Oh, Great Spirit . . .
Small and weak, am I.
Make me wise so that I may know
I seek strength not to be
When life fades,
Whose voice in the winds,
I hear,
and whose breath gives life
to all the world,
Hear me--
Before You, I come,
one of Your many children!
Your strength and wisdom,
I need.
Make me walk in beauty.
Make my heart respect all you have made ~
My ears to hear your voice.
all you have taught my people
The lessons you have hidden
in every leaf and rock.
superior to my brothers and sisters,
Make me able to fight
my greatest enemy ~
myself.
Make me ready to stand before You
with clean hands,
and straight eyes.
as the fading sunset,
may our spirits stand before You
without shame!
I have spoken . . .
~ Credited to Chief Yellow Lark, Lakota