A Prayer for Earth

[erulissedances]

   

Oh Tunkasila, Spirits, my ancestors, the Gods of Nature and those who are worshipped by people throughout the world by different names and aspects, hear my prayer today.

 

 My Lord – All too often we fall into complacency. We seek the familiar and turn our back upon those who are different than ourselves. We build containers into which we comfortably fit, or shore up those which are uncomfortable, but familiar. We retreat from the new, turning our back on the future in favor of the same, if uncomfortable, routine.

 

All Seeing One – We are all blind by our own choosing. One of the hardest tasks you assign to us is opening our eyes; truly seeing others, new viewpoints, and sometimes uncomfortable truths.

 

Knowledge and Understanding – Let these be our goals as we walk through Life. Let us leave this world better when we die. Let us not put stains or strains upon it, rather let us celebrate the opportunity to walk upon its’ surface and interact with others doing the same. With luck, may we leave it a better place after we have left its’ surface for the next adventure.

 

Adar – Father of All, listen to our hearts, not our words. We can rarely express ourselves well in true words, but the heart always rings true. Judge us not on our deeds, but rather on our desires to leave this Earth a better place when we move to the next dimension.

 

Supreme One – Do not find comfort in your position, overseeing this turbulent world. It cries for your guidance, and it attempts everything, fearing not your possible punishment. Why? Because you have remained distant. Your punishment seems far behind or in an impossible future. Come down from your Mountain, we seek your teachings and need your steady Hand.

 

Exercise Restraint when you realize that we have completely misinterpreted your instructions and directions. Understand that you made a very curious mind when you imbued us with free will. Guide us as we explore the Universe that you gave us to share with whatever other beings you have graced with life. Although we may not recognize them when we meet them, we trust that you will point the Way to us, and through your guidance we will be able to leave this world behind us and become a part of the Cosmic Whole.

 

Mitakuye Oyasin

Comments

[adoptedwriter]

Amen!

[erulissedances]

Oh thanks! I do hope I get enough votes to stay in LJ Idol for another challenge. I might pull out my nonexistent hair over the challenge, but I actually love it.

- Erulisse (one L)

[shirebound]

What a marvelous and moving prayer.

♥

[erulissedances]

Thanks. I posted it into LJ Idol this morning and I'll be putting the link for votes into Tuesday's blog post. I hope it merits your vote. *hugs to you and the marvelous superdog, Pippin*.

- Erulisse (one L)

[tinnean]

This is beautiful! Thank you, she said while drying her eyes.

[erulissedances]

Oh... gosh! Thanks so much, my dear friend.

- Erulisse (one L)

[chasing_silver]

I wish more would follow these!

[erulissedances]

I do too. Very much!

- Erulisse (one L)

[aearwen2]

Beautiful!!

[erulissedances]

Thanks. I was having a devil of a time with the prompt, and finally used each letter of the prompt in order to start out each paragraph in the prayer. When you read down the paragraphs, the word OMAKASE is highlighted. I guess, it's going into the back door - LOL.

- Erulisse (one L)

[halfshellvenus]

This was an interesting way to use the prompt! Maybe especially for this week-- I found the prompt more thwartacious than inspiring, somehow. :O

[erulissedances]

I tried so many different directions, but this one clicked. It was my last try - I was running out of time, and at a dead end. I decided to just use the letters of the word, one paragraph per letter, and the prayer seemed appropriate, somehow.

thwartacious? I've never heard of that word before, and tried looking it up, but no go. Even the Oxford didn't have this one. I like it, but I'm not exactly sure of definition and lexicon - LOL.

- Erulisse (one L)

[halfshellvenus]

Oh, when it comes to using words for fun, I am completely willing to make up my own. I mean, the meaning is pretty clear, right? And it is certainly, for instance, the opposite of 'bodacious'. :D

[murielle]

You covered all the important points! Kudos!

[erulissedances]

Oh, thank you. Prayers are prayers - sometimes answered, but always heard.

- Erulisse (one L)

[xeena]

This is really moving and beautiful.

[erulissedances]

Thank you so very much!

- Erulisse (one L)

[alycewilson]

And help us to seek understanding with each other's words and actions.

[erulissedances]

Oh my goodness, YES! *hugs*

- Erulisse (one L)

[muchtooarrogant]

I enjoyed this. It was such a clever way of addressing the prompt, and a very nice sentiment as well.

Dan

[erulissedances]

Thank you so VERY much. I was at a total loss until I decided to deconstruct the word. Then I had it written within 10 minutes. A shift in the roadway, so to speak.

- Erulisse (one L)

[inkstainedfingertips]

This was a really original take on the prompt. An acrostic is not what I was expecting. ha ha. But your words are beautiful. Well done.

[erulissedances]

Thank you so much. It was a move of desperation, but I was very pleased with the way it came together. An acrostic wasn't my original intent, but after several failed trials, it was a last ditch effort and fell together like bricks in a wall. Smooth and even.

- Erulisse (one L)

[rayaso]

How wonderful! You say this was your last try, but it sure doesn't read like it! It was a very clever use of the prompt by spelling it out this way, and the lines were beautiful.

[erulissedances]

Thank you! I believe it never hurts to speak from the heart. Whether you succeed or not, you've stated your wish for the world at large, and we all need these good things in our lives in the toxic environment we seem to be making for ourselves. I appreciate your taking the time to comment *hugs*.

- Erulisse (one L)

[mollywheezy]

Amen! Absolutely beautiful!

[erulissedances]

Oh, thank you so VERY much.

- Erulisse (one L)

[reidharriscooper]

Is this prayer called "putting a shoe in every basket" or something like that? My brain can't remember the idiom, but you covered almost all the bases.

[erulissedances]

Well, not really. It's rather typically structured in the fashion that the Lakota people would do a ceremonial prayer for the Oyate (people). I only covered the bases made necessary by the acrosstic, but it worked and I'm quite pleased with it. Good luck on your write-off!

- Erulisse (one L)