Friday Favorites...Lakota Prayer

Great Mystery, 
teach me how to trust
my heart, 
my mind, 
my intuition, 
my inner knowing, 
the senses of my body, 
the blessings of my spirit.
Teach me to trust these things 
so that I may enter my Sacred Space
and love beyond my fear, 
and thus Walk in Balance
with the passing of each glorious Sun.  

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Happy Friday beautiful hearts!  Today I am dedicating this post to one of my beloved teachers whose son was killed this past week.  As I think of this kind soul who has shared her light and blessed my life in such rich ways, I find myself compelled to hold she and her dear family in prayer, and I am asking that you would also send out a prayer of grace to their grieving hearts.    

She has helped me to foster and excavate the sacred spaces within my life, bearing meaning out of troubles and peace out of chaos.  Always offering a space of understanding and growth.  She has authentically shared her journey with myself and many others.  Throughout our time together she has presented a long lineage of rituals and traditions from the indigenous peoples of the world for our group to experience.  One of my favorite teachings has been on the Lakota Indians.  

Today my heart aches for her loss and I turn to this Lakota Prayer as an intercession of peace.  I repeat it in dedication to my mentor and friend...that she and her family might experience healing and be embraced in a sacred way with the passing of each glorious Sun.  

Aho Mitakuye Oyasin...All My Relations...
​May You be Sweetly Held...
In Gratitude, 
​Sarah