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1So then, my sacred family members, because Creator has shown us such mercy and kindness, I now call on you to offer your whole beings, heart, mind, and strength, to the Great Spirit as a living sacrifice. Do this in a sacred and spiritual manner that will make his heart glad.
2Do not permit the ways of this world to mold and shape you. Instead, let Creator change you from the inside out, in the way a caterpillar becomes a butterfly . He will do this by giving you a new way of thinking, seeing, and walking. Then you will know for sure what the Great Spirit wants for you, things that are good, that make the heart glad, and that help you to walk the path of becoming a mature and true human being.
3Because Creator, in his great kindness, has made me a message bearer, I give this message to each of you. Do not think too highly of yourself. Instead, understand that the Great Spirit calls us to different purposes in answer to our trust in him.[#12:3 Romans 1:5]
4For just as our bodies have many members and each member has a different purpose,
5it is the same way with the body of the Chosen One. We are members of his body, and each member belongs to all the others.
6Creator’s gift of great kindness has been poured out on us in many ways, giving us different kinds of gifts. If your gift is to speak the heart and mind of the Great Spirit in a prophecy, then let trust guide your words.
7If your gift is helping others, then give yourself to help others. If teaching is your gift, teach well.
8If your gift is to speak courage and strengthen the hearts of others, then speak bravely. The one whose gift is giving should not hold back. If your gift is leading, lead with honor. And the one whose gift is showing mercy and kindness to others should do so freely, with a glad heart!
9Love with a true heart. Hate what is evil and hold on tight to what is good.
10Love like family and honor others by putting them first.
11Be a good fire keeper, and never let your spiritual fire go out as you serve our Honored Chief.
12Let hope make your heart glad. Keep sending your voice to the Great Spirit, even when the road gets hard to walk.
13Give what you can to help the sacred family members who are in need. Open your homes and hearts to others.[#12:13 Lit. holy ones]
14Bless the ones who seek to harm you. Bless and do not curse!
15Dance with the ones who dance for joy, and shed tears with the ones whose hearts have fallen to the ground.
16Seek to live in harmony with all. Do not think you are better than others. Walk the road of life with the humble of heart, and do not be wise in your own eyes.
17No one should pay back evil with evil. Do what you know to be honorable in the eyes of another.
18If it is within your power, walk the road of peace with everyone.
19My much-loved family members, do not take the punishment of others into your own hands. Instead, turn all anger and wrath over to the Great Spirit. For the Sacred Teachings tell us, “Punishment for wrongs belongs to me,” says the Great Spirit Chief. “I will make sure that wrongs are made right again.”[#12:19 Deuteronomy 32:35]
20You should do the opposite. “If your enemy is hungry, feed him. If your enemy thirsts, give him a drink. Your kindness will be like burning coals poured on his head, as his shame for the way he has treated you bursts into flame .”[#12:20 Proverbs 25:21]
21Do not let evil take over in your heart, but overcome evil with good.