A Prayer for Today...

We pray to the great Spiritual Power in which
we live and move and have our being.
We pray that we may at all times
keep our minds open to new ideas and shun dogma;
that we may grow in our understanding of the nature of all living beings
and our connectedness with the natural world;
that we may become ever more filled with
generosity of spirit and true compassion and love for all life;
that we may strive to heal the hurts that we have inflicted on nature
and control our greed for material things, knowing that
our actions are harming our natural world and the future of our children;
that we may value each and every human being
for who he is, for who she is,
reaching to the spirit that is within,
knowing the power of each individual to change the world.



We pray for social justice,
for the alleviation of the crippling poverty
that condemns millions of people around the world
to lives of misery - hungry, sick, and utterly without hope.
We pray for the children who are starving,
who are condemned to homelessness, slave labor, and prostitution,
and especially for those forced to fight, to kill and torture
even members of their own family.
We pray for the victims of violence and war,
for those wounded in body and for those wounded in mind.
We pray for the multitudes of refugees, forced from their homes to alien places through war or through the utter destruction of their environment.



We pray for suffering animals everywhere,
for an end to the pain caused by scientific experimentation,
intensive farming, fur farming, shooting, trapping,
training for entertainment, abusive pet owners,
and all other forms of exploitation
such as overloading and overworking pack animals,
bull fighting, badger baiting, dog and cock fighting and so many more.



We pray for an end to cruelty,
whether to humans or other animals,
for an end to bullying, and torture in all its forms.
We pray that we may learn the peace that comes with forgiving
and the strength we gain in loving;
that we may learn to take nothing for granted in this life;
that we may learn to see and understand with our hearts;
that we may learn to rejoice in our being.



We pray for these things with humility;
We pray because of the hope that is within us,
and because of a faith in the ultimate triumph of the human spirit;
We pray because of our love for Creation, and because of our trust in God.
We pray, above all, for peace throughout the world.


Prayer for world peace - Dr. Jane Goodall


As an aside I'd like to direct you all to my Sister Dancingfire's blog today...
She has written a great article about Grandmother Spider and how She connects us all in Her Web...it will be worth the trip over I assure you! 
Here is the link:   http://dancingfirebrenda.blogspot.com/

I wish for you all a Very Happy October!

Sacred Fire

I'd like to direct you to a beautiful blog post
from my Long Time Sister DancingFire....

She writes from her dreams and visions, and
always, always touches something primal in
me as a woman, sister, friend.

You can find her here:

http://dancingfirebrenda.blogspot.com/2010/08/grandfather-looks-heavenward-at-this.html

Introducing....

I'd love to introduce you to
my Long Time Sister...
DancingFire!  This woman
speaks to my heart like no
other soul on earth...but of
course I can say that about
each of you as you are all
unique and precious, just
as DancingFire is.  She is new
to Blogger and I thought I'd
introduce her so that you all
can see what a phenominal,
visionary woman she is for
yourselves.  She writes from
her HeartSong, her Dreams,
her Visions and shares much
knowledge from The Ancient
Ones she is directly connected
to. 
Over the years since I have known
her she has proven to me over and
over again that she loves with
passion...she shares in kindness
and compassion, she gently leads
and guides, she walks her walk,
and talks her talk with genuine
authenticity.  I feel honored to
call her my friend and Sister.
If you can, make your way over to her
blog and give a shout out and tell
her I sent you ... read some of her
astounding Dreams and Visions...
they come directly from Grandfather
and Grandmother Great Spirit and
I know they will touch your spirit
as much as they touch mine.  Her
writings take me back to that
primordial place in me.  You will
not be disappointed.
Just recently as I am moving thru
my place of sorrow she began
sharing with me some very intimate
letters that were written by a very
dear and close friend of hers that
was dying of Cancer and their
ensuing walk through it...they are
so moving...and they are helping me
to move through my place of sorrow.
I am so eternally grateful DancingFire!
Without further ado....I give you
DancingFire  (just click on her name!)