Sneezes

   They walked in tandem, each of the ninety-three students filing into the 
already crowded auditorium. With 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. The principal and 
several students were careful to stay within the guidelines allowed by the 
ruling. They gave inspirational and challenging speeches, but no one 
mentioned divine guidance and no one asked for blessings on the graduates 
or their families.

   The speeches were nice, but they were routine.......until the 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, each and every one of you!" And he walked off stage...

   The audience exploded into applause. The graduating class found a unique 
way to invoke God's blessing on their future with or without the court's 
approval.