Giving Thanks



My grandmother and Great Aunt

 The journaling is prayer giving thanks it reads and follows:

O Great One,
We come before you in a humble manner,
offering what gifts we have,
Giving Thanks for the gift of life that we have been given
Amidst the beauty of this Great Creation,
So that we may learn to walk the path of Good Medicine as we give thanks to each of the Four Directions:
To the spirit of Fire/Sun in the East,
To the spirit of Earth in the South,
To the spirit of Water in the West
To the spirit of Wind in the North.
We give thanks to Mother Earth and to the Sacred Fire,
Which burns brightly in our hearts,
Offering us precious gifts
Of clarity, openness, strength and wisdom
As we walk the path of peace.
We give thanks to all our relations
And for the beauty of all things,
For those who have come before,
And those yet to come.
In harmony and balance,
We give Thanks,
O Great One,
We give thanks.
Wah do.