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We call upon the earth, our planet home.
WITH ITS BEAUTIFUL DEPTHS AND SOARING HEIGHTS, ITS VITALITY AND ABUNDANCE OF LIFE,

We call upon the mountains, the Cascades & the Olympics, the high green valleys,
MEADOWS FILLED WITH WILD FLOWERS, THE SNOWS THAT NEVER MELT, THE SUMMITS OF INTENSE SILENCE,

We call upon the waters that rim the ear, horizon to horizon,
THAT FLOW IN OUR RIVERS & STREAMS, THAT FALL UPON GARDENS & FIELDS.

We call upon the forests, the great trees reaching strongly to the sky with the earth in their roots
AND THE HEAVENS IN THEIR BRANCHES, THE FIR AND THE PINE AND THE CEDAR.

We call upon the creatures of the fields & forests & the seas, our brothers & sisters the wolves & deer,
THE EAGLE & DOVE, THE GREAT WHALES & THE DOLPHIN, THE BEAUTIFUL ORCA WHO SHARE OUR NORTHWEST HOME.

We call upon the moon & the stars & the sun, who govern the rhythms & seasons of our lives and
REMIND US THAT WE ARE A PART OF A GREAT WONDROUS UNIVERSE.

We call upon all those who have lived on this earth, our ancestors & our friends, who dreamed
THE BEST FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS AND UPON WHOSE LIVES OUR LIVES ARE BUILT: WE GIVE THEM THANKS.

We call upon all that we hold most sacred, the presence and power of the Great Spirit of love
AND TRUTH WHICH FLOWS THROUGH ALL THE UNIVERSE TO BE WITH US, TO TEACH US, AND SHOW US THE WAY!