a Sioux prayer for the journey

You, O God, are the Lord of the mountains and the valleys.

As I travel over mountains and through valleys,

I am beneath your feet.

You surround me with every kind of creature. . .

Open my eyes to see their beauty,

that I may perceive them as the work of your hands.

In your power,

in your thought,

all things are abundant.

~Sioux prayer