February 18 - Daily Feast
Walk away for a minute. Stop, listening to the hard luck stories, because as concerned as you are, it is no good if you sink out of sight. Rest. Let it all go, because mind, body, and spirit all need a quiet place. If the Spirit is in the right place, the body can rest more deeply. Taking care is a personal responsibility. No one else is going to do it for you - because no one can. If there is anything good to think about, if there is anything to dwell on that is joyful, then think on these things. Give it time and see it work.
~ We meet as brothers that have been away from each other many years. ~
TIN-RIN-MEET-SA, UMATILLA CHIEF
"A Cherokee Feast of Days, Volume II" by Joyce Sequichie Hifler
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Elder's Meditation of the Day - February 18
"Laughter is a necessity in life that does not cost much, and the Old Ones say that one of the greatest healing powers in our life is the ability to laugh."
--Larry P. Aitken, CHIPPEWA
Laughter is a good stress eliminator. Laughter causes healing powers to be distributed through our bodies. Laughter helps heal relationships that are having problems. Laughter can change other people. Laughter can heal the sick. Laughter is spiritual. One of the greatest gifts among Indian people has been our ability to laugh. Humor is natural to Indian people. Sometimes the only thing left to do is laugh.
Great Spirit, allow me to laugh when times get tough.
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THINK on THESE THINGS
By Joyce Sequichie Hifler
"There is no royal road to anything - One thing at a time, and all things in succession. That which grows slowly endures."
J.G. Holland
The first lesson we have to learn is that instant success in anything is a fantasy. The overnight success stories we hear about are really products of much preparation.
If we could view a life laid out before us, we could see it is much like a hand sewn quilt, built of many tiny pieces, colors of every hue, fabric of every kind, and patiently joined together by tiny stitches to give many years of service. Maybe we missed a stitch someplace and it caused a weak place, but the strength of many other stitches will carry it through. Finally a complete quilt has been created and it is strong and lasting.
When we truly want to move ahead we build our lives a quilt block at a time, patiently adding to another part of life until we have the strength and courage to endure.
Take on step at a time, but take it positively forward! The patience will be rewarded. To have a dream come true we must first have a dream. Don't look back. The past is gone, but the future is still in our hands.
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Great Spirit Prayer
"Oh, Great Spirit, whose voice I hear in the wind,
Whose breath gives life to all the world.
Hear me; 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.
Help me to remain calm and strong in the face of all that comes towards me.
Let me learn the lessons you have hidden in every leaf and rock.
Help me seek pure thoughts and act with the intention of helping others.
Help me find compassion without empathy overwhelming me.
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.
Aho , Amen , e-men .
Great Spirit, God, Creator of All
Great Spirit, God, Creator of All
I welcome You into my heart, mind, body and soul
There is always room for You here.
Grant me the wisdom to heed my inner voice
And the strength to stay grounded while I sing my sacred song.
Guide me down my chosen path and give me the courage to pursue
what is available to me.
I am thankful for the lessons and grateful for my struggles;
I have not forgotten what has brought me to where I am today.
Open my heart to the healing wholeness of nature;
We are all related, and through this I will find serenity.
Great Spirit, God, Creator of All
Cleanse my spirit and wash my soul.
There is always room for You here.
Aho , Amen , e-men .
God's Minute
THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN JEW AND
GENTILE--THE SAME LORD IS LORD OF ALL AND
RICHLY BLESSES ALL WHO CALL ON HIM.
( ROMANS 10:12 *NIV )
Dear Member's,
When we are feeling low and depressed there is no better
way to cheer ourselves up, than to count our many blessings.
After all, KNOW THEREFORE THAT THE LORD YOUR
GOD IS GOD; HE IS THE FAITHFUL GOD, KEEPING HIS
COVENANT OF LOVE TO A THOUSAND GENERATIONS
OF THOSE WHO LOVE HIM AND KEEP HIS
COMMANDMENTS. ( DEUTERONOMY 7:9 ) Therefore, HE
WILL LOVE YOU AND BLESS YOU!
( DEUTERONOMY 7:13 )
So Member's, when you find yourself feeling blue, always
concentrate on your blessings and you will find yourself
thinking, "Your Blessings Are So Many, Lord," and that will
chase those blues away! For indeed.....
Your Blessings Are So Many, Lord,
To count them one-by-one
Would take much longer than the day
That has just now begun!
You fill each day with miracles
From dawn to setting sun.
Each night you hear a million prayers
When day's work is done.
You keep the old World spinning
As seasons come and go,
And each one is a masterpiece
That sets our hearts aglow.
You fill the Earth with beauty, Lord,
With flowers, shrubs and trees,
And butterflies and bees.
Your Words still give us comfort
For Your promises are true.
Your blessings are so many, Lord,
In everything we do!
Have a wonderful Sunday Member's, and may GOD'S Grace
shine down on you! Aho , Amen , e-men .
With My Love & Prayers,
your servant , Pastor Cougarmoon
