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!

[shirebound]

What a marvelous and moving prayer.

♥

[tinnean]

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

[chasing_silver]

I wish more would follow these!

[aearwen2]

Beautiful!!

[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

[murielle]

You covered all the important points! Kudos!

[xeena]

This is really moving and beautiful.

[alycewilson]

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

[muchtooarrogant]

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

Dan

[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.

[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.

[mollywheezy]

Amen! Absolutely beautiful!

[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.