BLESSING AT THE CLASS OF '58
REUNION/ SATURDAY NIGHT:
LET US PRAY:
O GOD WE THANK YOU FOR ALL THE MANY BLESSINGS YOU HAVE BESTOWED UPON THE
MEMBERS OF OUR CLASS, AND THEIR FAMILIES, THROUGHOUT THE YEARS;
THANK YOU FOR THE DEEP AND ABIDING FRIENDSHIPS THAT WERE BORN IN OUR FORMATIVE
YEARS, AND WHICH ENDURE IN THESE LATER YEARS OF OUR LIVES;
THANK YOU FOR THE MANY GREAT AND CARING TEACHERS WHO NURTURED AND ENCOURAGED
US, PROVIDING A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR OUR CAREERS AS PARENTS, AND AS
CONTRIBUTORS TO THE PROGRESS OF OUR COUNTRY, IN THE BUSINESS WORLD, AND IN THE
PROFESSIONS;
WE THANK YOU FOR HELPING US TO BE CHEERFUL WHEN THINGS HAVE GONE WRONG; FOR
PERSEVERING WHEN THINGS ARE DIFFICULT; AND CALM AND PATIENT WHEN THINGS ARE
IRRITATING;
AND, FINALLY, IN REMEMBRANCE OF OUR CLASSMATES WHO HAVE PASSED INTO A BETTER
PLACE, AND AS WE PONDER HOW APPRECIATIVE WE ARE FOR THEIR FRIENDSHIP WITH US,
LET US REMEMBER THAT A FRIENDSHIP MADE, AT ANY TIME IN LIFE, IS A TREASURE TO
BE VALUED IN MAKING EACH OF US A BETTER PERSON.
WE ASK THAT YOU BLESS THESE GIFTS, AND THIS FOOD, IN THY NAME, AMEN.
BILL LEARY
CLASS OF '58
2008