April 15 Daily Feast, Elder's Meditation, 'THINK on THESE THINGS

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2014

April 15 - Daily Feast

Neither people not animals take time to analyze right and wrong when they are cornered. They react in the only way they know how - most backing away when they have the chance. On the other hand, some are not wise enough to see the chance to rethink the situation. They run roughshod and take what they want. Is there no tomorrow? Life balances things in ways we cannot understand. Use your heart - see that like attracts like - those who destroy will be destroyed.

~ Why should you take by force from us that which you can obtain by love? ~

KING WAHUNSONACOOK - POWHATAN

"A Cherokee Feast of Days, Volume II" by Joyce Sequichie Hifler

Elder's Meditation of the Day - April 15

"When people live far from the scenes of the Great Spirit's making, it's easy for them to forget his laws."

Walking Buffalo, STONEY

Society today is way off track. Unfortunately, many Indian people are caught up in these modern times. The Elders are telling us we must wake up! We must come back to the culture because this is where His laws are. If we don't follow these laws, we will be unhappy. We cannot do things just because everybody is doing them. This does not make it right. We must follow what the Great Spirit says we must do. We need to pray hard for the courage to come back and live according to the culture. It will be difficult at first but worth it in the end. We must teach our children the culture.

Great Spirit, today, let me listen to the warnings of the Elders.

'THINK on THESE THINGS'
By Joyce Sequichie Hifler

Until you've walked in the rain you cannot truly appreciate the protection of shelter.

Unless you've felt the heat from a sweltering sun you cannot fully enjoy the coolness of shade.

Only after the clatter and bang of crowded places can you find quietness and solitude so soothing to the nerves.

Before you can stop worrying and start living, there must be an elimination of fear which is the cause of all worry.

Sometimes, unfortunately, we must collide with the bad before we can totally appreciate the good.

It is said that we too often must be reminded of our obligations before we take charge of them.

Frequently it seems we must have our freedom threatened before we muster enough patriotism to defend it.

Too many shoulders are bowed by our thoughtlessness before we finally learn the key to real success is kindness.

We never know how truly wonderful it is to be loved until we are loved when we've failed to deserve it.

M.R. Smith's words, "God's plans, like lilies pure and white untold - We must not tear the close shut leaves apart - Time will reveal the calyxes of gold, " reveal, after all, that patience does its perfect work.