I went outside the Lodge to see my wife, and she was one of the people who saw the two tornado's......Twisted Sisters I believe they call a storm like this.  She told us how the two twister's were dancing together, and how afraid she was that it would hit Pryor and the Sun Dance Lodge.....
     A short while later we heard it destroyed 5 mobile homes which were unoccupied at the time.  If it would have hit Pryor, or the Sun Dance, many people would have been hurt.  I have no doubt what so ever that John, and the Power of the Sun Dance and Prayer, literally stopped that storm and made it reverse and move North-East and away from Pryor and the Sun Dance.....And that no one was in the homes destroyed.  Our community lost some property, but all the people were okay.  This was the Miracle I, and many, many people who were present there witnessed in 2003, during a very special Sun Dance.  Special because John announced that this dance he was passing on the Leadership to Leonard Bends...........I still can see Leonard, and the look on his face, as he danced around the Lodge, carrying the Medicine Bundle and showing each of us.......
     I still hear the sound of the trillos sent fourth by the dancers as Leonard passed.......and in the crowd........Of how I felt as I reached out and touched Leonard's arms as he held out the Bundle when he danced by.........and I gave a prayer of thanks.  I danced in gratitude for being there....for the answering of my prayers.....for the help the Creator has given to my family and I;  The help He has given my Wife in her life....returning to her a son......for blessing us in so many ways and showing us a new path in life.  We all were restless Saturday night because it is at this point that you know you  have made it, and that you will be getting a drink in a few hours.....The drink of Life......      We had Sun Rise service Sunday morning, followed by a message from John about what the future may hold for us, as an individual, as a people, and about what we shared together for the past 3 days......to share our story with people....
     We danced a little more for the water which came rather quickly, and as I tasted that first taste, I thanked the Creator, and all of the Universe for answering my prayers.  As we lined up and made our way out of the Lodge, that familar feeling again came over me.........A sort of loneliness, as if I were leaving a close family member or something.....or leaving something behind......
     We leave behind a part of ourselves........a part of our being, or energy, or something, and for me I feel lonely.  It only last's a few hours, and then the thought's of next year's dance fills my mind.......
     As I watch the people start packing up and leaving, and as we say "Shinik", or "later", to our friends......As I see the people hugging each other.......and the bond's that are created, not only with each other, but to the Creator and all of life as well......Again, my Heart sings....and my thoughts drift off to next year, when we will gather together again, and give thanks to the Creator.  6 years ago a door was opened to me, and I give thanks for it each day, for I know within my Heart that this is the one path which will lead us to Him.....to the Creator.  I am blessed to be where I am, and to have been raised, and to live my life among the Crow.....and Honored that they have shared it with me.  I have finally found the path which I believe in my Heart will take us to the Creator......Anyone who choose's to commit to this path, and who has an open mind; Who has the desire to help themselves, and in turn to help others; And who is sincere in their Heart...........will be blessed with a very rewarding life.            Continue
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