Grandfather Peter's Prayer for Today

GRANDFATHER PETER’S PRAYER FOR TODAY

Great One, help me to look behind the mask of illusion

and see with my spiritual eyes.

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What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy.

It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like.
Saint Augustine

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Hsotha Petre
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My Creator thank you for making me realise, the more I walk along on my Sacred Path the closer I feel to you.
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Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think first about the foundations of humility. The higher your structure is to be, the deeper must be its foundation.
Saint Augustine
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GRANDFATHER PETER
Skennen kenhak O:NEN!
Let there be Peace NOW

Grandfather Peter's Prayer for Today

GRANDFATHER’S PRAYER FOR TODAY.

May we always remember that whatever our beliefs are, wherever we live on this planet,and whoever our neighbours are.
We are all part of the human family and
ALL ONE TRIBE

Indigenous Peoples are a significant and important portion of humanity. Their heritage, their ways of life, their stewardship of this planet, and their cosmological insights are an invaluable treasure house for us all.
The word Indigenous has many meanings. In every region of the world, many different cultural groups live together and interact, but not all of these groups are considered indigenous or inherent to their particular geographic area. In fact, it is only in the face of a collective or shared sense of identity that the term indigenous peoples have been internationally recognized.
Indigenous Peoples live in every region of the world. They live in climates ranging from Arctic cold to Amazon heat, and often claim a deep connection to their lands and natural environments. For many indigenous peoples, the natural world is a valued source of food, health, spirituality and identity. Land is both a critical resource that sustains life and a major cause of struggle and even death.
Each indigenous culture is distinct and unique. While many peoples may express similar worldviews and a common indigenous identity, their cultures are nonetheless based on different histories, environments, and creative spirits.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights affirms the inherent dignity, equality, and inalienable rights of all members of the human family. The rights of all members of indigenous populations are included in this declaration. However, Indigenous Peoples also have rights as distinct cultural groups or nations.
"Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect." - Chief Seattle

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TRUE VISIONS LIE IN OUR REAL NEEDS AND DREAMS


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TAKE A STEP BACK,

TO REASSESS YOURSELF
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I pray today that all of us will take time out to see, feel, work, and create our own visions.


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Ancient One sat in the shade of his tree in front of his cave. Red
People came to him and he said to Red People,
"Tell me your vision." And Red People answered,
"The elders have told us to pray in this manner, and that manner,
and it is important that only we pray as we have been taught for
this has been handed down to us by the elders."
"Hmmmm," said the Ancient One.
Then Black People came to him and he said to Black People,
"Tell me your vision."
And Black People answered,
"Our mothers have said to go to this building and that building and
pray in this manner and that manner. And our fathers have said to
bow in this manner and that manner when we pray. And it is important
that we do only this when we pray."
"Hmmmm," said the Ancient One.
Then Yellow People came to him and he said to Yellow People,
"Tell me your vision."
And Yellow People answered,
"Our teachers have told us to sit in this manner and that manner and
to say this thing and that thing when we pray. And it is important
that we do only this when we pray."
"Hmmmm," said the Ancient One.
Then White People came to him and he said to White People,
"Tell me your vision." And White People answered, "Our Book has told
us to pray in this way and that way and to do this thing and that
thing, and it is very important that we do this when we pray."
"Hmmmm," said the Ancient One.
Then Ancient One spoke to the Earth and said,
"Have you given the people a vision?"
And the Earth said,
"Yes, a special gift for each one, but the people were so busy
speaking and arguing about which way is right they could not see the
gift I gave each one of them."
And the Ancient One asked same question of Water and Fire and Air
and got the same answer.
Then Ancient One asked Animal, and Bird, and Insect, and Tree, and
Flower, and Sky, and Moon, and Sun, and Stars, and all of the other
Spirits and each told him the same.
Ancient One thought this was very sad. He called Red People, Black
People, Yellow People, and White People to him and said to them.
"The ways taught to you by your Elders, and your Mothers and
Fathers, and Teachers, and Books are sacred. It is good that you
respect those ways, for they are the ways of your ancestors. But the
ancestors no longer walk on the Face of the Earth Mother. You have
forgotten your own Vision. Your Vision is right for you but no one
else. Now each of you must pray for your own Visions, and be still
enough to see them, so you can follow the way of the heart. It is a
hard way. It is a good way.


