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 let my eyes ever behold the red
and purple sunset. Make my hands respect the things you have made and my ears
grow 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 or sister
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.
Chief Yellow Lark
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