Weekly Newsletter

Hello Friends,
One more short story, (adapted author unknown)
At an airport, I overheard a father and daughter in their last moments together. They had announced her plane's departure and standing near the door, he said to his daughter, "I love you, I wish you enough." She said, "Daddy, our life together has been more than enough. Your love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough too, Daddy." They kissed goodbye, and she left.
He walked over toward the window where I was seated. Standing there, I could see he was about to cry. I tried not to intrude on his privacy, but he welcomed me in by asking, "Did you ever say good-bye to someone knowing it would be forever?"
"Yes, I have," I replied. Saying that brought back memories I had of expressing my love and appreciation for all my Father had done for me. Recognizing that his days were limited, I took the time to tell him face to face how much he meant to me. I knew what this man was experiencing. "Forgive me for asking, but why is this a forever good-bye?" I asked.
"I am old, and she lives much too far away. I have challenges ahead, and the reality is her next trip back will be for my funeral," he said.
"When you were saying good-bye, I heard you say, 'I wish you enough.' May I ask what that means?"
He began to smile. "That's a wish that has been handed down by other generations. My parents used to say it to everyone." He paused for a moment, as if trying to remember it in detail.
"When we say, 'I wish you enough,' we are wanting the other person to have a life filled with enough good things to sustain them," he continued, and then turning toward me, he shared the following as if he were reciting it from memory.
"I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright.
I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more.
I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive.
I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear much bigger.
I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.
I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.
I wish you enough 'Hellos' to get you through the final 'Good-bye.'"
He then began to cry and walked away.

Our sermon series “Connected” continues this week’s message “Connected to God: Everyone Matters & Belongs,” and the scriptures that support the message comes from Isaiah 58:6–12, 1 Corinthians 12:12–27.
See you on Sunday
God Bless you all.
Pastor Robyne