Earth, Teach Me

Earth teach me quiet ~ as the grasses are still with new light.

Earth teach me suffering ~ as old stones suffer with memory. 

Earth teach me humility ~ as blossoms are humble with beginning. 

Earth teach me caring ~ as mothers nurture their young. 

Earth teach me courage ~ as the tree that stands alone. 

Earth teach me limitation ~ as the ant that crawls on the ground. 

Earth teach me freedom ~ as the eagle that soars in the sky. 

Earth teach me acceptance ~ as the leaves that die each fall. 

Earth teach me renewal ~ as the seed that rises in the spring.

 Earth teach me to forget myself ~ as melted snow forgets its life. 

Earth teach me to remember kindness ~ as dry fields weep with rain. 

 - An Ute Prayer