Thursday, March 17, 2016

Irish Blessings

Blessings are an Irish specialty.

Here's a few for St. Patrick's Day and every day, borrowed from the Internet:

Old favorites

May the road rise to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face.
And rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the hollow of His hand.

May God be with you and bless you,
May you see your children's children,
May you be poor in misfortune, rich in blessings.
May you know nothing but happiness
From this day forward.

Short and sweet

May you live as long as you want,
And never want as long as you live.

May the saddest day of your future be no worse
Than the happiest day of your past.

Comforting

May you have warm words on a cold evening,
A full moon on a dark night,
And the road downhill all the way to your door.

May the Irish hills caress you.
May her lakes and rivers bless you.
May the luck of the Irish enfold you.
May the blessings of Saint Patrick behold you.

For those who bless you

May the dreams you hold dearest
Be those which come true
And the kindness you spread
Keep returning to you.

Funny

May you live to be a hundred years,
With one extra year to repent!

May the Lord keep you in His hand
And never close His fist too tight.


Happy St. Patrick's Day!


Inspired by the Year of Faith, Susan Szalewski began writing weekly columns for us. Although that year is over, we liked them so well that we asked her to keep writing. Thankfully, she said yes. So watch for these on Thursdays and see the Year of Faith Blog here.

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