You call the Great Spirit, Jesus, in your language; we call him in
the Crow language, E-So-We-Wat-Se. I am going to light the pipe and talk
to the Great Spirit. The Great Spirit has made the red man and the white
man, and sees all before Him today. Have pity on us. See that our hearts
are true. We ask Thee to see that we do that which is good for us and our
children. We smoke this together before Thee, O Great Spirit. So may our
hearts go together to Thee and be made good and
right. Blackfoot
Crow We have no desire to convince anyone that there is only one
way by which faith can be acquired. If what we have learned and felt and
seen means anything at all, it means that all of us, whatever our race,
creed, or color are the children of a living Creator with whom we may form
a relationship upon simple and understandable terms as soon as we are
willing and honest enough to try. Those having religious affiliations will
find nothing disturbing to their beliefs or ceremonies. There is no
friction among us over such matters. We
think it no concern of ours what religious bodies our members identify
themselves with as individuals. This should be an entirely personal affair
which each one decides for himself in the light of past associations, or
his present choice. Not all of us join religious bodies, but most of us
favor such memberships. Big Book pg. 28 Great Spirit make our hearts true whatever path we
walk. |