Hunger

Grandfather, I appreciate the fact that You are a Miracle Worker! That brings great comfort to me as I know, if, and when, I ever need a miracle, that I can call on You. Grandfather, You have blessed me so much compared to many in the world and may I be sensitive to the needs of the poor. Grandfather, I do not want to be guilty of turning a deaf ear to the cries of those who are hungry. Direct my giving, and create a heart of generosity within me, so that I can be used as an instrument of blessing to the many needy in this world. I ask this in the name of Jesus.  Nya:Weh

Practice Forgiveness

"Indians love their friends and kindred and treat them with kindness."

- CORNPLANTER, SENECA, 1736-1836

  

Your journey upon the Red Road will be filled with acts requiring forgiveness - forgiveness of others and forgiveness of yourself. Mindfully practice this incredible act of humanity and the Red Road will be an easy path to follow. Also, absolution breeds the same in others. Be quick to forgive and others will grant you the same kindness. -365 Days od Walking the Red Road, Terri Jean

Spirit

My father explained this to me. "All things in this world,"

he said, "have souls or spirits.

The sky has a spirit, the clouds have spirits;

the sun and the moon have spirits;

so have animals, trees, grass,

water, stones --- everything."

- EDWARD GOODBIRD, HIDASTA, 1914

Speak the Truth

Speak only the truth and do right always. You are what you say...

and what you say needs to come from your heart.

Without truth you cannot achieve inner balance, balance within yourself,

with other beings, with Mother Earth, and with the Creator.

Just remember that when the words leave your tongue they cannot

be retrieved; like an arrow shot straight up into the air,

there is no telling where or who it may fall onto. 

With truth comes the responsibility when to release it.

Birds

"Birds," he says,"have always been important to the Indian because they go where they wish, they light where they may, and they're free. We take these feathers from the birds. We use them in our ceremony because the feathers remind us of the Creator. The eagle flies the highest in the sky of all the birds and so he is nearest to the Creator, and his feather is the most sacred of all. He is the highest of the birds and so belongs to all the tribes, to all the peoples. And each tribe has a lesser bird of its own. For the Seminole, it's the heron."

- Buffalo Jim, Seminole