Mountain Man's UseNet Archive An Indian Prayer Christmas Day - Larry Kibby
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An Indian Prayer Christmas Day

Great Spirit Grandfather,
I send these words to you,
To Father Sun,
Grandmother Moon,
To all of my relations,
To Mother Earth,
And to the Four Winds
The Sacred Seasons of Life.

Grandfather,
Today you gave
The breath of Life
To an Indian Child,
In a most Sacred Way.

Grandfather,
This Indian Child
Will walk amongst
His people,
With his head held high,
With dignity and pride,
In a most Sacred Way.

Grandfather,
This Indian Child
Will stand before
His people,
With honor
And respect,
In a most Sacred Way.

Grandfather,
This Indian Child
Will be strong
With wisdom, knowledge
And understanding,
That will come from
The heart, soul and mind,
In a most Sacred Way.

Grandfather,
This Indian Child
Will come before
A humble Nation of people,
And like his relations
The Eagle and the Buffalo
Will be their strength
In a most Sacred Way.

Grandfather,
This Indian Child
You gave to us in a sacred way,
And with his eyes
He will see all that is good,
And with his ears,
He will hear all that is good,
And the words he will speak
Will be strong and powerful,
In a most Sacred Way.

Grandfather,
This Indian Child
That you have brought before us,
Your Native American Indian people,
Will be like his Ancestor's
That have gone before him
On their journey,
Will always travel
Within the Sacred Circle of Life
In a most Sacred Way.

Grandfather,
This Indian Child
Will use
His Eagle Feathers,
His Sacred Pipe,
His Sacred Cedar,
His Sacred Sage,
His Sacred Sweetgrass,
His Drums and Songs
In his Sacred Sun Dance,
In his Sacred Sweat Lodge,
In his Sacred Ceremonies,
In a most Sacred Way.

Grandfather,
This Indian Child will be strong within,
His tradition, culture
And religion,
An intricate heritage,
In a most Sacred Way.

Grandfather,
Thank you for each breath of life
Tha you have given to our New Born,
For tomorrow,
Another Indian Child
Will be born the "Indian Way."

"An Indian Prayer Christmas Day"
December 25, 1992/Revised - 1995

by: Larry Kibby

kibbey@sierra.net (Larry Kibbey) wrote:

I have posted this in other areas by way of sharing some words with people who may leaving to return to their homes and or are going to visit relatives. I wrote this December 25, 1992, posted it in its original form and I am posting it in its revised edition. I did have request for permission to repost it in other areas and or to copy it, which I do now extend to those wishing to copy and or repost.

Larry Kibby - kibbey@sierra.net

Date: Tue, 26 Dec 1995 00:23:37 GMT
From: meyna@ix.netcom.com (Julia White )
Newsgroups: apc.indig.info, soc.culture.native, alt.native
Subject: Reflections

As I sit quietly on this December 25th, a day so holy to all of Christendom, I reflect sadly on the memories of the ancestors, elders, brothers and sisters who perished in the cold winter winds and snows of the past; the victims of white diseases, of gunshots and swords, of starvation and exposure. My heart is heavy with their loss. The words, "Peace On Earth, Good Will To Men", have always, and still are today, meant only for the chosen few. Will it ever change? I pray to the Creator, and to the God-Spirit of every person alive by whatever name it is called, that peace and good will enter the heart of each while there are still two-leggeds to walk the earth.

See also Larry's works entitled "Native American Poetry"

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Mountain Man's UseNet Archive An Indian Prayer Christmas Day - Larry Kibby
Web Publication by Mountain Man Graphics, Australia in the Southern Summer of 1995