Chief Yellow Lark offers a prayer of invocation to the Great Spirit. He asks for strength, wisdom, and the ability to walk in beauty so that he may better understand the lessons hidden in nature. While seeking strength, his goal is not to be superior to others but to fight his greatest enemy within himself. He hopes that when his life fades, his spirit may come to the Great Spirit without shame.

1. Words Taken From: American Indian - Lakota - chief yellow lark - 1887 Visual Power by: Ali Hadi Prayers of Invocation

2. Oh, Great Spirit,

3. whose voice I hear in the winds

4. and whose breath gives life to all the world, hear me.

5. I am small and weak.

6. I need your strength and wisdom.

7. Let me walk in beauty and make my eyes

8. ever behold the red and purple sunset.

9. Make my hands respect the things you have made

10. and my ears sharp to hear your voice.

11. Make me wise so that I may understand

12. the things you have taught my people.

13. Let me learn the lessons you have hidden

14. in every leaf and rock.

15. I seek strength, not to be superior to my brother,

16. but to fight my greatest enemy - myself.

17. Make me always ready to come to you

18. with clean hands and straight eyes,

19. so when life fades, as the fading sunset,

20. my spirit will come to you

21. without shame.

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