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 that I 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
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.
(unknown
author)
