respect the things You have made,
Make my ears sharp to hear Your voice.
Make me wise so that I may understand the things You have
taught my people.
Let me learn the lessons You have hidden in every leaf and rock.
I seek strength not to be greater than my brothers and sisters,
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. Amen.