EARTHKEEPING
NEWS
A NEWSLETTER
OF THE NORTH AMERICAN COALITION FOR CHRISTIANITY AND ECOLOGY
Volume Fourteen, Number Four
July / August 2005
A Hopi Elder Speaks
You have been telling the people
that this is the Eleventh Hour.
Now you must go back and tell the people
This is the Hour.
And there are things to be considered.
Where are you living?
What are you doing?
What are your relationships?
Are you in right relationship?
Where is your water?
Know your garden.
It is time to speak your truth.
Create your community.
Be good to each other.
And do not look outside yourself for the Leader.
He clasped his hands together and said:
This could be a good time!
There is a river flowing now very fast.
It is so great and swift that there are those
Who will be afraid.
They will try to hold on to the shore.
They will feel that they are being torn
Apart and will suffer greatly.
Know the river has its destination.
The elders say we must let go of the shore,
Push off into the middle of the river,
Keep our eyes open,
And our heads above the water.
And I say, see who is here with you and
Celebrate.
At this time in history we are to take
Nothing personally —
Least of all ourselves.
For the moment we do,
Our spiritual growth and journey comes to
A halt.
The time of the lone wolf is over.
Gather yourselves!
Banish the word struggle from your
Attitude and your vocabulary.
All that we do now must be done in a
Sacred manner
And in celebration.
We are the ones we have been waiting for.
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