INDIAN PRAYER OF THE FOREST

OH GREAT SPIRIT

WHOSE BREATH FILLS THE GREAT FOREST WITH LIFE

AND WHOSE VOICE I HEAR RIDING THE WIND

HEAR ME

LET ME BE WISE LIKE OUR BROTHER THE OWL,

MAY i STAND TALL LIKE THE GREAT TREES OF THE FOREST

AND STRONG LIKE THE MOUNTAINS THAT RISE TO MEET YOU

MAY MY EARS BE SHARP TO HEAR YOUR MANY VOICES.

MY PEOPLE NEED YOUR STRENGTH AND WISDOM

THE LESSONS YOU HAVE HIDDEN IN EVERY ROCK AND LEAF.

MAY MY MOCCASINS MAKE HAPPY TRACKS IN MANY SNOWS.

AND MAY WE BE AT PEACE WITH TRIBES OF EVERY NATION

OH GREAT SPIRIT

MAKE ME READY

FOR THAT LAST SUNSET

AND MY SPIRIT WILL COME TO YOU WITHOUT SHAME.

W.L.C.