Picture by Pat French, taken on the highway north to Jasper, Alberta
There has been a lot of media coverage about the problems on the Earth and the issues caused by oil, gas, farming, cows, industry, vehicles, and the list goes on and on. People on Earth seem to have forgotten all of the lessons that our Ancestors knew about caring for the land and the animals. This prayer, I think, is a great reminder of what we have forgotten.
Earth teach me quiet ~ as the grasses are still with new light.
Earth teach me suffering ~ as old stones suffer with memory.
Earth teach me humility ~ as blossoms are humble with beginning.
Earth teach me caring ~ as mothers nurture their young.
Earth teach me courage ~ as the tree that stands alone.
Earth teach me limitation ~ as the ant that crawls on the ground.
Earth teach me freedom ~ as the eagle that soars in the sky.
Earth teach me acceptance ~ as the leaves that die each fall.
Earth teach me renewal ~ as the seed that rises in the spring.
Earth teach me to forget myself ~ as melted snow forgets its life.
Earth teach me to remember kindness ~ as dry fields weep with rain.
--Ute Prayer