A prayer for the new year

I came across this written work last week.  I read it, then re-read it, made Scot read it, and typed it for a personal copy to keep handy.  The words really grasped me and I wanted to pass this along. 

A prayer for the new year…
By Shonto Begay

May our footings be aligned in beauty again…today
In beauty, we walk our holy path…today
The supreme truth of my mind will no longer battle me…today
His clarity I now possess…today
I will be embraced in kinship from all…today
I am recognized in love
I will give to all in grace
Today
My child, comeback into the innocent hearth
Today
I have returned
My child, let us know your voice in earnest again…my prayers are heard again
Into the gleaming of age, upon the arc of beauty
All of creation is set again in harmony
All is blessed.
May we all continue with courage, undaunted by doubts.
May our heart be content of compassion always
May we all recognize the beauty of our Mother Earth and always be her ally
May we all be blessed by the beauty of benevolent, and know it
May all the perverse and divisive tools of our demise be crushed…and washed away
May all the harsh words and deeds lie impotent at our feet
May all that is taken from us in stealth be retrieved
May all the gains be so much more than the losses, except in weights
May all who were taken from us be alive within us
May we sit in awe to the great changes in our lives, to witness miracles
May we be an integral part of that change for the good
May the past years’ trauma fade into distant memories
May the lessons learned remain fresh and thus accompany our actions, in great consciousness
May we reclaim our lust for life, fearless
May the lives of our children be so much more than we know
May they be blessed in new knowledge, new actions and greater and richer results
May we have unwavering confidence in them
May we all know the mountains, and see them as sacred
May we send forth our prayers in her presence
May we all receive our mothers and our fathers in kindness
May we all say ‘welcome” often to them, see them
May we all respond to the kindness
May we all remain a vessel of light unto all our kind
And unto our cohabitants of this planet, animals, the vegetations and water
May we all be in kinship with it
May we all hold upon our heart our “Grandfather”
May we all unclench our fists so a paintbrush can fit
May we all explore the artist within us with no reservations, no judgment
May we all share our visions if not only to ourselves
May we all dry our tears so we can apply a clown face paint
May all of our lives be buoyed in mirth, always
May the silvery laughter always accompany us
May we all welcome in the new years yet to come, with fewer resolutions
May all of our yearning hearts be filled with romances
May the words “I love you” become our mantra
Again
And may we all dance on
May our chiefs and leaders be compassionate and wise…again
May they invigorate our passions into action
May we all cherish and promote mercy, unto all of our neighbors
May we all receive the blessings and he grace of the Great Mystery, unto all of our neighbors
May we all