A liitle old lady has been teaching me about the medicine wheel and it defines spirituality before any mention of Jesus.
Some should read up on it as it is the sacred hoop of life and holds no god as being superior.This gal left a good job in a hospital many years ago as she was getting burnt out not being able to deal with the patients as anything but that.
She wanted to help people in a different way and so went into physchology and now travels all over Alberta talking to people and spending time with the less fortunate and I have learned much from Ruth in my talks with her.
I have learned to respect others beliefs as there's allways some wisdom in any religion.
But here's a nice indian prayer anyways that she told me today.
An indian prayer
"oh great spirit,whose voice I hear in the winds and whose breath gives life to all the world,hear me.
I come before you,one of your many children.I am small and weak.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,my ears sharp to hear your voice.
Make me wise,so that I may know the things you have taught my people,the lesson you have hidden in every leaf and rock.
I seek strength,not to be superior to my brothers,but to be able to fight my greatest enemy-myself.
Make me ever ready to come to you with clean hands and straight eyes,so when life fades as a fading sunset,my spirit may come to you without shame.
By Yellow Lark
Sioux indian chief