TRADITIONAL IRISH BLESSING and my personal wish for you!!!

Here are the words to the blessing:

MY WISH FOR YOU

I wish you not a path devoid of clouds,

nor a life on a bed of roses,

Not that you might never need regret,

nor that you should never feel pain.

No, that is not my wish for you.

My wish for you is:

That you might be brave in times of trial,

when others lay crosses upon your shoulders.

When mountains must be climbed

and chasms are to be crossed,

When hope can scarce shine through.

That every gift God gave you might grow with you

and let you give your gift of joy to all who care for you.

That you may always have a friend

who is worth that name,

whom you can trust and who helps you in times of sadness,

Who will defy the storms of daily life at your side.

One more wish I have for you:

That in every hour of joy and pain

you may feel God close to you.

This is my wish for you and for all who care for you.

This is my hope for you now and forever.

     I would like to add: 

My wish for you is to be in Ireland one day 

     and experience the lush green country side, the traditions 

     of the Irish people that are still very alive:

 their music, their dances and their way of life. 

That you may sit with them in a great old Pub 

and listen to their many musings.

That you drink with them

until you feel you are Irish too!

     And of course that you may understand 

and enjoy their English and they, yours!!!

KEEP UP YOUR EXCELLENT WORK! SUZANNE