Old Indian Prayer

O’ Great Spirit of the living waters…

Of the wind we cannot see…

Of the plants that cover the land

And of all the creatures in the Earth:

Give us knowledge and the wisdom to use it.

Temper our greed and enmity

Toward others of our kind.

Help us understand that life

Does not begin nor end with us.

Inspire us to treat Your gift

With wisdom and restraint,

That our children’s children,

And theirs, and theirs

May prosper and grow closer to Thee

In this garden You have prepared for us

And for all of life.