Ideas that Inspire #3

This is a Traditional Native American prayer that puts things into perspective for me. I always have to remember not to sweat the small stuff.

The first six lines will suffice and are easy to memorize for those times when only a heart touching prayer will do.

"O, Great spirit,
whose voice I hear in the wind,
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 you 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.
Ho!"