Thank you for submitting your choice for our Compassionate Universe passage study. There are so many beautiful passages in God Makes the Rivers to Flow that link nature with the spiritual life. This month, most of you requested “Let Me Walk in Beauty” by Chief Yellow Lark.
O Great Spirit,
whose voice I hear in the winds
and whose breath gives life to all the world,
hear me.
I am small and weak.
I need your strength and wisdom.
Let me walk in beauty
and let my eyes ever behold the red and purple sunset.
Make my hands respect the things you have made
and my ears grow sharp to hear your voice.
Make me wise so that I may understand the things
you have taught my people.
Let me learn the lessons you have hidden
in every leaf and rock.
I seek strength not to be greater than my brother or sister
but to fight my greatest enemy, myself.
Make me always ready
to come to you with clean hands and straight eyes
So when life fades as the fading sunset
my spirit may come to you without shame.
Which lines or stanzas of this passage speak most to you? Can you think of the qualities you might gain by meditating on this passage?
If possible, review this passage and reflect on the questions outdoors or by a window while looking onto the outdoors. How does this affect your experience with the passage? Please share your reflections with us. We love to hear from you!
Optional Experiment: If you’ve previously memorized this passage, please share with us your experience of including it in your meditation this month?