Ok, now to Versedays. There are so many famous prayers and blessings in verse that we hear of. But for some reason, Irish blessings are more renowned than any others. I came upon one of them and it was a really sweet one. I thought I will pick out two of the most popular ones and feature them for Versedays. We can all do with some prayers, spiritual or non-spiritual once in a while that might bring a smile to our face. I will post one in words and the other one as an image. Read on and pass it on! :)
Blessing One
May there always be work for your hands to do;
May your purse always hold a coin or two;
May the sun always shine on your windowpane;
May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain;
May the hand of a friend always be near you;
May God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.
Blessing Two
Image Credit: sandyjames
May your purse always hold a coin or two;
May the sun always shine on your windowpane;
May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain;
May the hand of a friend always be near you;
May God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.
Blessing Two
Image Credit: sandyjames
Too sweet! I love prayers that are simple and almost have a rustic element to them. Good choice for Verse Days :)
ReplyDeleteVaishnavi - Thanks! Isn't it sweet? I too love these small verses, which as you rightly said have a rustic element. I am glad you liked this post! :)
ReplyDeleteWow! nice. You may not know this but I love prayers too :)
ReplyDeleteI may not know any prayers by-heart but I do pray.
One of my favorite prayer is the famous "Serenity Prayer" - http://www.cptryon.org/prayer/special/serenity.html
Sorry, I also wanted say... nice choice. Now these two prayers will also be printed out and posted at my Workstation in office :)
ReplyDeleteThoughts - Am happy you liked it :) It's perfect to put up in front of you something inspirational to look at...
ReplyDeleteThoughts - Forgot! That prayer you gave? It's one of my favorites too. I had got it as a small plaque for my 10th farewell and I still have it in my room :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for the prayer and thank you ~ for posting about the read-along, hope we will get together this Nov and after that will be able to claim that we read "midnight's children" already!
ReplyDeleteJoV - Yes, I hope to finally be able to say I read Rushdie lol... And the more the merrier! Glad you liked the prayer :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting these two lovely prayers, Birdy! I loved the simplicity and the beauty of the two prayers! The Irish seem to have an interesting, simple and happy way of thinking. The prayers you posted made me remember the way Russians wish each other during festive occasions. It goes like this - "Hope you have a clear sky, wonderful bread, clean water and no worries".
ReplyDeleteVishy - Thanks, I loved these simple prayers myself :) Oh and that Russian blessing is so sweet! Just like a small well-meaning ditty... Apt to be memorized and kept in mind...
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