Great
Spirit, Give us hearts to understand Never to take from creation's beauty
more than we give, Never to destroy want only for the furtherance of greed,
Never to deny to give our hands for the building of earth's beauty,
Never to take from her what we cannot use.
Give us hearts to
understand That to destroy earth's music is to create confusion, That to
wreck her appearance is to blind us to beauty, That to callously pollute her
fragrance is to make a house of stench, That as we care for her she will care
for us.
Give us hearts to understand We have forgotten who we are.
We have sought only our own security. We have exploited simply for our
own ends. We have distorted our knowledge. We have abused our
power.
Great Spirit, Whose dry lands thirst, Help us to find the
way to refresh your lands.
Great Spirit, Whose waters are choked with
debris and pollution, Help us to find the way to cleanse your
waters.
Great Spirit, Whose beautiful earth grows ugly with misuse,
Help us to find the way to restore beauty to your handiwork.
Great
Spirit, Whose creatures are being destroyed, Help us to find a way to
replenish them.
Great Spirit, Whose gifts to us are being lost in
selfishness and corruption, Help us to find the way to restore our humanity.
Amen
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