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Skennen kenhak O:NEN!
Let there be Peace NOW

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TRUST AND ACCEPTANCE.
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GRANDFATHER PETER
Skennen kenhak O:NEN!
Let there be Peace NOW

“Grandfather Peter's Thought for Today"



TAKE A THOUGHT, AND SHARE IT WITH THE WORLD.
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GRANDFATHER PETER
Skennen kenhak O:NEN!
Let there be Peace NOW

GRANDFATHER'S PRAYER FOR TODAY.
Help me today my Creator to have the will to think positively.
The wise ones say that if there is to be any peace in the world we must practice and cultivate the art of thinking positively and acting in good will. By understanding the reasons for this can help those who have the feelings of futility when thinking of world events.

By viewing life in terms of energy, we can understand that our higher self coupled with our thought/mind action creates, and our action/energy solidifies this thought into matter or results. In any energy relationship there is always a positive, creating side, and a negative, receiving side of that relationship. This is simply how the world turns and works. The will-to-good is the positive, creative impetus, which, when received, makes the manifestation of good will possible. We are either mentally polarized or emotionally polarized, and only those who are mentally polarised can begin to appropriate this energy through will on a mental plane. Simply put we have to cultivate our will, which lies in our inner strength, and move it into the mental plane so the energy of thought can bring it into action. In SHAMANIC terms and when we associate it within the Medicine Wheel. We have to see the vision of peace (East), feel the vision (South), transform the vision (west), and create the vision (North).
To quote from the works of the guru Djwhal Khul "It is absolutely essential that the will-to-good be unfolded by the disciples of the world, so that goodwill can be expressed by the rank and file of mankind. The will-to-good of the world knowers is the magnetic seed of the future." He also states " When the majority of inhabitants of the earth are being rapidly oriented towards good, towards righteousness, and when the bulk of human beings are inclined towards goodwill 'then ill health will persistently, even if only gradually, disappear and die out and finally become non-existent. Slowly, very slowly this is already happening''
In the goodwill process it is the creative/idea/problem solving individuals who are directly responsible for creating goodwill.
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GRANDFATHER PETER
(Tread softly and the Mother will feel you)

.GRANDFATHER’S PRAYER FOR TODAY
My Creator help me understand the wisdom of when a giant step into the unknown is necessary, or when a step by step approach is warranted.

We are often told to have faith in all that we do knowing we are supported every step of the way. This is true in most cases; we would be foolish to attempt to climb a ladder without proper support or someone holding the bottom rung for us. But at other times we are advised to have faith in attempting something we have never done before, even though it may seem foolish or impossible to do. So how can we understand the wisdom of what to do when presented with these dilemmas?

We can do no better than be aware of some of the wise laws that have served many in the past.

THE LAW OF BALANCE.

(Finding a middle way).“To walk in Balance” is an old Native American saying. Balance applies to our Body, Mind, Emotions and Spirit and to all levels of our being. Anything we do, we can under do or overdo. Our Earth walk can be likened to a pendulum. If our actions or habits swing too far to one side they will inevitably swing an equal amount to the other side. The key is to try to keep the swings either way to a minimum, to find the middle way, “To Walk in Balance”

THE LAW OF CHOICES.

Reclaiming our Power. We are all burdened and blessed by the great gift and responsibility of Free Will-the power of choice. Our future is in the large part based on the choices we make now, at this moment. We cannot always control our circumstances, but we can and do choose the responses and decisions we make to whatever arises. By reclaiming the power of choice and not allowing ourselves to be a victim of circumstances, we can find the courage to live fully in the world-To stand tall.

THE LAW OF PROCESS.

Taking life one step at a time. Life can be likened to a journey, a process. We should try to break up our life’s journey or any process in our lives into a series of small steps to be taken one by one, to reach our goal. For process transcends time and teaches us patience. Each step is based on a solid foundation of careful preparation, before taking the next step. In doing so we learn to trust ourselves better, and enjoy our unfolding potential.

THE LAW OF PRESENCE.

Living in the moment. Time is a paradox, stretching between the past and into the future. It has no reality, only in our own minds. For time is a convention of thought and language, a social agreement. But here is a greater truth, WE HAVE ONLY THIS MOMENT.THE PAST IS A MEMORY and THE FUTURE IS BASED ON WHAT WE DO IN THIS MOMENT.

THE LAW OF COMPASSION.

