O' GREAT SPIRIT

help me always

to speak the truth quietly,

to listen with an open mind

when others speak,

and to remember the peace

that may be found in silence.

Cherokee Prayer

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An Indian Prayer

O!, Great Spirit, whose voice I hear in the winds

And whose breath gives life to all the world,

Hear me,

I come to You as one of Your children.

I am weak... I am small... I need Your wisdom

and Your strength. 

Let me walk in beauty, and make my eyes ever

Behold the red and purple sunsets.

Make my hands respect the things You have made

And make my ears sharp so I may hear Your voice.

Make me wise, so that I may understand

What You have taught my people and

The lessons You have hidden in every leaf

And in each rock.

I ask for wisdom and strength,

Not to be superior to my brothers, but to be able

To fight my greatest enemy - myself.

 Make me always ready to come before You with

Clean hands and straight eyes.

So as life fades away as a fading sunset,

My spirit may come to You without shame.