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| Libbie |
Posted - Mar 08 2009 : 5:55:03 PM
So, this was read at the wake of a wonderful farmgirl friend of mine last week. She was in her mid-eighties, and had lived with another older farmgirl here for a long, long time. I just loved her.
Prayer of the Camper
Irene Mott
God of the hills, grant me strength to go back to the cities
without faltering:
Strength to do my daily tasks without tiring, and with enthusiasm;
Strength to help my neighbor who has no hills to remember.
God of the lake, grant me thy peace and thy restfulness:
Peace, to bring into a world of hurry and confusion;
Restfulness, to carry to the tired ones that I shall meet every day;
Contentment, to do small things, with a freedom from littleness;
Self-control, for the unexpected emergency;
Patience, for the wearisome task.
God of the Desert Canyons, warm my heart;
Bake courage into my bones:
Carve deep clefts within my soul;
To hear through crowded places, the hush of the nighttime;
To let in shafts of sunlight to brighten the cheerless corners
of a long winter.
God of the Stars and Moon, may I take back the gift of friendship,
of life for all:
Fill me with awe and compassion;
Fill me with a great tenderness for the needy person, at every turn.
Grant that in all my perplexities and everyday decisions,
I may keep an open mind, like the spacious night sky.
God of the Wilderness, with thy pure wind from the northland,
drive away my pettiness;
With harsh winds of the winter, drive away selfishness and hypocrisy;
Fill me with the breadth and depths and heights of the wilds,
When pine trees are dark against the skyline;
Help me recall the humbleness of the hills,
who in their mightiness know it not.
May I live the truth thou hast taught me,
in every thought, word, and deed.
XOXO, Libbie
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| Maryjane Lee |
Posted - Mar 10 2009 : 12:30:47 PM
That is lovely Libbie! Thanks for sharing! xox
Hugs,
Maryjane Lee
Farmgirl #44
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| prariehawk |
Posted - Mar 09 2009 : 3:57:23 PM
Thank you for sharing this poem. The Lakota have a saying:"Away from nature, man's heart grows hard". I honestly believe there would be less hatred in the world if everyone could get away to the wilderness at least once a year.
Cindy |
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