Awakening our Humanity. Unlike many religious dogmas, there will never be a “Judgement Day”. The Creator, the cosmos, the universe, does not judge us. It only provides consequences and lessons and opportunities to balance and learn through the law of cause and effect. No lesson is left unlearned; it just needs a little more understanding. COMPASSION is the recognition that we are all doing the best we can within the limits of our current beliefs, abilities and capacities.

THE LAW OF FAITH.

Trusting in Spirit. Our direct link to Universal Wisdom is our faith, reminding us we know more than we have ever read, heard or studied and we are full of potential. We have only to look, listen and trust that the Universal Spirit is working through us all. That everything is as it should be, and on schedule.

THE LAW OF EXPECTATION.

Expanding our Reality. Our thoughts are Energy, we move toward that which we can imagine but not beyond. What we assume, expect or believe creates and influences our experience. If we can expand our deepest beliefs about what is possible we can change our experience of life and unlock our true potential.

THE LAW OF INTEGRITY.

Living our Truth. Integrity means living and acting in complete alignment with the sacred spiritual laws and with our highest vision. With integrity in our hearts we respect, and honour others and ourselves. We can accept who we are and express our own interior reality, inspiring others, not with words but by our example

THE LAW OF ACTION.

Moving into Life. No matter what we feel we know. No matter how much we talk about what we know. No matter what are our potential gifts and talents, only ACTION brings them into life. Many of us understand the concepts of commitment, love, courage and love. But do we really know what we can do. For only doing leads to understanding. Only ACTION turns knowledge into wisdom.

THE LAW OF CYCLES.

Dancing to Natures Song. The Natural World and Nature move in rhythms, cycles and patterns. The passing of the seasons, the movement of the stars, and the ebb and flow of the tides. The seasons do not push one another. The clouds do not race the wind across the sky. All things happen in their own good time and when they are ready to happen. Rising and falling and rising like the Ocean Waves in the cycles of time.

THE LAW OF SURRENDER.

Embracing a Higher Will. Surrender means acceptance. Accepting this moment, this body, and this life with open arms. Surrender means getting out of our own way and living in accord with a higher will, expressed as the wisdom of the heart. It does not mean just passive acceptance; surrender uses every challenge as a means of spiritual growth and expanded awareness.

THE LAW OF UNITY.

Remembering Our Connection. Each of us are on this Earth at this time as separate beings with diverse destinies; but just like each raindrop makes up the seas on this planet, so are we each part of the Ocean of Awareness in the Body of the Creator. Find love and inner peace deep within the highest truth that we are all one Family. Leave behind the baggage of fear, envy, greed and resentment: fly aloft on the wings of understanding to enter the boundless Land of Compassion. Enjoy the Laws for we are all. part of them. Life is Unity; Life is Equality, for Eternity

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Grandfather Peter

DANAHO NYAH WEH SWENNIO (It has been said, thank you Great Mystery).

Grandfather's Prayer for Today

GRANDFATHER'S PRAYER FOR TODAY

My Creator I pray today that one day we may walk together hand in hand, with one heart, one mind, within the great laws you have given us.

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GRANDFATHER PETER
Skennen kenhak O:NEN!
Let there be Peace NOW

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As One We Walk This Earth Together

As on we walk this earth together,

As one we sing to her our song,

As one we love her,

As one we heal her,

Her heart beats with our own as one.

As one we join with her, our Mother,

As one we feel her sacred song,

As one we touch her,

As one we heal her,

Her heart beats with our own as one.

Grandfather's Prayer for Today

GRANDFATHER’S PRAYER FOR TODAY.
My Creator, help me to be true to myself and always speak the truth. But also remind me to be silent when it would hurt another.
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With all the turmoil in the world today we need the World leaders and Politicians to have the courage to speak the real truths to us all and be clear in their motives. To really get our trust and support they must stop talking around the situations, in half truths and with forked tongues.
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"If people are going to get back into balance, one of the things they have to do is seek the truth. They have to start really speaking the truth themselves, and that's a difficult thing to do. The way it is now in the world, we don't mind lying." --John Peters (Slow Turtle), WAMPANOAG
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Grandfather's Prayer for Today

GRANDFATHER’S PRAYER FOR TODAY
Great Spirit,Help me to see through my spiritual eyes, And realise I am looking through your eyes also.

