A Medicine Wheel Prayer

by Rev. Ruth Hoppe

based on Innapuak tradition

Great Creator, I give thanks for the gifts of the East.

I give thank to Grandfather Sun rising today, bringing us

warmth and light.

I give thanks to the rock people, the first people.

I give thanks for all physical manifestations, including my

home and my own body.

I give thanks for new beginnings.

Great Creator, I give thanks for the gifts of the South.

I give thanks to the plant people, the second people,

and for the food, flowers, fibers, healing herbs, and

and beauty you provide us.

I give thanks for water and all creatures who live in water.

I give thanks for healing.

Great Creator, I give thanks for the gifts of the West.

I give thanks to the four-legged ones, the third people,

our animal companions who keep us from being

lonely.

I give thanks for fire -- the fireball that created the

Universe, the fire that still burns at the core of

Mother Earth, and the fire within me -- my

sexuality, my creativity, and my passion.

I give thanks for transformation.

Great Creator, I give thanks for the gifts of the North.

I give thanks for the creatures who fly through the air, the

birds and insects.

I give thanks for the angels.

I give thanks for human beings, my dear ones, and all those

who live and breath on Mother Earth.

I give thanks for the ancestors.

I give thanks for the breath of life and for wisdom.

I give thanks to the sky above and to the moon below.

I give thanks to the center, the Spirit, the Great Mystery.

I give thanks for guidance and protection and knowing

we are all connected.

In the words of the Lakota people, I say

Ah-ho! Mitakweiysin! For all my relations!