Recently, I overheard a mother and daughter in their last moments together at the airport. They had announced the departure. Standing near the security gate, they hugged, and the mother said, 'I love you, and I pray you enough.'
The daughter replied, 'Mom, our life together has been more than enough. Your love is all I ever needed. I pray you enough, too, Mom.'
They kissed, and the daughter left. The mother walked over to the window where I was seated. Standing there, I could see she wanted and needed to cry. I tried not to intrude on her privacy, but she welcomed me in by asking, 'Did you ever say good-bye to someone knowing it would be forever?'
Yes, I have,' I replied. 'Forgive me for asking, but why is this a forever good-bye?'
'Well...I'm not as young as I once was, she lives so far away & has her own busy life. I have some challenges ahead, and the reality is her next trip back will be for my funeral,' she said.
'When you were saying good-bye, I heard you say, 'I pray you enough.' May I ask what that means?'
She began to smile. 'That's a prayer that has been handed down from other generations. My parents used to say it to everyone.' She paused a moment and looked up as if trying to remember it in detail, and she smiled even more. 'When we said, 'I pray you enough,' we wanted the other person to have a life filled with just enough good things to sustain them.'
Then, turning toward me, she shared the following as if she were reciting it from memory.
I pray you enough sun to keep your attitude bright no matter how gray the day may appear.
I pray you enough rain to appreciate the sun even more.
I pray you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive and everlasting.
I pray you enough pain so that even the smallest of joys in life may appear bigger.
I pray you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.
I pray you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.
I pray you enough hellos to get you through the final good-bye.
Then, she began to cry, and walked away.
They say, it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them, but an entire life to forget them.
TAKE TIME TO LIVE.....
To all my friends and loved ones,
I PRAY YOU ENOUGH.......
don't miss what's new this month:
- amazing video to a song by Relient K called "for the moments I feel faint" in cool random stuff section
- two word scrambles - animals in the bible & food named in the bible -in cool random stuff section.
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- "But I don't pay attention to the lyrics! They don't affect me. True or False?" in the question of the month section
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- Vacation Bible School is coming back! Please mark your calendars for the week of August 10 - 14, 2009. We need your help to put on an amazing week for the kids!!! It will be children 3 years through rising 5th graders enjoying a week of fun, friendship and learning about Jesus. VBS runs from 9:00 am–12:00 pm. August 10-14. This can also count as community service hours :) We need help with painting, prop making, decorating, food preparation, crafts, games, team leaders, etc. To volunteer or for any questions, contact Johanna Reilly at 941-748-2118.