An Iroquois Prayer

An Iroquois Prayer

We return thanks to our mother, the Earth, which sustains us.
We return thanks to the rivers and streams, which supply us with water.
We return thanks to all herbs, which furnish medicine
 for the cure of illness.
We return thanks to the corn, and to her sisters, the beans and squashes,
which give us life.
We return thanks to the wind, which moving the air has banished disease.
We return thanks to the moon and stars, which have given us light
 when the sun is done.
We return thanks to the sun which has looked upon the Earth
with a beneficent eye.
Lastly, we return thanks to the Great Spirit, in who is embodied all
goodness, and who directs all things for the good of children.

Adapted from Earth Prayers around the World