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Blessings
Revisited
May the road rise to meet
you, may the wind be always at your back, may the sun shine
warmly upon your face, and the rain fall soft upon your fields,
and until we meet again, may the Lord hold you in the hollow of
His hand.
 This is an old Gaelic blessing often quoted.
Many such classic blessings are inspirational and reflect the
qualities of the folk represented. However, we can think of a
lot of other blessings that might be more representative of the
sort of good wishes we would like to have. While the traditional
blessing is nice enough, as far as it goes, it just doesn’t go
far enough. So we are going to add a few more blessings of our
own. . . just to be sure that the actual needs are all
covered.
May the wind at your back never mess up your
hair,
May the icy road not slide out from under your
car,
May your furnace be warm and your gas or
electric bill low,
May the snow fall soft upon the fields, but
not upon your driveway,
May your snow shovel not break and your salt
supply be plentiful,
May your car start in the morning and your
door locks not be frozen,
May the check out lines at the grocery store
be short,
May your credit be good and your credit card
never exceed the limit,
May your appliances never break down and your
water pipes never freeze,
May your medical tests all be negative and
your attitude positive,
May your zippers always zip and your buttons
never fall off,
May your clothes never get tight around the
waist and may you never need to diet or exercise,
May you always remember to let the dog outside
for his potty time.
May you remember to floss when you brush and
to squeeze the toothpaste from the bottom,
May you never run out of milk or bread in the
middle of the week,
May your coffee pot never be empty and your
coffee canister always be full,
May you always have clean underwear in the
morning,
May your children and grandchildren remember
to flush,
May you always be able to remember where you
left the car keys,
May your purchases all fit and never need to
be returned,
May you always be able to find a parking place
at the mall,
May the drive thru bank window never be closed
and the teller machine never run out of money,
May your hard drive never crash and your ISP
never become disconnected,
May your advice be appreciated and never
ignored,
May your feet never ache and your nose never
run,
And until we meet again, may God hold you in
his hand, and if he sneezes, may he remember to use a
handkerchief.
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