January 24 - Daily Feast
Volume II
Homecoming is not just a certain hour but a feeling, an attitude, an an na li - a friend. One phase of the day has been completed, so now back to the reasons for it - home. Home with its familiar fragrances, its lighted warmth and peace of mind. At least, home ought to be this way - though it isn't always. Too little time, too much weariness, too many complaints. Too little, too late, too bad. Real homecoming is a state of mind. Someone needs to be comforted, someone needs a gentle touch, someone needs to think of others. It may not be perfect, but working together makes homecoming a celebration.
~ Do not touch the money of the white man or his clothes. We do not fight for these things. The Seminole is fighting for his hunting grounds. ~
OSCEOLA - SEMINOLE CHIEF
"A Cherokee Feast of Days, Volume II" by Joyce Sequichie Hifler
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Elder's Meditation of the Day - January 24
"Always listen to what the Elders say."
--Dona Josefa Medrano, HUICHOL, SIERRA MADRE, MEXICO
In school we have been taught to go to the encyclopedia when we need information about certain subjects. From the time we are little, we have a natural tendency to seek out role models. When we need information about living we tend to seek out books about living. These maybe self help books. The world is full of information. For the Native people, we have our Elders. All races have Elders. Our lives will run much smoother when we listen to the Elders. They don't always tell us what we want to hear but they always tell us what we need to hear. The Elders have the ability to make the truth sweet.
Creator, thank You for the Elders. Help me this day to listen to them.
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THINK ON THESE THINGS
By Joyce Sequichie Hifler
We have to believe that the courage to do the impossible is possible. We have to have courage before we give up, thinking we are always going to be in the middle of difficult situations.
Lasting courage comes by refusing to judge everything by appearances and by hearsay. The world is rife with rumors about anything and everything. Those who never intend to do anything of consequence will tell us how bad things are and how much worse it is going to get.
Others will take heart and ride out the storm. There may not be any signs that promise better times, but there is that glimmer of inner-light, that knowledge that those who make it are the ones that kept going when everyone said it couldn't be done.
If we can bear defeat and not lose heart, we will know it was no defeating life, but only one small part that went awry.
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SIOUX PRAYER
Grandfather Great Spirit All Over The World
The Faces Of Living Things Are Alike.
With Tenderness, They Have Come Up Out Of The Ground.
Look Upon Your Children That They May Face The Winds
And Walk The Good Road To The Day Of Quiet.
Grandfather Great Spirit
Fill Us With The Light.
Give Us The Strength To Understand And The Eyes To See.
Teach Us To Walk The Soft Earth As Relatives
To All That Live.
Aho , Amen , e-men .
Wae Wae Non Ne Mot, Menominee Tribe of Wisconsin
"The Creator above is the Great Spirit and the Great Mystery, His gifts are plentiful therefore you want not. He holds out a branch of love and protection and He draws you to where the ground is undisturbed, where the air is pure and the water is clear and clean enough to give life. You walk, you breathe, you feed, for you are pleasured. The times when your heart is weak, your circle is out of balance, He lifts you up again and draws you to the good Menominee road, for He is strength and wisdom."
Aho , Amen ,e-men .
Give Thanks
When you arise in the morning, give thanks for the morning light, for your life and strength.
Give thanks for your food and the joy of living.
If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies in yourself.
Tecumseh
God's Minute
NO MAN HAS SEEN GOD AT ANY TIME. IF WE LOVE
ONE ANOTHER, GOD ABIDES IN US, AND HIS LOVE HAS
BEEN PERFECTED IN US.
( 1 JOHN 4:12 *NKJV )
Dear Member's,
It is written; YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD
WITH ALL YOUR HEART, WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, WITH
ALL YOUR MIND, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH.
( MARK 12:30 )
When we love God with all our heart, He fills us with
His great love! A love that is pure, and is known only by
those who love Him. He them expects us to share that
love with others. For it is written; MY LITTLE CHILDREN,
LET US NOT LOVE IN WORD OR IN TONGUE, BUT IN
DEED AND IN TRUTH. ( 1 JOHN 3:18 )
We may show our love for others by doing simple acts
of kindness! After all it is written; BE KINDLY
AFFECTIONATE TO ONE ANOTHER WITH BROTHERLY
LOVE, IN HONOR GIVING PREFERENCE TO ONE
ANOTHER; AND NOT LAGGING IN DILIGENCE,
FERVENT IN SPIRIT, SERVING THE LORD.
( ROMANS 12:10-11 )
We may also do that by doing simple things such as
smiling and saying "good morning" to those we see. Also
by letting them know that we care about them, and by being
there when they need a friend! The number of ways to show
God's Love to others is endless!
Further it is also a way to plant the seeds of faith by
showing them the way a Christian lives. After all remember;
THERE IS JOY IN THE PRESENCE OF THE ANGELS OF
GOD OVER ONE SINNER WHO REPENTS. ( LUKE 10:15 )
Thus when we do that we are working for God as well!
So Member's, why not share God's Love with those you
see today and every day? You will find that even those
who do not believe, will respond to it! Why, because the
one thing that all human's desire, and can never get too
much of, is Love! Amen.
With My Love & Prayers,
your servant , Pastor Cougarmoon
