In Beauty

Last night, I went to the backyard for the first time to say a healer's prayer. The Healer is called Walking Thunder. It was from a book called Shamans of the World. It's really beautiful and I think eventually I will know it by heart.  I had a wax electric candle to light the paper I read from.

Here is the prayer.

In Beauty before me I walk,
In Beauty behind me I walk,
In Beauty below me I walk,
In Beauty above me I walk,
In Beauty all around me I walk.
It is finished in beauty,
It is finished in beauty,
It is finished in beauty,
It is finished in beauty.
The mountains, I become part of it.
The herbs, the evergreen,
I become part of it.
The morning mists, the clouds,
The gathering waters,
I become part of it.
The dew drops, the pollen,
I become part of it.

I thought that distant wind might have gotten a little louder after the prayer. This afternoon, I found one sage plant seedling!  YAY. Tonight after I said my prayer, I thought I felt a little breeze at my feet.