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Informant: Teresa Binstock

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Informant: MoJo

Many of us must ask "Why me?" when we struggle with the days and nights around this technology. Even I do at odd moments and I know the answer! Here it is for you all in the Native American way, but each other way is the same. Sometimes we forget important things in our struggles.

Sandi


"Everything is laid out for you. Your path is straight ahead of you. Sometimes it's invisible but it's there. You may not know where it's going, but still you have to follow that path. It's the path to the Creator. That's the only path there is." --Leon Shenandoah,


ONONDAGA

Everything on the earth has a purpose and a reason for its existence. Every human being is a warrior and every warrior has a song written in his/her heart and that song must be sung or the soul forever remains restless. This song is always about serving the Great Spirit and helping the people. This song is always sung for the people. Many times I need to learn much about the difficulties of life. I need to know this, so I must experience it. Then I can be of use to the people. Because I am experiencing difficulty does not mean I have left the path or that I have done something wrong. It means I'm doing the will of the Great Spirit during these times of testing. I need to pray constantly to keep a good attitude.

Great Spirit, this I know - You will never leave me, only my doubting makes it seem like You do. This I know - Your love is always dependable, only my doubting makes it seem like You do. Today remove the doubts from my belief system and allow me to stand straight and see You with straight eyes.

"Decisions that have been made for the last couple
of centuries have been decisions made without the
presence of a real God....from the vision, not of God,
but of money."
--Tom Porter, MOHAWK


As we view the world today, it's easy to see the people
are off track. We are no longer living in harmony.
Focusing on the material only leads us from the path of
the Creator. We must now pray for ourselves and the
people in a pitiful way. We must be humble and ask the
Great Spirit to intervene because if we don't, our children
will continue to have troubles. They are acting out our
behavior as adults. Today is a good time to start.
We need to get the spiritual way back into our lives.
We need to focus on the spiritual.

My Creator, help me to focus on the spiritual way.