FIRE BLESSINGAn ancient Prayer... 40,000 years old...Handed down through the Aboriginal culture and translated into the English language.May the fire be in our thoughtsMaking them true, good and just,May it protect us from the evil one.May the fire be in our eyes;May it open our eyes to share what is good in life.We ask that the fire may protect us from whatIs not rightfully ours.May the fire be on our lips, so that we maySpeak the truth in kindness; that we may serveAnd encourage others.May it protect us from speaking evil.May the fire be in our ears.We pray that we may hear with a deep, deep listeningSo that we may hear the flow of water, and of allCreation.And the dreaming.May we be protected from gossip and from thingsThat harm and break down our family.May the fire be in our arms and handsSo that we may be of service and build up love.May the fire protect us from all violence.May the fire be in our whole being -In our legs and in our feet,Enable us to walk the earthWith reverence and care;So that we may walk in the ways of goodness and truthAnd be protected from walking away from what is truth.A gift from Burnum Burnum, Aboriginal ElderBeloved Mother Father God/Allah/Brahma/Darmakaya/THE I AMTHAT I AM,We call upon the Council for African Affairs. This week we ask for a favor regarding the Khoisan, the indigenous people of Southern Africa.There is a  group in Botswana who need help to relocate and be allowed to have access to basic necessities, like water. We ask for a way to be opened for them to inhabit their traditional lands, livein harmony with the environment and be constructive in the well being of Botswana.   Amen.Some background info.The Botswana High Court (21st of July 2010) said the Bushmen peoplewere not entitled to use a well already established on theirtraditional land in the Kalahari Game Reserve or excavate a new one. In2006, another court allowed the Bushmen to return to desert-likehomelands where diamond mining claims and a new luxury tourist lodgeled to their eviction by the government. Hundreds returned and theirleaders are protesting that they were denied water to drive them awayagain.As you know indigenous people from all around the world have been orare being wiped out, all too often by greed and for other misguidedreasons. I think we could get a positive result on this one by sending a letterwith a thousand signatures to the President of Botswana, asking himto find a solution that is beneficial to all parties. Tourists fromaround the world enjoy the wildlife in Botswana and this is good andright but not at the expense of a defenceless and spiritual culture whohave in depth knowledge of communing nature and have been there formillennia.Sign the petitionDesmond Tutu has made a video clip supporting the Khoisan.Botswana has a capable and active government. They have set an example in Africa and have a good record of tackling HIV/aids.

FIRE BLESSINGAn ancient Prayer... 40,000 years old...Handed down through the Aboriginal culture and translated into the English language.May the fire be in our thoughtsMaking them true, good and just,May it protect us from the evil one.May the fire be in our eyes;May it open our eyes to share what is good in life.We ask that the fire may protect us from whatIs not rightfully ours.May the fire be on our lips, so that we maySpeak the truth in kindness; that we may serveAnd encourage others.May it protect us from speaking evil.May the fire be in our ears.We pray that we may hear with a deep, deep listeningSo that we may hear the flow of water, and of allCreation.And the dreaming.May we be protected from gossip and from thingsThat harm and break down our family.May the fire be in our arms and handsSo that we may be of service and build up love.May the fire protect us from all violence.May the fire be in our whole being -In our legs and in our feet,Enable us to walk the earthWith reverence and care;So that we may walk in the ways of goodness and truthAnd be protected from walking away from what is truth.A gift from Burnum Burnum, Aboriginal ElderBeloved Mother Father God/Allah/Brahma/Darmakaya/THE I AMTHAT I AM,We call upon the Council for African Affairs. This week we ask for a favor regarding the Khoisan, the indigenous people of Southern Africa.There is a  group in Botswana who need help to relocate and be allowed to have access to basic necessities, like water. We ask for a way to be opened for them to inhabit their traditional lands, livein harmony with the environment and be constructive in the well being of Botswana.   Amen.Some background info.The Botswana High Court (21st of July 2010) said the Bushmen peoplewere not entitled to use a well already established on theirtraditional land in the Kalahari Game Reserve or excavate a new one. In2006, another court allowed the Bushmen to return to desert-likehomelands where diamond mining claims and a new luxury tourist lodgeled to their eviction by the government. Hundreds returned and theirleaders are protesting that they were denied water to drive them awayagain.As you know indigenous people from all around the world have been orare being wiped out, all too often by greed and for other misguidedreasons. I think we could get a positive result on this one by sending a letterwith a thousand signatures to the President of Botswana, asking himto find a solution that is beneficial to all parties. Tourists fromaround the world enjoy the wildlife in Botswana and this is good andright but not at the expense of a defenceless and spiritual culture whohave in depth knowledge of communing nature and have been there formillennia.Sign the petitionDesmond Tutu has made a video clip supporting the Khoisan.Botswana has a capable and active government. They have set an example in Africa and have a good record of tackling HIV/aids.

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