Grandfather Great Spirit All Over The World
The Faces Of Living Things Are Alike.
With Tenderness, They Have Come Up Out Of The Ground.
Look Upon Your Children That They May Face The Winds
And Walk The Good Road To The Day Of Quiet.
Grandfather Great Spirit
Fill Us With The Light.
Give Us The Strength To Understand And The Eyes To See.
Teach Us To Walk The Soft Earth As Relatives
To All That Live.
Aho , Amen , e-men .
Hold on to what is good even if it is a handful of earth.
Hold on to what you believe even if it is a tree which stands by itself.
Hold on to what you must do even if it is a long way from here.
Hold on to life even when it is easier letting go.
Hold on to my hand even when I have gone away from you."
Aho , Amen , e-men .
Words That Speak
The American Indian is of the soil, whether it be the region of forests, plains, pueblos, or mesas. He fits into the landscape, for the hand that fashioned the continent also fashioned the man for his surroundings. He once grew as naturally as the wild sunflowers, he belongs just as the buffalo belonged....
Out of the Indian approach to life there came a great freedom, an intense and absorbing respect for life, enriching faith in a Supreme Power, and principles of truth, honesty, generosity, equity, and brotherhood as a guide to mundane relations.
You have noticed that everything an Indian does is in a circle, and that is because the Power of the World always works in circles, and everything tries to be round..... The Sky is round, and I have heard that the earth is round like a ball, and so are all the stars. The wind, in its greatest power, whirls. Birds make their nest in circles, for theirs is the same religion as ours....
Even the seasons form a great circle in their changing, and always come back again to where they were. The life of a man is a circle from childhood to childhood, and so it is in everything where power moves.
-Black Elk (Oglala) 1863-1950
Elder's Meditation of the Day - January 18
"Silence is the absolute poise or balance of body, mind and spirit."
--Charles A. Eastman (Ohiyesa), SANTEE SIOUX
Be still and know. All new learnings, all ideas about new things, creativity, daydreaming and mental effectiveness come to those who learn about silence. All warriors know about the power of silence. All Elders know about stillness. Be still and know God. Meditation is about the place of silence. This is the place to hear God's voice. We can find tremendous amounts of knowledge in the place of silence. This is the sacred place of God.
Great Spirit, teach me the power of silence.
God's Minute
LET THE PEACE OF CHRIST RULE YOUR HEARTS, SINCE AS
MEMBERS OF ONE BODY YOU WERE CALLED TO PEACE.
AND BE THANKFUL.
( COLOSSIANS 3:15 *NIV )
Dear Member's,
In this World today it is hard for many to find any
peace at all! Perhaps it was that way for you before you
accepted Jesus Christ. BUT NOW IN CHRIST JESUS YOU
WHO ONCE WERE FAR AWAY HAVE BEEN BROUGHT
NEAR THROUGH THE BLOOD OF CHRIST. ( EPHESIANS 2:13 )
And through our relationship with Jesus Christ we have peace
because; HE HIMSELF IS OUR PEACE. ( EPHESIANS 2:14 )
Therefore always have faith in God knowing that He is in
control of everything, and will help His Children through any
difficulty. After all it is written; DO NOT BE ANXIOUS ABOUT
ANYTHING, BUT IN EVERYTHING, BY PRAYER AND PETITION,
WITH THANKSGIVING, PRESENT YOUR REQUESTS TO GOD
AND THE PEACE OF GOD, WHICH TRANSCENDS ALL
UNDERSTANDING, WILL GUARD YOUR HEARTS AND YOUR
MINDS IN CHRIST JESUS. ( PHILIPPIANS 4:6-7 )
So Member's, if you aren't enjoying the Peace of God that
transcends all understanding right now, do as our Savior
Jesus Christ taught us, for He said; "DO NOT LET YOUR
HEARTS BE TROUBLED. TRUST IN GOD; TRUST ALSO
IN ME." For when you do, you will find true peace indeed!
Amen. ( JOHN 14:1 )
With My Love & Prayers,
your servant ,wado pastor cougarmoon
