O'God...

O'God, give me peace-
I beg thee, quiet these voices swirling 'round me-
voices filled with self-importance not earned,
but certainly self-imposed...
Help me drown out conversations that conflict
with the night's quiet and the soft whispering descent
of a star's fallen grace...
Let the breeze speak louder than the noise of these people
who say much while saying nothing,
all in the same ragged breath-
their contempt for one another subtle yet clear to mine own listening...
they struggle to one up each other's stories with no regard
for the heart's yearning to be understood-
no one listens anymore-
is this what we have become?
A race of people racing to be better
than the hopes and dreams of old with no afterthought
for the honor behind those dreams...
with no honor for each other...
a people who's own word is put to question-
promises thrown to the wind's fancy-
lost in a sea of broken covenants and useless contracts that belie the shame of it all...
the shame of a lost society-
always running...
always competing...
always demanding-
entitlement a constant fallacy,
but a fallacy over which wars are fought...
the sins of our fathers have come together to form an intricate web of deceit and greed-
power hungry - money starved - control seeking.
O'God give us peace-
help us remember stories told around sacred fires-
elders holding history within their hearts
as the young listened in rapt silence...
help us to look within
and see the truth that rests in deeper places
than our restlessness can bear to venture...
guide us as we travel places uncharted...
places forgotten by a world distracted and distraught...
mankind's imagination longs for new adventures...
but, mankind must be reminded...
new adventures are not always found outside of ourselves...
our most epic adventure will be had when we look within
and travel the ancient paths held inside...
and nothing this world has to offer can prepare us...
not power, money or control...
our preparation will come in the simplest of forms...
by way of truth, honor, integrity and love...
O'God...help us to remember...
love...