Great Spirit of the East,
Place of the rising Sun,
Who counts the years of our lives!
and the opportunities of each day.
Strengthen us
that we may not neglect our gifts,
nor the hopes of each day
and the hopes of each year.
Great Spirit of the South,
whose warm breath of compassion
melts the ice
that gathers round our hearts,
whose fragrance speaks of warm days,
kindle our love into growth
of true and living realities.
Teach us that who is truly strong
is also kind, wise,
tempers justice with mercy,
courage with compassion.
Great Spirit of the West,
the land of the setting Sun,
with Your soaring mountains
and free, wide rolling prairies,
bless us with knowledge
of the peace which follows effort
of striving and the freedom
which emits like a flowing robe
in the winds of a well-lived life.
Teach us that the end is better
than the beginning
and that the setting sun
is glorious and our lives
not lived in vain.
Great Spirit of the North,
who brings wisdom with age and time
Bringing the waters of the air
Who covers the Earth
with a sparkling crystal
above whose deep tranquillity
every sound is beautiful.
Temper us with strength
to withstand the biting blizzards
yet make us thankful
for the beauty which follows
and lies deep
over the warm Earth
in its wake.
Great Spirit of the heavens
in the days infinite light
and amid the countless stars
of the night
remind us that you are vast
that you are beautiful and majestic
beyond all of our knowing
or understanding
but also that you are
no further from us
than the tilting upwards
of our heads
and the raising of our eyes.
Great Spirit
of Mother Earth beneath our feet
Master of metals,
Germinator of seeds
and the Storer
of the Earth's resources,
help us to give thanks
Always
for Your present bounty.
Great Spirit of our souls within,
burning in our heart's desire
and in our innermost aspirations,
speak to us now and always
so that we may be
aware of our greatness
and goodness of spirit,
This gift of life
and be worthy of happiness
Our priceless privilege of living.
