Ghostdancer Shadley

Warriors, we were once children of darkness. Now we are children of light. So let us cast off the ways of darkness and walk as children of Light. Let us be warriors who fight against evil and are Native-born to the Light. When we do this we will produce fruit that is born of the Light. This is Spirit fruit in every form of goodness, uprightness of heart and trueness of life.

Let us always be learning what is pleasing to our Great Chief and Captain and take no part in deeds of darkness. Let us, instead, live a life that shows such a contrast that it exposes the deeds of darkness and invites others to wake from their dead ways and walk in the Light.

We can only do this by Spirit power. Such power shines the light of Creator Yahweh down upon us so that we can see the way to walk. Let us wake from our dead ways and purpose to live a life worthy of the calling of our Great Chief and Captain. With each sunrise let us ask for Spirit power to show us the way. Where everything is visible and clear, there is Light.

Eagle People … Today’s reading is Ephesians 5:3-13. Pleya gi. “Go with Blessings.”

(Photo by Sandy Cathcart at Wiconi Powwow, 2010)

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Warriors, do not forget that it is Creator Yahweh who has created us. He formed us while we were yet in the womb. It is he who tells us that he has redeemed us. He has called us by name! He has promised that when we pass through the waters, he will be with us. When we pass through fast moving rivers, they will not sweep over us. When we walk through the fire, we will not be burned. Flames will not set us ablaze!

Our enemy, that evil trickster might hurt our bodies but he can never touch our souls. For our Great Chief and Captain is always with us. Creator Yahweh, the Holy One over all the earth, is our Savior.

We are precious and honored in his sight. So do not be afraid, warriors. Take courage! Creator Yahweh loves us! Before him no god was formed and there will be none after him. Apart from him there is no Savior. He has revealed and saved and proclaimed. Let us respond to his great love by dancing before him and lifting our voices in praise! Yahweh. Yahweh. Yahweh. Holy is his name.

Eagle People … Today’s reading is Isaiah 43:1-13. Pleya gi. “Go with Blessings.”

(Photo by Sandy Cathcart at Round Valley Rez, First Youth Nations Gathering, 2014)

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Warriors, walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received. Creator Yahweh has designed us to live in unity as one body and one Spirit, just as we have been called into one hope and one bond of peace. Be strong! Take courage. And make every effort to keep this unity of the Spirit.

The world tells us to think about ourselves, but our Great Chief and Captain tells us to think of others as better than ourselves. The world tells us to love ourselves, but our Great Chief and Captain tells us to love Him and to love others. Let us be humble and gentle. Let us be patient, bearing with one another in love. This does not mean we are any less the warrior. We are more so! We guard the harmony and unity of the Spirit by coming against our enemy, that evil trickster, who tries to divide and separate us.

Eagle People … Today’s reading is Ephesians 4:1-4. Pleya gi. “Go with Blessings.”

(Photo by Sandy Cathcart of Ghostdancer’s brother, Cobby Shadley, 2014)

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There was a time, warriors, when we were dead to Spirit power. This is the way we formerly walked on a path that appeared to be smooth but led only into darkness. We were tricked by the ruler of the kingdom of the air. This is the trickster spirit who is alive in all who are disobedient to our Great Chief and Captain. Every one of us once lived among the disobedient at one time, gratifying the cravings of our sinful nature and following its desires and thoughts. We were careless, rebellious and unbelieving, going against the purposes of our Great Chief and Captain.

Some of us ended up following the alcohol way, some of us drank our way into oblivion and yet others of us were eaten alive by anger, allowing bitterness to color every aspect of our lives, destroying our children and loved ones in the process. We were by nature children of God’s wrath and deserving of nothing good.

But our Great Chief and Captain, so incredibly rich in mercy and overflowing with love, reached out to us when we were on that dark path and made us alive in Christ Jesus Yeshua! He birthed us into Spirit power and raised us up with Jesus Yeshua and seated us there with him in the heavenly realms. He did all this in order to demonstrate the incomparable, immeasurable and limitless riches of his free grace given through belief in his son. This unearned and unmerited favor is expressed in his kindness and goodness of heart toward us in Christ Jesus Yeshua.

Let us remain in Spirit power, warriors, even if it means re-climbing the Sacred Mountain, whether in Spirit or in body. Let us leave the clamor and noise of a crazy-making world and tune in to the voice of Creator Yahweh.

Eagle People … Today’s reading is Luke 9:28-35. Pleya gi. “Go with Blessings.”

(Photo by Sandy Cathcart of Richard Twiss at Wiconi Family Camp and Powwow, 2010)

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Warriors, are you broken and battle weary? Do not forget that we are a spiritual people. We need the power of stillness to feed our souls. Creator Yahweh has made us this way, so that we will spend time to get to know him. This is why we climb the Sacred Mountain, whether in body or in Spirit, to get alone with him and hear his voice above all others. There is only one way to know God and that is to “Be still, and know.”

It is when we stop focusing on ourselves that we discover the peace that transcends all understanding. Lift your eyes to the hills. Lift your hearts to the heavens. In these times of solitude we learn the power of silence, the incredible calm before the thundering storm. When we return to our Great Chief and Captain and when we rest in him, we find salvation. In quietness and trust we find our strength.

Weary warrior, Creator Yahweh longs to be gracious to you; he rises to show you compassion. Blessed are all who wait for him!

Eagle People … Today’s reading is Isaiah 30:15-18. Pleya gi. “Go with Blessings.”

(Photo by Sandy Cathcart at Wiconi Family Camp and Powwow, 2010)

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