During the busyness of the holiday, take a moment to pause and connect to your inner self. We offer these words from the Native American tradition. Hear these words:
"O Great Spirit,
whose voice I hear in the winds and whose breath gives life to all the world,
hear me. I come before you, one of your children, 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, my
ears sharp to hear your voice. Make me wise so that I may know the things you
have taught my people, the lessons you have hidden in every leaf and
rock. I seek strength not to be
superior to my brothers but to be able to fight my greatest enemy. Make me
ever ready to come to you with clean hands and straight eyes, so that when
life fades as a fading sunset, my spirit may come to you without shame."