Earth teach me quiet ~ as the grasses are still with new light.
Earth teach me suffering ~ as old stones suffer with memory.
Earth teach me humility ~ as blossoms are humble with beginning.
Earth teach me caring ~ as mothers nurture their young.
Earth teach me courage ~ as the tree which stands alone.
Earth teach me limitation ~ as the ant which crawls on the ground.
Earth teach me freedom ~ as the eagle which soars in the sky.
Earth teach me acceptance ~ as the leaves which die each fall.
Earth teach me renewal ~ as the seed which rises in the spring.
Earth teach me to forget myself ~ as melted snow forgets its life.
Earth teach me to remember kindness ~ as dry fields weep with rain.

– Ute Prayer, read at Ring Lake Ranch