Celtic Blessings

I was looking for some toasts or salutations for use in my current book and found these.  They say so much in so few words, especially the fisherman's prayer.

A Celtic grace:

May the roof above
never fall in.
May we below
never fall out.

A Celtic Blessing:

May you have -
Walls for the wind
And a roof for the rain,
And drinks bedside the fire
Laughter to cheer you
And those you love near you,
And all that your heart may desire

An Old Wedding Blessing:

May God be with you and bless you.
May you see your children's children.
May you be poor in misfortune, rich in blessings.
May you know nothing but happiness
From  this day forward

Fisherman’s prayer:

Dear God, be good to me;
The sea is so wide,
And my boat is so small.

Old English Blessing:

 May your joys be as sweet as spring flowers that grow.
As bright as a fire when winter winds blow,
As countless as leaves that float down in the fall,
As serene as the love that keeps watch over us all.

 Armenian blessing:

 May their joys be as deep as the ocean
And their misfortunes as light as the foam.





Jane Jackson.