"Everything on our dear Mother Earth is alive. Every rock, every plant, every animal, every tree, every bird, every thought is alive. This is true because everything is made and part of the Great Spirit and the Great Spirit is alive. We need to slow our lives down each day and realize, consciously, that this is a basic truth. We need to recognize this, and absorb it into the centre of our being. We need to appreciate it and give thanks for it. Then we can truly grow with it

In the Indian way, we are connected to that flower if we understand its spirit, the essence of its life." --Larry P. Aitken, CHIPPEWA

GRANDFATHER PETER(Tread softly on the Earth Mother)

Grandfather's Prayer for Today

GRANDFATHER’S PRAYER FOR TODAY.
My Creator, help me never to be ashamed of reaping what I have sown.



"Our death is not an end if we can live on in our children and the younger generation. For they are us; our bodies are only wilted leaves on the tree of life."
"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."
"The ideals which have lighted my way and time after time have given me new courage to face life cheerfully, have been kindness, beauty, and truth. The trite subjects of human efforts, possessions, outward success, and luxury have always seemed to me contemptible."

"We should take care not to make the intellect our god; it has, of course, powerful muscles, but no personality."

"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery every day. Never lose a holy curiosity."

"Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding."

"The effort to get at the truth has to precede all other efforts."

"In the middle of every difficulty, lies opportunity."

"Oh, Youth: Do you know that yours is not the first generation to yearn for a life full of beauty and freedom? Do you know that all your ancestors felt the same as you do and fell victim to trouble and hatred? Do you know also that your fervent wishes can only find fulfilment if you succeed in attaining a love and an understanding of people and animals, and plants, and stars, so that every joy becomes your joy and every pain, your pain?"

"Look deep, deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better."
"One should not pursue goals that are easily achieved. One must develop an instinct for what one can just barely achieve through one's greatest efforts."

"The most important human endeavor is the striving for morality in our actions. Our inner balance and even our very existence depend on it. Only morality in our actions can give beauty and dignity to life."

"To become truly loving, find someone who truly loves. Empty yourself, and let their love fill you. Then, keep not the love you have found to yourself. For only in giving it away, will you always have it."


Every man stamps his value
On himself...man is made great
Or small by his sown will.
J.C.F. von Schiller

GRANDFATHER PETER

Skennen kenhak O:NEN! Let there be Peace NOW

Grandfather's Prayer for Today

GRANDFATHER'S PRAYER FOR TODAY.
I looked at Grandmother Moon last night in all her fullness and splendour and a thought came from within me. The ancestors, many moons ago, when this earth began, saw the same splendour I am experiencing now.
THANK YOU!
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“The most common trait of all primitive peoples is a reverence for the life-giving earth, and the Native American shared this elemental ethic: The land was alive to his loving touch, and he, its son, was brother to all creatures.”

GRANDFATHER PETER(Tread softly on the Earth Mother)

GRANDFATHER’S PRAYER FOR TODAY.
I pray today that I will always believe and have faith. For in trusting to believe I know.

"I BELIEVE"I believethat we don't have to change friendsif we understand that friends change.

I believe-that no matter how good a friend is,they're going to hurt you everyonce in a while and you must forgivethem for that.

I believe-that true friendship continues to grow,even over the longest distance.Same goes for true love.

I believe-that you can do something in an instantthat will give you heartache for life.

I believe-that it's taking me a long timeto become the person I want to be.

I believe-that you should always leave loved oneswith loving words. It may be the lasttime you see them.

I believe-that you can keep goinglong after you can't.I believe-that we are responsible for what we do,no matter how we feel.

I believe-that either you control your attitudeor it controls you.

I believe-that regardless of how hot andsteamy a relationship is at first,the passion fades and there hadbetter be something else to takeits place.

I believe-that heroes are the peoplewho do what has to be donewhen it needs to be done,regardless of the consequences.

I believe-that money is a lousy way of keeping score.

I believe-that my best friend and I can do anythingor nothing and have the best time.

I believe-that sometimes the people you expectto kick you when you're down,will be the ones to help you get back up.I believe-that sometimes when I'm angry

I believe have the right to be angry,but that doesn't give methe right to be cruel.

I believe-that just because someone doesn't loveyou the way you want them to doesn'tmean they don't love you with all they have.

I believe-that maturity has more to do withwhat types of experiences you've hadand what you've learned from themand less to do with how manybirthdays you've celebrated.

I believe-that it isn't always enough to beforgiven by others. Sometimes youhave to learn to forgive yourself.

