PRAYER TO GREAT SPIRIT FOR STRENGTH & WISDOM

Great Spirit, whose voice I hear in the wind, and whose breath gives life to the world, hear me, this one stands before you, one of your many children, humbly asking for your strength and wisdom. Thank you for this day, for my life, for the endless gifts you give me.
May I always walk in beauty and gently upon Mother Earth, may our heart always beat as one, and treat with respect all that you have created. May my ears always hear your voice. Make me wise that I may understand your teachings that you have hidden in every leaf and rock and all of creation. I am calling for strength to stand strong in the truth of my being, not to overcome others but to fight my greatest enemy, myself. Make me ever ready to come to you with pure hands and straight eyes so that my spirit, when life disappears like the setting sun, may stand unashamed before you. Thank you for hearing me Great Spirit, I offer everything to you. May it be so, and so it is. Aho!

-- this is my variation of the prayer by Iron Eyes Cody for those who seek to walk in balance.