This class would NOT pray during the commencements, not by choice, but because of a recent court ruling prohibiting it. The principal and several students were careful to stay within the guidelines allowed by the ruling. They gave inspirational and challenging speeches, but no one mentioned divine guidance and no one asked for blessings on the graduates or their families.
The speeches were nice, but they were routine until the final speech received a standing ovation. A solitary student walked proudly to the microphone. He stood still and silent for just a moment, and then it happened. All 92 students, every single one of them, suddenly SNEEZED!
The student on stage simply looked at the audience and said, 'GOD BLESS YOU.' He then walked off the stage...
The audience exploded into applause. This graduating class had found a unique way to invoke God's blessing on their future with or without the court's approval.
This story was forwarded to me in an email and like most emails of this nature, especially ones that I find interesting, unique or worthy of sharing, I first check Snopes.com for validity. It turns out that this story is true, or at least true enough to get the point across. There are some details that are blurry, but the main idea is in fact, true.
How powerful this is, and what courage it took for this young man to come up with this plan (or some semblance of it). Amazing!
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And there always be someone with enough faith, and belief to come up with what is needed to keep GOD in our children's and our life, It takes more and more courage to keep God there.
Love uou all Auntie A
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