Elder's Meditation of the Day - June 5
"It is not through the great skill of the hunter himself that success is achieved, but through the hunter's awareness of his place in Creation and his relationship to all things."
--Thomas Yellowtail, CROW
If only the human being could understand the power of proper relationships, the need for power and control could be abandoned. It's not what is going on that matters, but how we look at what is going on. It's our relationship to it that counts. Nothing in the world has any meaning except the meaning we give to it. To be more effective at this, we need to consider our relationship with the Creator. Our relationship to the Great Spirit determines how we will perceive the meanings we put to places, people, institutions and things. We need to let the Creator tell us and guide our thoughts about these relationships. Any relationship that we have that is causing problems means we need to pray for a new point of view.
Creator, let me see the world and the people through your eyes.
Aho , Amen , e-men .
GRANDFATHER¢S PRAYER FOR TODAY
Great Spirit
Help me to become a strong
RAINBOW WARRIOR
"When the Earth is sick, the animals will begin to disappear, when that happens, The Warriors of the Rainbow will come to save them."
Chief Seattle, Dwamish
Aho , Amen , e-men .
War does not determine who is right, war determines who is left.
If you have a chance to make life better for others and fail to do so,
you are wasting your time on Earth. No matter what our station in life,
we are here to serve, even if that sometimes means making the greatest
sacrifice of all.
Aho , Amen , e-men .
As I Walk with Beauty
As I walk, as I walk
The universe is walking with me
In beauty it walks before me
In beauty it walks behind me
In beauty it walks below me
In beauty it walks above me
Beauty is on every side
As I walk, I walk with Beauty.
Aho , Amen , e-men .
The Moccasins of an Old Man
I hung you there, moccasins of worn buckskin.
I hung you there and there you are still.
I took you from the hot flesh of a swift buck.
I took you to my woman.
She tanned you with buck brains.
She cut and sewed and beaded.
I wore you with pride.
I wore you with leaping steps over many grounds.
Now, I sit here and my bones
are stiff with many winters.
You hang there and I shall sit.
We shall watch the night approach.
Aho , Amen , e-men .
The Circle Of Life
Oh Great Spirit
Of the Indian People
Hear my words
For they are words that come
From the heart, soul and mind.
Oh Great Spirit
Be my mind,
Be my eyes,
Be my ears,
Be my heart,
Be my soul,
So that I may walk
With dignity and pride.
Oh Great Spirit
Of the Indian People
Know of me.
For I am of your people.
I am Indian,
An Indian of the Circle of Life
A prisoner of War
In my own Land!
Oh Great Spirit,
Of the Indian people,
Hear my words
For they are for you.
They are of you.
You are my way of life
In the Circle of Life.
Aho , Amen , e-men .
Earth Teach Me to Remember
Earth teach me stillness
as the grasses are stilled with light.
Earth teach me suffering
as old stones suffer with memory.
Earth teach me humility
as blossoms are humble with beginning.
Earth Teach me caring
as the mother who secures her young.
Earth teach me courage
as the tree which stands alone.
Earth teach me limitation
as the ant which crawls on the ground.
Earth teach me freedom
as the eagle which soars in the sky.
Earth teach me resignation
as the leaves which die in the fall.
Earth teach me regeneration
as the seed which rises in the spring.
Earth teach me to forget myself
as melted snow forgets its life.
Earth teach me to remember kindness
as dry fields weep in the rain.
Aho , Amen , e-men .
God's Minute
GOD IS OUR REFUGE AND STRENGTH, AN EVER-PRESENT
HELP IN TROUBLE.
( PSALM 46:1 *NIV )
Dear Member's,
Now we all have troubles in our life once in a while! When we
do we may always count on our Heavenly Father's help, no matter
what we may be facing. For God has promised: CALL ON ME IN
THE DAY OF TROUBLE; AND I WILL DELIVER YOU.
( PSALM 50:15 )
After all we may feel, HARD PRESSED ON EVERY SIDE, BUT
NOT CRUSHED; PERPLEXED, BUT NOT IN DESPAIR;
PERSECUTED, BUT NOT ABANDONED; STRUCK DOWN, BUT
NOT DESTROYED. ( 2 CORINTHIANS 4:8-9 ) because our
Heavenly Father is always with us.
For when we are weary, God has promised: I WILL REFRESH THE
WEARY AND SATISFY THE FAINT. ( JEREMIAH 31:25 ) After all,
HE GIVES STRENGTH TO THE WEARY AND INCREASES THE
POWER OF THE WEAK. ( ISAIAH 40:29 )
Further, even when we become brokenhearted He Ministers to us,
for it is written: HE HEALS THE BROKENHEARTED AND BINDS UP
THEIR WOUNDS. ( PSALM 147:3 )
So Member's, never let life's troubles get you down. Just
remember the words of our Savior Jesus Christ, for He said: "DO NOT
LET YOUR HEARTS BE TROUBLED. TRUST IN GOD; TRUST ALSO
IN ME." ( JOHN 14:1 )
FINALLY, BE STRONG IN THE LORD AND IN HIS MIGHTY
POWER. ( EPHESIANS 6:10 ) For God has said: "DO NOT FEAR,
FOR I AM WITH YOU; DO NOT BE DISMAYED, FOR I AM YOUR
GOD. ( ISAIAH 40:10 ) Aho , Amen , e-men !!!!!!!
In HIS Love & Service,
Pastor Cougarmoon
