"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 make my eyes ever behold the red and purple sunset. Make my hands respect the things I have made and my ears sharp to hear your voice. Make me wise that I may understand the things you 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/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. A-Ho. (Sioux Native American prayer)"