Chafe] SENECA THANKSGIVING RITUALS 137 



And we ask only that it will continue in the same manner for the 

 period of another year. 



21. The Creator 



(630) And we have been speaking along up till now, giving thanks; 

 for be decided, "The people moving about will simply be thankful 

 (631) for whatever things they see that 1 created." (632) And now 

 that brings it up to where we are, according to the way he intended 

 it. (633) He decided, "The people on the earth will end their grati- 

 tude (634) with me, above the sky where I shall dwell. (635) There 

 they will always end their gratitude, having begun on the earth. 

 (636) They will simpl}'^ express their gratitude, telling about what I 

 created." (637) And we have done what we were supposed to do. 

 You ^° decided that all our words would issue from me. (638) We 

 simply told about his creations, and repeated our gratitude and our 

 hopc,^^ (639) And we here can at least claim (640) that we are 

 happy at this ceremony today. (641) And give it now your thought, 

 that we may do it properly: we now give thanks to him, Our Creator. 

 And our minds will continue to be so. 



M Plural; addressed to those present, and specifically the Faith Keepers. 

 " That each item would continue to function. 



