I am His and with Him I want not.
He throws out to me a rope
the name of the rope is Love
He draws me to where the grass is green and the water not dangerous
I eat and am satisfied.
Sometimes my heart is very weak and falls down
He lifts me up again and draws me into a good road.
His name is Wonderful.
Sometime, and it may be very soon, it may be very long, long in time
He will draw me into a valley.
It is dark there, but I'll be afraid not, for it is in between those mountains that the Shepard Christ will meet me
the hunger that I have in my heart all through this life will be satisfied.
He gives me a staff to lean upon. <>He spreads a table before me with all kinds of food.
He puts His hand upon my head and all the "tired" is gone.
My cup He fills till it runs over.
What I tell is true.
I lie not.
These roads that are "away ahead" will stay with me through life and after.
afterwards I will go to live in the Big Teepee..
I will sit down with the Shepherd Chief forever.
So be it.
I am Not There. I Do Not Sleep.
I Am A Thousand Winds That Blow.
I Am The Diamond Glint On Snow.
I Am The Sunlight On Ripened Grain.
I Am The Gentle Autumn Rain.
When You Awaken In The Morning's Hush,
I Am The Swift Uplifting Rush
Of Quiet Birds In Circled Flight.
I Am The Soft Stars That Shine At Night.
Do Not Stand At My Grave and Cry.
I Am Not There, I Did Not Die.
Oh great spirit, whose voice i hear in the wind..
And whose breath gives life to everyone..
HEAR ME!
I am weak and need your wisdom..
Open my eyes to the splendor of the skies..
Let me understand your teachings..
So i may learn the lesson of "Truth" and "Wisdom"..
And when life leaves me..
My Spirit will be with yours, Always..
My grandfather is the fire
My grandmother is the wind
The Earth is my mother
The Great Spirit is my father
The World stopped at my birth
and laid itself at my feet
And I shall swallow the Earth whole
when I die
and the Earth and I will be one
Hail The Great Spirit, my father
without him no one could exist
because there would be no will to live
Hail The Earth, my mother
without which no food could be grown
and so cause the will to live to starve
Hail the wind, my grandmother
for she brings loving, life-giving rain
nourishing us as she nourishes our crops
Hail the fire, my grandfather
for the light, the warmth, the comfort he brings
without which we would be animals, not men
Hail my parents and grandparents
without which not I
nor you
nor anyone else
could have existed
Life give life
which gives unto itself
a promise of new life
Hail The Great Spirit, The Earth, the wind, the fire
praise my parents loudly
for they are your parents, too
Oh, Great Spirit, giver of my life
please accept this humble offering of prayer
this offering of praise
this honest reverence of my love for you
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