My daughter on a visit to NkMip Desert Cultural Centre
I wanted to share this beautiful prayer from a book I borrowed from a dear friend…”American Indian Healing Arts” by E Kavasch and Karen Barr. The book is a magical blend of plant lore, history, and living traditions that draws on a lifetime of study with native healers.
GIFTS FROM MOTHER NATURE
Earth teach me stillness
as the grasses are stilled with light.
Earth teach me suffering
as old stones suffer with memory.
Earth teach me humility
as blossoms are humble with beginning.
Earth teach me caring
as the mother who secures her young.
Earth teach me courage
as the tree which stands alone.
Earth teach me limitations
as the ant which crawls on the ground.
Earth teach me freedom
as the eagle which soars in the sky.
Earth teach me resignation
as the leaves which die in fall.
Earth teach regeneration
as the seed which rises in the spring.
Earth teach me forget myself
as melted snow forgets life.
Earth teach me to remember kindness
as dry fields weep with rain.
………………………………………….Ute prayer
