{"id":59,"date":"2009-03-17T17:43:50","date_gmt":"2009-03-17T17:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/flirtingwithfaith\/2009\/03\/an-irish-blessing.html"},"modified":"2009-03-17T17:43:50","modified_gmt":"2009-03-17T17:43:50","slug":"an-irish-blessing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/flirtingwithfaith\/2009\/03\/an-irish-blessing.html","title":{"rendered":"An Irish Blessing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.appleseeds.org\/Irish-Blessing5-logo.jpg\" alt=\"An Irish Blessing\" width=\"468\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Author Unknown<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.appleseeds.org\/A-925-2A.jpg\" width=\"294\" height=\"38\" \/>\u00a0<font size=\"5\"><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"5\"><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">I wish you not a path devoid of clouds,<br \/>Nor a life on a bed or roses.<br \/>Nor, that you might never need regret,<br \/>Nor that you should never feel pain.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">No, this is not my wish for you. My wish for you is:<br \/>That you might be brave in times of trial<br \/>When other&#8217;s lay crosses upon your shoulders.<br \/>When mountains must be climbed and chasms crossed,<br \/>When hope scarce shines through.<br \/>When every gift God gave you might grow along with you,<br \/>And let you give the gift of joy to all who care for you.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">That you might always have a friend who is worth that name.<br \/>Whom you can trust.<br \/>And hope will be, in times of sadness,<br \/>Who will defy the storms of life by your side.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">One more wish for you:<br \/>That in every hour of joy and pain, you may be close to God.<br \/>This is my wish for you and those who are close to you.<br \/>This is my hope for you, now and forever.<\/p>\n<p><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author Unknown \u00a0 I wish you not a path devoid of clouds,Nor a life on a bed or roses.Nor, that you might never need regret,Nor that you should never feel pain. 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