We Do Not Beg

Written by
Faith-R-Michaels

Sooo many people believe that prayer is about begging a divine Deity to acquiesce to the request being made.Many Believe it is about bargaining like unto this....I will be really good,I promise to serve if you just grant this request... or sacrifice....Prayer is not about begging,or bargaining it is not about bribery.

If something happens that is contrary to the request in prayer being asked then people are bewildered or angry.
Sometimes they say there is no GOD! He ,She,It did not answer my prayers!!

STOP TELLING CREATION WHAT TO DO!
NOT EVERYTHING YOU ASK FOR IS GOOD FOR YOU OR THE PERSON YOU ASK IT FOR!
YOU ARE NOT WISE ENOUGH TO KNOW WHAT IS BEST FOR ALL!

Prayer is about coming into agreement or harmonic resonance with Creation,with Spirit,or the life force, whatever you wish to call the unifying force.
You ,I ,and all of Creation is Spirit manifesting itself into life forms for experience. .

Prayer is a time for listening for guidance.
It is a time of connection,renewal,balance, and direction.
It is a time of recieving so that your cup may be filled.
It is not a time to beg or bargain for favors.
It is a time for opening up to the wisdom within yourself.
It is a time of contemplation on what is the wisest choice.
It is a time to say not mine but thy will be done.

We are listening for the truth or the heart of the Matter.
It is a time to receive the Blessings from the Holy so that you can walk in a more profound way of being.
It is a time for grace,a time for healing ,THAT is what prayer is for.
It is the time when you realize the sacredness and your connection with this source of all life.
It is time for you to realise how precious you are,how beautiful you are and how empowered you can be from these connections ...these moments of prayer.
I do not care how you pray or what name term you choose to call this praying...there is only ONE Creator no matter by what name you choose to give this Life force and LOVE IS ALL!

Great Spirit Prayer

"Oh, Great Spirit, whose voice I hear in the wind,

whose breath gives life to all the world.
Hear me; 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 you have made and my ears sharp to hear your voice make me wise so that I may understand the things you have taught my people.


Help me to remain calm and strong in the face of all that comes towards me.
Let me learn the lessons you have hidden in every leaf and rock.


Help me seek pure thoughts and act with the intention of helping others.
Help me find compassion without empathy overwhelming me.


I seek strength, not to be greater than my brother, 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.



~Chief Yellow Lark, Lakota Tribe