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Sleeping prayer

I am placing my soul and my body
On Thy sanctuary this night, O God,
On Thy sanctuary, O Jesus Christ,
On Thy sanctuary, O Spirit of perfect truth,
The Three who would defend my cause,
Nor turn Their backs upon me....

Come, Ye Lofty

Come ye lofty, come ye lowly
Let your songs of gladness ring;
In a stable lies the Holy,
In a manger rests the King:
See in Mary s arms reposing
Christ by highest heaven adored:
Come, your circle round Him closing,...

The drum is the favourite instrument of the spirits.

The spirits are the strength and counsel to the living.

A woman who pursues a man for sex looses her spiritual beauty.

A spiritual leader is able to see the past, present and the future.

You can kill a man's identity on earth but you cannot kill is spirit.

A man gets to the land of spirits when he passes seven rivers, seven forests and seven hills.

Those whose palm-kernels were cracked for them by a benevolent spirit should not forget to be humble.

Bones and flesh of the martyrs lie buried in earth, but their revolutionary spirit and single-hearted fidelity remain alive.

Respect spiritual beings but keep your distance.

Woe to the high spirited bride whose mother-in-law is still alive.

Man's law changes with his understanding of man. Only the laws of the spirit remain always the same.

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will break my spirit.

By good nature and kindness even fierce spirits become tractable.

When we understand deeply in out hearts, we will fear and love and know the great spirit.

Raise no more spirits than you can conjure down.

A spirited horse, a compliant; an aggressive man, a compliant horse.

When the shark laughs with the dolphin, there is a devilish spirit at play.

Ask help from the spirits after having used all your strength.