I pray to the great force that binds us all together as one. I pray for healing.
May the deceased souls of those people that directly or indirectly forcibly removed the people of the Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Seminole, and other indigenous nations from lands that they had stewarded and called home become fully aware of the great pain and suffering that they inflicted.
May the souls of their descendants both living and deceased become fully aware of the relationship to their ancestors and the great pain and suffering caused by them.
May the souls of these perpetrators and all perpetrators dance fully with all of the feelings of guilt, remorse, and embarrassment required to process these wounds.
May the souls of the people of the Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Seminole and other indigenous nations that suffered by walking step-by-step through cold, rain, hunger, thirst, fatigue, pain, illness, torture, sadness, loss, and death being forced from the lands that they stewarded and called home, may they be willing and open to healing the wounds that may still bleed today.
May the descendants of those people that walked the trail of tears know the suffering of their ancestors and may they honor them by grieving their suffering.
May this journey help me to become more aware of the individuals impacted by these events. May my pilgrimage honor each of them fully. May my actions bridge the gap between the aware and unaware, between the wounder and wounded, between the deceased and the living, and between the past, present, and future.
May all of those impacted be transformed through a great reconciliation. May the perpetrators atone for their actions and may the wounded and deceased be open to forgiveness. May all of these souls and all souls know peace in their hearts.
I express gratitude to the land that has borne witness to this suffering and provides all that we need to transform these atrocities.
May it be so.
Atone The Removal 