I believe-that no matter how bad your heart is brokenthe world doesn't stop for your grief.I believe-that our background and circumstancesmay have influenced who we are,but we are responsible for who we become.

I believe-that just because two people argue,it doesn't mean they don't love each otherAnd just because they don't argue,it doesn't mean they do.

I believe-that you shouldn't be so eager to find out asecret. It could change your life forever.I believe-that two people can look at the exact samething and see something totally different.

I believe-that your life can be changed in a matter ofhours by people who don't even know you.

I believe-that even when you think you have no moreto give, when a friend cries out to youyou will find the strength to help.
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Grandfather's Prayer for Today

GRANDFATHER'S PRAYER FOR TODAY.
My Creator, teach me today to know the true meaning of compassion.

Do we really know what compassion is? Very often we get compassion mixed up with sympathy. Sympathy is often defined into getting into another's feelings to share their feelings. Compassion goes much further. I believe it is not so much in getting into another's feelings but to understand that we all have our own feelings and the sharing comes in the unconditional support we can give to each other in times of grief. This is much in evidence today with the needless slaughter of innocent people, especially the children, in the world today. The outgoing solidarity of grief and the support for those close to them in their grief is a good example of compassion.
The elders and wise religious leaders say one never really knows compassion unless one has suffered and sacrificed oneself for the good of all. One never can learn and understand what unconditional love really is unless one has suffered the lack of love.
Maybe we should start by loving ourselves more and being a bit more compassionate to ourselves. By stopping beating ourselves up we may find how to stop beating up on others.

May our tears of compassion be felt to all who need our unconditional love!

GRANDFATHER PETER

Skennen kenhak O:NEN! Let there be Peace NOW

Winter Solstice

21st December
The Celebration of the South
(Winter Solstice)

In the Natural Cycles of the Year this time is the beginning of the Year and the first of the Eight Yearly Festivals. This Holy Night is the longest night of the year. The Earth and all life on it are immersed in the deepest darkness of the year, the fluid blackness, the audible silence of the cosmic obscurity.

Courageously, The Earth Mother surrenders to the secret of the longest night: she withdraws entirely into her own darkness, concentrates on her own depths to dream in the realm of the not-yet-revealed and gathers the necessary strength to lead her forward into her next cycle.

This primordial gesture of the Great Mother is a symbol for the child-man who, in Celtic and Norse Mythology is known from the Epic of Gilgamesh, the godlike enlightened one. Who must descend into his own depths, into his own darkness of his soul, to meet his brother Enkidu, who is likened to the black shadow.

In Native American (Lakota) tradition it can be likened to Nagi, the Ghost and shadow self.
Everyone loves Gigamesh, who shines like the Sun and wants to avoid Enkidu, his gloomy brother. But both are halves of the whole man, and both have to unite to become one- because where there is light, there is also shadow. We can only understand and comprehend light if we think darkness at the same time.

Brother Enkidu is celebrated by the childlike being in the South of the Medicine Wheel.

The South, with power of the sacred three and thirteen, joins the soul of man with the Power of the Plants and the Realm of water. The familiar custom of erecting the Christmas tree and decorating it with lights reminds us of this. We are reminded of innocence and trust displayed by the plants at this festival time. In the same way that they, as seeds, feel safe in the surrendering to the darkness of the Earth and feel that it is their source of growth that will lead them to the light. We as people have to immerse ourselves into the abysmal darkness of the soul---
To go into the dark sea of our emotions and completely trust that our surrender to the darkness, will lead us into the light.
This is the real gift of the night: the rebirth of light. The longest night of the year proclaims the departure of darkness and greets the first reborn rays of light. We are celebrating the Christ, who is given to us by the universe in this night as a newborn and innocent child of light to illuminate the darkness. Just as the wise men, in Christianity were also led through the darkness by a guiding star towards the newborn light in Bethlehem.
During this festival we share with the Earth and all our relations the recovered light of Love and Peace. The light’s first subtle rays penetrate the dark cave of our inner being and help answer the questions:
Ø What seed will germinate and grow in me this coming year?
Ø What responsibility must I bear
Ø Which sorrows that I may grow in harmony with everything?
Ø Where do I confront my light and dark sides?
Ø Which part of me is Gigamesh and which part Enkidu.
Ø How do I acknowledge Nagi, my shadow self?
We may also meet Heraclitus, an honoured guest of our inner, because we have undergone the Twelve Trials of the twelve months previous in heroic fashion. We may now set out on our new yearly adventure with freshly gathered strength, without false humility, as heroes.
This adventure, a plan still without form, lies before us as a wealth of opportunities. Our soul discovers something sacred and healing in this night. It is in Harmony, and we keep the peace of this night like shepherds and share our joy by giving and receiving gifts…

GRANDFATHER'S PRAYER FOR TODAY.

