I Pray you 'enough' - ... thanks good friend, Marge R!

ENOUGH:




Recently, I overheard a mother and daughter in their last moments together



at the airport.. They had announced the departure. Standing near the security



gate, they hugged, and the mother said, 'I love you, and I pray you enough.'



The daughter replied, 'Mom, our life together has been more than enough.



Your love is all I ever needed. I pray you enough, too, Mom.'



They kissed, and the daughter left. The mother walked over to the window



where I was seated. Standing there, I could see she wanted and needed to cry.



I tried not to intrude on her privacy, but she welcomed me in by asking,



'Did you ever say good-bye to someone knowing it would be forever?'



Yes, I have,' I replied.



'Forgive me for asking, but why is this a forever good-bye?'



'Well...I'm not as young as I once was, she lives so far away & has her own



busy life. I have some challenges ahead, and the reality is - her next trip



back will be for my funeral,' she said.



'When you were saying good-bye, I heard you say, 'I pray you enough.'



May I ask what that means?'



She began to smile. 'That's a prayer that has been handed down from



other generations. My parents used to say it to everyone.' She paused



a moment and looked up as if trying to remember it in detail, and she



smiled even more. 'When we said, 'I pray you enough,' we wanted the



other person to have a life filled with just enough good things to sustain



them.'



Then, turning toward me, she shared the following as if she were



reciting it from memory.



"I pray you enough sun to keep your attitude bright no matter how



gray the day may appear..



I pray you enough rain to appreciate the sun even more.



I pray you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive



and everlasting.



I pray you enough pain so that even the smallest of joys



in life may appear bigger.



I pray you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.



I pray you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.



I pray you enough hellos to get you through the final good-bye."



Then, she began to cry, and walked away.



They say, it takes a minute to find a special person,



an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them, but



an entire life to forget them.



* Only if you pray, send this to the people you will never forget,



and remember to send it back to the person who sent it to you.



If you don't send it to anyone, it may mean that you are in such



a hurry that you have forgotten your friends.



TAKE TIME TO LIVE....... To all my loved ones family & friends.... I PRAY YOU "ENOUGH" .......





*WOW Ministries

*Women Of Worship

*Min. Carolyn F. Brooks*

*"Experience Your Break Through"*



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