World Peace Day

May we have peace in our hearts and homelands.
Maria Poogeorgis




From Lakota Chief Arvol Looking Horse:



My Relatives,

Time has come to speak to the hearts of our Nations and their
Leaders. I ask you this from the bottom of my heart, to come
together from the Spirit of your Nations in prayer.

We, from the heart of Turtle Island, have a great message for the
World; we are guided to speak from all the White Animals showing
their sacred color, which have been signs for us to pray for the
sacred life of all things. As I am sending this message to you,
many Animal Nations are being threatened, those that swim, those
that crawl, those that fly, and the plant Nations. Eventually all
will be affected by the oil disaster in the Gulf.

The dangers we are faced with at this time are not of spirit. The
catastrophe that has happened with the oil spill which looks like
the bleeding of Grandmother Earth, is made by human mistakes,
mistakes that we cannot afford to continue to make.

I ask, as Spiritual Leaders, that we join together, united in
prayer with the whole of our Global Communities. My concern is
these serious issues will continue to worsen, as a domino effect
that our Ancestors have warned us of in their Prophecies.

I know in my heart there are millions of people that feel our
united prayers for the sake of our Grandmother Earth are long
overdue. I believe we as Spiritual people must gather ourselves and focus our
thoughts and prayers to allow the healing of the many wounds that
have been inflicted on the Earth. As we honor the Cycle of Life,
let us call for Prayer circles globally to assist in healing
Grandmother Earth (our Unc'I Maka).

We ask for prayers that the oil spill, this bleeding, will stop.
That the winds stay calm to assist in the work. Pray for the
people to be guided in repairing this mistake, and that we may
also seek to live in harmony, as we make the choice to change the
destructive path we are on.

As we pray, we will fully understand that we are all connected.
And that what we create can have lasting effects on all life.

So let us unite spiritually, All Nations, All Faiths, One Prayer.
Along with this immediate effort, I also ask to please remember
June 21st, World Peace and Prayer Day/Honoring Sacred Sites day.
Whether it is a natural site, a temple, a church, a synagogue or
just your own sacred space, let us make a prayer for all life, for
good decision making by our Nations, for our children's future and
well-being, and the generations to come.

Onipikte (that we shall live),

Chief Arvol Looking Horse, 19th generation Keeper of the Sacred
White Buffalo Calf Pipe