21 February 2008
God Bless You
Posted by Joy Bischoff under: Constitution in Peril; Humor; Judaeo-Christian Values Under Attack .
Thanks to Myrna Miller for passing this great true story along.
THE SNEEZE
They walked in tandem, each of the ninety-two students filing into the already crowded auditorium. With their rich maroon gowns flowing… and the traditional caps, they looked almost…as grown up as they felt.
Dads swallowed hard behind broad smiles, Moms freely brushed away tears.
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, each and every one of you!”
And he walked off stage…The audience exploded into applause. This graduating class had found an unique way to invoke God’s blessing on their future with or without the court’s approval.
……… and GOD BLESS YOU!!!
This is a true story; it happened at the University of Maryland.
3 Comments so far...
Mac Says:
21 February 2008 at 8:52 am.
The land of the free as long as you don’t believe in God. Good for those kids.
E.E. Says:
21 February 2008 at 10:05 am.
I love the part about the audience exploding into applause. Gives me chills.
tony Says:
6 March 2008 at 3:20 am.
same here E.E. that is so cool i hope i can think of some thing like that some day.
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