Peace Be with You!

Happy Easter to all of my blogging friends

who celebrate this most important 

of Christian holy days.

To me Easter has always meant joy, hope, and renewal.

I look around, and I see 

my world bursting with new life.

I feel renewed, and I experience great joy and hope.

I remember that many religions celebrate spring 

and honor the Spirit of the Creator.

It is a season of celebrating the renewal of Spiritual promises. 

 

On this special day,

my hope is that humankind

will honor our similarities as human beings

and respect our differences 

with understanding and compassion.

I am fortunate to walk in a prairie world

where I feel connected to the land and its living things.

I feel the presence of the native people

who lived in this area before me.

I respect their reverence for the Earth and all its inhabitants.

At this Easter time I hope people around the world

will strive for peace and understanding

and care for our beautiful planet

which we share with so many amazing living things. 

I took these photographs several weeks ago,

but I saved them for Easter morning.

To Native Americans, a white deer is a symbol of spirit

and its presence is to remind us of our spirituality.

This Easter morning I am thinking 

of a favorite quote of mine 

attributed to Chief Seattle of the Suquamish tribe

in the western state of Washington.

The controversy over 

the historical accuracy of these words

does not diminish their meaning: 

Sources:  suquamish.nsn  and  barefootsworld  

Humankind has not woven the web of life.

We are but one thread within it.

Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves.

All things are bound together.

All things connect.

~ Chief Seattle, 1854 ~

Source:  unahi.org

We are all bound together.

As we renew ourselves in this spiritual season

according to our faiths and traditions,

I hope we also remember and honor

our common humanity

and our connection to the Earth

and its living web. 

Peace be with you!