This is the time of year for graduations though they are different this year due to the health concerns among us. My mother was the person in my life that always reminded me of the importance of education. I can remember her saying many times that “education is something that no one can ever take away from you.”
In this time of year, let us reflect on the accomplishments of our graduates as they receive the fruits of their labors- degrees, scholarships, honors, and awards. Yet, this is also a time of year for the graduates and others to realize that they did receive their degree without the assistance and help of others. For every graduate, there is a parent making financial sacrifices that college tuition and fees can be paid… a teacher that encouraged them to believe “you can do it”… and people who believed in them when the graduate did not believe in themselves.
The same is true of not only our graduates, but all of us. So much of the goodness of life that we enjoy in life is a gift from God through someone else. Deuteronomy 6:10-12 reminds us of the same when we read, “ 10 When the LORD your God brings you into the land he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, to give you—a land with large, flourishing cities you did not build, 11 houses filled with all kinds of good things you did not provide, wells you did not dig, and vineyards and olive groves you did not plant—then when you eat and are satisfied, 12 be careful that you do not forget the LORD, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery”.
PRAYER
O God, bless the college and high school graduates among us. As they face the unknowns of the future, help them to know that they do not walk alone. We give you thanks for their accomplishments and for the many persons who have given so much that each graduate might come to this moment in their lives. Help our graduates to go and be a blessing for you; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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