A
Planned Sneeze
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. They gave inspirational and challenging
speeches, but no one mentioned divine guidance and no one asked for blessings
on the graduates or their families.
One 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. All 92 students, every single
one of them, suddenly SNEEZED!!!!
The student on stage simply looked at the audience and said, "GOD BLESS
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.
This happened at the University of Maryland.