An Irish Blessing –
“May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sunshine warm upon your face; the rains falls soft upon your fields,
And until we meet again, may God hold you in the palm of His hand.”
Responsive Reading for Sunday, March 17
“You shall not oppress a sojourner. You know the heart of a sojourner, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt” (Exodus 23:9, English Standard Version).
May the road rise up to meet you.
“When a stranger sojourns with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong. You shall treat the stranger who sojourns with you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God” (Leviticus 19:34, ESV).
May the wind be always at your back.
“Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares” (Hebrews 213:2, ESV).
May the sun shine warm upon your face; the rains fall soft upon your fields
“Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares” (Hebrews 13:2, ESV).
and until we meet again, may God hold you in the palm of His hand.