Fisherman Faith

O the east, O the west,

O the north, O the south,

O above, O below, O the sun,

Recognize me the fisherman.

Look at the grumbling, at the fruitfulness

We are first; ours is last,

Give recognition to me O the sun, the rain, the windy

Day, the quiet day

My day of course is that of the fisherman.

O sun give me life

And to my wife, my children, my parents.

- PRAYER OF THAKSGIVING SAID BY

  HAWAIIAN FISHERMEN AFTER CATCHING

  A FISH

Interesting ... the thought of the life of the fisherman!  

It is hard to imagined the gift and the struggle of a life dependent

on the generosity and abundance of the sea.

This fisherman begins the day with a prayer to all six directions,

knowing full well that the success of this day

can not be achieved by the fisherman alone.

My day is always better too, when I remember to

begin it with a prayer for guidance 

and holy awareness in my day.

I think I will borrow from the fisherman

and pray to the six directions ...

I need all the help I can get!! 

May all your nets be filled to the brim this day ~

love, 

cate