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Elder's Meditation of the Day June 10

Elder's Meditation of the Day June 10
"Each day, whatever I am doing, I am always praying and thinking of God."
--Thomas Yellowtail, CROW
Have you ever tried going through your day and carrying on a conversation with the Creator? Many of our Elders live in prayer. They talk to the Creator like the Creator is their best friend. It is easiest to do this if we pray in the morning and ask the Great Spirit to direct our thinking. When the Creator is involved in guiding our lives, we will have less stress, anxiety, and tension. Maybe this is something we would like to try today. "Oh, Creator, look at the Sun, how beautiful you have made it. Oh, look at this child, isn't she just beautiful! Well, Creator, I'm not sure how I should do this task, what do you think? This person is starting to irritate me; I need your help to redirect my thinking. Thanks for returning me to a peaceful mind." Remember, the Creator also has a sense of humor.

Grandfather, Grandmother, let me walk in prayer.

We must set our Hearts Right

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My beloved child, I freely offer my hair for you. 

I offer my hair in mourning for you.

I mourn that as you journeyed through life, you experienced pain.

I offer my hair so that you can burn it for cleansing.

Let your sacred voice rise up in prayer, as the smoke of my hair embraces you.

Pray that you enter the next moments purified in thought and emotions.

My beloved; let the purity that surrounds you, direct your actions.

My dearest one, braid my hair to remind you of the strength you possess.

The strength of your body, mind and spirit.

Let my braid remind you of your resiliency.

You are a survivor.

I freely offer my hair as a sacrifice for your healing.

My only request is that you walk on me in a sacred way.

I ask this so that I can be here to offer my hair to all the generations yet to come.

I love you,
Mother Earth.

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All my Relations! (ejh)

Elder's Meditation of the Day June 9

Elder's Meditation of the Day June 9
Every part of this country is sacred to my people. Every hillside, every valley, every plain and grove has been hallowed by some fond memory or some sad experience of my tribe. Even the rocks, which seem to lie dumb as they swelter in the sun along the silent shore in solemn grandeur, thrill with memories of past events connected with the fate of my people.
---Chief Seattle, SUQUAMISH
Native people say the Earth is sacred. Some places on Earth will feel more sacred than others. You can often feel the sacredness of these places because of what has happened on them. If you do a ceremony on a certain place and return later, whatever happened before will still be there to help you. Even if someone you didn't know did something on the Earth and you come along later, the powers will be there to help you. This is why the Earth is sacred and these special places are sacred spots.

My Creator, let the powers of the sacred places help the people today.