This morning I've been mediating on the similarities of the teachings of Oshun, and the promise of White Buffalo Calf Woman, who reassured that she would indeed return to purify the world, returning harmony, balance, and spiritual awakening when the hearts of men were prepared.I've been meditating on Earth Day celebrations and commitments, about three decades too late in our consciousness, but better late than never.
I've been taking an accounting of what has been lost in selfishness and corruption around me, and the lessons that remain unlearned. I've watched the tired, poor, huddled masses yearning to breathe free given a new home built on sand. I've been watching time, cycle over itself, tripping over itself, for human beings unaware.
Today I pray...
Great Spirit, give us hearts to understand;
- Never to take from creation's beauty more than we give;
Never to destroy wantonly for the furtherance of greed;
Never to deny to give our hands for the building of earth's beauty;
Never to take from her what we cannot use.
That to destroy earth's music is to create confusion;
That to wreck her appearance is to blind us to beauty;
That to callously pollute her fragrance is to make a house of stench;
That as we care for her she will care for us.
We have forgotten who we are.
We have sought only our own security.
We have exploited simply for our own ends.
We have distorted our knowledge.
We have abused our power.
Great Spirit, whose dry lands thirst,
Help us to find the way to refresh your lands.
Great Spirit, whose waters are choked with debris and pollution,
Help us to find the way to cleanse your waters.
Great Spirit, whose beautiful earth grows ugly with misuse,
Help us to find the way to restore beauty to your handiwork.
Great Spirit, whose creatures are being destroyed,
Help us to find a way to replenish them.
Great Spirit, whose gifts to us are being lost in selfishness and corruption,
Help us to find the way to restore our humanity.
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