Anonymous: Blessing
Sláinte chuig na fir, agus go mairfidh na mná go deo!
(Health to the men and may the women live forever)
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Anonymous: Blessing
Fad saol agat, gob fliuch, agus bás in Éirinn!
(Long life to you, a wet mouth, and death in Ireland)
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Anonymous: Blessing
Slàinte mhor a h-uile là a chi 's nach fhaic
(Great health to you every day that I see you and every day that I don't)
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Stephen Brown: Blessing
May your mind be sharp and quick, your feet sure, and your hand steady when the winds and waters rage around you. May your ship hold tightly together, and your shipmates’ tighter still. May the ocean rock you gently when your days are done and may we rise up and meet again on Gods blessed shore.
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Christopher Hoctor: Blessing
Such nobility is borne by those who go out there every day, don their fuzzy boots, bending the wrenches or slipping the surly bonds in a pursuit to serve, not for glory. The -135 force is a bastion of such noble warriors; the unsung heroes of the Cold War, and on-going quiet heroes of the wars on tyranny, drugs, suffering, and terror. I salute you.
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Christopher Hoctor: Blessing
That Every Day
Bless, oh Lord, the gift of food
The plentiful harvest, the vine’s gift too
Make us ever mindful of these gifts
That every day we praise you
Bless, oh Lord, the gift of friends
Sharing a laugh, a shoulder, a listening ear
Make us ever mindful of these gifts
For friends are precious and dear
Bless, oh Lord, the gift of family
A sacred kinship we rejoice
Make us ever mindful of this gift
That we praise you with a joyful voice
Bless, oh Lord, the gift of freedom
For our rights and liberty
Make us ever mindful of our warriors
The sacrifices they made for me
Bless, oh Lord, the gift of life
The gift of love for each other
Make us ever mindful that your presence
Is in every hour we share together
Bless, oh Lord, the gift of your Son
Through Him did our life renew
Make us ever mindful of this gift
That every day we praise you
Make us ever mindful of all your gifts
That every day… we praise you!
Amen
(written for and inspired by the warm hospitality of new friends, on Thanksgiving, 2010)
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