By I could post a thousand links or write a thousand well-reasoned rants, and perhaps I will in the future, but for now, this is my prayer for the country I still call home and for all of us who are part of Canada.
O Great Spirit
Whose voice I hear in the wind
Whose voice gives life to the world
Hear me
I come to you as one of your many children
I am small and weak
I need your strength and wisdom
May I walk in beauty
May my eyes behold the red and purple sunset
Make my hands respect the things You have made
And my ears sharp to hear Your voice
Make me wise so I may know the things
That You have taught your children
That lessons that You have hidden in every leaf and rock
Make me strong, not to be superior to others
But to be able to fight my greatest enemy: Myself
Make me ever so ready to come to You with straight eyes
So that when my life fades as the faded sunset
My spirit will come to You without shame
-Anonymous author
Anna L. Vogt 