Balloonists' Prayer
The winds have welcomed you with softness
The sun has held you in his warm hands
You have flown so high and so well
That God has joined you in your laughter
And set you gently back down
Into the loving arms of Mother Earth.
Irish Blessing of the Wind
May the road rise to meet you;
May the wind be always at your back;
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
And rains fall soft upon your fields.
And, until we meet again, may God hold you
In the hollow of his hand.
Last updated: 25 July 2005