“May we all find courage and joy at facing the darkness within ourselves, so we might bring forth light and growth in the coming months ahead”

Grandfather's Prayer for Today

GRANDFATHER’S PRAYER FOR TODAY.
My Creator, help me to be myself today, and love being me.


A human being is only interesting if he’s in contact with himself. I learned you have to trust yourself, be what you are, and do what you ought to do the way you should do it. You have got to discover you, what you do, and trust it.
Barbra Streisand
GRANDFATHER PETER(Tread softly on the Earth Mother)

GRANDFATHER'S PRAYER FOR TODAY
I give honour and respect today to the nameless ones throughout the world who share their wisdom with us so me all grow a little wiser.

Medicine Man Who Wishes to Remain Nameless
I do not wish those who read this to know my name, not because I am afraid or ashamed of the messages I share, but because a true medicine person does not seek personal attention. I do not do what I do because I want your admiration or homage. I do not want you to say, "He is a wise man." My wish is that instead you will give any credit or regard for the words you read to the message in words themselves and to the Greatest of all Spirits. When I considered offering to you, I fasted and prayed for the wisdom to know what would help those of you who need the help the most. I saw two spirits as I prayed. The first who came to me was standing tall. He held a spear from which hung the feathers of hawks and owls. He did not speak to me. He pointed his spear to the direction of the wind and I looked into the wind and saw many of my people who walk the Earth today. They were standing in a muddy place. They were angry at me for talking to you. They called to me that I was a traitor to my people if I offer words to help any others. The warrior with the spear looked at me and his hard face softened and he turned away.
Another warrior came to me. He wore a buffalo skin over his head and he drew a grand medicine wheel on the sand in front of me. One side pointed to each spirit of the wind, to each element of the Earth. He stood in it and walked around slowly. He stopped in each direction and spoke to me. In the first he said, "Truth is the truth. There is nothing else. Truth is not owned by any people."
In the second he said, "Every people have their sacred ways to dance their truth. Do not change them or give them your ways. Let each find their own dances for the one truth."
In the third he said, "What makes a people strong is their heart. A painful heart is not strong. A strong heart is not selfish."
In the fourth direction he said, "Each must protect their sacred ways, yet each must share the truth that makes those ways sacred."
Then he stepped into the centre of the circle and then before me, on good ground, stood the spirits of all the ancestors of my people. The man with the spear stood there as well. He did not speak. He pointed the spear to the Ancestor Spirits. The man in the circle said, "Respect your ancestors and hold what is sacred close to your heart. In this way you will respect your people. Respect your Creator and speak the truth to those who wish to hear it. In this way you will respect your world." The vision was suddenly gone. I sat in the sand looking where the spirits were and I heard a voice say, "Be a messenger not the message." This was my vision. This is why I chose to do this.

