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O, Great Spirit
Whose voice I hear in the winds,
And whose breath gives life to all the world,
hear me. 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 I have
made and my ears sharp to hear your voice.
Make
me wise so that I may understand the
things you have taught my people.
Let me learn the lessons you have hidden
in every leaf and rock.
I seek strength, not to be greater than my
brother, but to fight my greatest
enemy
- myself.
Make me always ready to come to you with
clean hands and straight eyes.
So when life fades,
as the fading sunset,
my spirit may come to you without shame.
A Sioux Indian Prayer
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