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, and 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.*
*
H*
*
**
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 a
unique
way to invoke God's blessing on their future with or without
the
court's approval.
Isn't this a
wonderful story? Pass it on to all your
friends..........and
*GOD BLESS
YOU!!!!*
*This is a true story; it happened at
the University of Maryland *.