Part 2 I offer you this truth that I know. You may take it as a gift if you wish. A misconception many people have is that to be "with the spirit", to be spiritual" means you have to be sitting some place in a "higher state" praying to God. You can be conscious of yourself and spirit no matter what you are doing. There is spirit in everything. There is spirit in rock, in roads, in buildings. There is spirit in everything. You name an object and there is spirit in it. There is even spirit in things that are made. There is energy in them. All objects have been made of things from the Earth, so all things have spirit in them. When you are conscious of yourself, then you can look around and be aware of the spirit in everything around you. Then you can have a spiritual experience washing your clothes. I have been looking at your group website. It is good. But I wonder if the people who read it who are looking for the keys to spiritual growth know the basics that are very important about spiritual growth that no one teaches you. One of these is that everything has spirit and you have to be aware of that spirit. Not just your own spirit. Some people think that to be spiritual means just to be aware of themselves and their own spirit. You must be aware of everything, because everything has spirit. We are all part of one spirit. If you focus too much on the part of spirit that has your name on it, you will be missing something. You might not even know that you are missing it until it is too late and you don t have time to find it. The next thing people need to know is that being spiritual does not mean owning the truth. No one can own truth. Truth can only be shared. No one can own it. It, like love, means nothing unless there is someone you can give it to. To know the truth of the world and keep it to yourself means nothing. You must also be careful not to run the risk of believing you know the only truth, or that you know all that is true. The universe is very, very big. Even this Earth has so many spirits, so many voices. It does not matter how much truth you know, there is always going to be someone who knows something that is true that you don't know yet. Judge truth with an open heart and an objective eye. Sometimes when you believe something is true and someone tells you something different, your heart may tell you (that) you know what he or she are saying is true, but you don' t want to let go what you already believe because you have invested energy in it. So being spiritual does not mean owning or having the complete truth. You cannot deny other's view of truth simply because they are not yours. Many people have different names for the same thing. It doesn't matter what you call these things, the power is identical in the people's lives who chose to believe in them. People may come to us and say, "Teach us about the Great Spirit. Teach us about Usen. Teach us about Wi or any other name." There are hundreds of names for the Great Spirit. When you pray to whatever name you pray to, the power of the prayer is identical. What it does for you is identical. The act of meditation or prayer connects you to yourself and that part of Creation and God that you are a key to. If man would understand this, there would be far less fighting. Understand that just as you feel the strength of your truth when you contemplate it, another man feels the strength of his truth when he contemplates it. The form or shape of your truth may seem very different, but the strength you feel is the same. It is from the same source. I have heard some people say that they are reaching to ascend and become masters. Master yourself before you try to master heaven. Ascension begins inside. They say when you are complete in yourself, you have ascended. But no man is complete in himself, no woman is complete in herself until they have become complete with the whole universe. Difficult. Not a small thing to ask. Impossible if you don't see and share in the spirit of things around you. This reminds me of a story. When frogs sing the rains come. One day a cricket was walking among the frogs. The cricket started to chirp and the frogs started to croak back. The cricket said to the frogs, "Oh, your croaking sounds terrible. My chirping is much better." The Cricket was very smart and cunning. He tricked the frogs into chirping by saying things to them like, "It is better to chirp. Croaking is ignorant. Croaking is low. That intelligent people like me chirp." The frogs wanted to seem smart, so one by one the frogs decided that maybe he was right and they started to chirp, not croak. Soon all the frogs chirped and chirped and chirped, and the rain never came. All the frogs suffered because there was no rain. Finally, one by one the younger frogs started saying, "Do you remember when our grandfathers use to croak? What a sound that was, but the rains always came!" So the young ones started to croak. Then their mothers and their fathers remembered the joy of croaking and the rains came back. The Cricket was doing what a cricket should do. But a cricket should never tell a frog what to do. The frogs should never do what a cricket does. Each one of us has a song to sing. That is what our spiritual self is, our song. Some will chirp, some will croak, some will howl. All the songs are the same to those who sing them. They are equal. Does that make sense to you? You must remember then, being spiritual is not a part-time job. It is something that is part of your life. In everything you do, you feel the spirit of it. That is why people are coming back to traditional ways. Even though we were not perfect people. Even though we had wars, we had fights and squabbles over land, women, animals and other things. Even though we tried to live in peace on the whole, we had setbacks like everyone else. And even though there were some bands who had more setbacks than others. Even with our setbacks, we were aware of the energy and the spirit around us. The red man always lived and always lives - if he is following his traditional ways- conscious of the spirit in all things around him and in the spirit in himself. The red woman knows the spirit of all things around her and is aware that it is the spirit in herself. The red child is taught from the day it begins, to feel the spirit of things around him. To the red man, to the red people, the Earth is not a dust ball in space covered with things that were created for man's use. We feel the life and the energy in everything around us. Because we are human we are not perfect, yet we hold something that technological society takes away from people today. They are looking for it because it is important to their life. It is important to the life of everyone. Those who don't have it feel like they are empty shells living in a world that is cold and mechanical. To fill this feeling is what people are looking for. If they would just look inside they will find it. It is there just waiting for them to see it. They do not need to learn to Sun Dance to find it. That may not be their way. They need to look for what they lost. Tell them to look again. Do you understand? The words of the Elders are meant for everyone. Therefore we encourage you to share these words and messages as a gift to others as they are a gift to you.


GRANDFATHER PETER(Tread softly on the Earth Mother)