A Prayer to the West

The blue, or the west, is the direction where the sun sets. It marks a place of deep introspection and reflection. It represents the element of water. Here we pray for inner peace.

Acbadadea,
Creator of All things,
you have made all that we can and cannot see.
You provided for all life with river and sea
and nourish us with replenishing rains.
Water flows around the earth,
down mountains up streams through veins
connecting all life.
As it washes away debris and refreshes Earth's spirit,
so let us cleanse deeply for inner healing.
Guide our eyes to look past the surface
and find, instead, a reflection of our soul within.
Lead us to a place of deep introspection,
so that we may recognize any brokenness and
allow its anointing.
Just as surely as the tide comes in,
so too will peace flow towards its place.
And each time Isaahkaxaalia sets in the West,
slipping below mountains, making way for Kaalixaalia,
help free our minds from the bright distractions of day.
Under Old Woman's soft light, let us sit and look within.
Acbadadea, let us be close to all Grandmother Earth bears,
that we may be close to your spirit.
Aho.