Legend of the Dream Catcher

 

 

from St. Joseph's Indian School, Chamberlain, South Dakota (Lakota Sioux Tribe)

 

"Native Americans of the Great Plains believe the air is filled with both good and bad dreams. Historically, dream catchers were hung in the tipi or lodge and on a baby's cradle board.

 

"According to legend, the good dreams pass through the center hole to the sleeping person. The bad dreams are trapped in the web, where they perish in the light of dawn."

 

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And pleasant dreams!

Be at Peace

 

Be at Peace

 

Do not look forward in fear to the changes of life;

 

Rather look to them with full hope as they arise.

 

God, whose very own you are,

 

Will deliver you from out of them.

 

He has kept you hitherto,

 

And He will lead you safely through all things;

 

And when you cannot stand it,

 

God will bury you in his arms.

 

Do not fear what may happen tomorrow;

 

The same everlasting Father who cares for you today

 

Will take care of you then and everyday.

 

He will either shield you from suffering,

 

Or will give you unfailing strength to bear it.

 

Be at peace,

 

And put aside all anxious thoughts and imagination.

 

St. Francis de Sales (1567-1622)