celebrating Christmas

Thou Art My Sister

Thou art my sister because we were born of the same Great Spirit;

Conceived from the same mound of earth;

Slept quietly together in the cradle of the Unknowing until

He in His gentleness set us in the midst of humanity

Thou Art  My Sister, I Love You.

You and I are destined to be companions on the highway of life-Together or apart, you are my sister 

and I love you…

If the color of my skin is different from yours, it mattereth not,

Only let the beauty of our souls be kindred.

Thou Are My Sister, I Love You.

I will honor our wisdom and understanding, as you will mine.

Together we shall see the seeds of truth in the distant rooms of the Great Spirit;

The reflection of inner knowledge shall wear as beauty upon our face….

Thou Art  My Sister, I Love You.

I will be human and fall down in rough places;

But thy hands is near mine, I will reach for it, I shall not be alone,

I will embrace you when the rains of sorrow visit you,

I will befriend your soul as if it were my own…

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Thou Art My Sister, I Love You.

If death takes from me the lamp of life, and the veil of eternal sleep falls across my eyes before yours,

I will wait for you.

I will come to lead you across the bridge of night into the meadows of the Great Spirit.

Thou Art My Sister, I Love You!

Jean Humphrey Chaillie  / Arizona Highways, September, 1978