tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post5074745770512236721..comments2024-02-10T18:19:36.406-08:00Comments on Newspaper Rock: Apology for "ugly" prayer remarksRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-13219000119739005432011-01-16T08:24:41.185-08:002011-01-16T08:24:41.185-08:00"Your religious calling was written on plate..."Your religious calling was written on plates of stone by the flaming finger of an angry God. Our religion was established by the traditions of our ancestors. The dreams of our elders that are given to them in the silent hours of the night by the Great Spirit and the premonitions of the Learned Beings. It is written in the hearts of our people, thus we do not require churches, which would only lead us to argue about God, we do not wish this. Earthly things may be argued about with men, but we must never argue over God. Our belief is that the Great Spirit has created all things...for us all life is holy.<br />But you do not understand our prayers when we address the Sun, Moon, and Winds. You have judged us without understanding only because our prayers are different. But, yet we are able to live in harmony with all of Nature. All of Nature is within us and we are all part of Nature." -White Cloud- LakotaSee MoreMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13346313688006842022noreply@blogger.com