It’s graduation season! Don’t you just love it when this time of year comes around? For most of us graduation is a far distant memory; it’s kinda hard for us to pull that memory from our gray matter, but if we try hard enough I believe we could do it. If I remember rightly, any graduation was an exciting time. I could hardly wait for that day to arrive. In fact, it seemed that the world would end before I would get the opportunity to walk down the isle in my cap and gown to the tune of Pomp and Circumstance. When the day finally arrived it seemed to drag on for eternity; I would think, “Will tonight ever get here so I can finally graduate?” Well, the time did arrive and graduation took place, and if I remember correctly, it lived up to all the hype.

For those who have already graduated from college, and to the two who are graduating from high school (Chris Brundage and Christian Roland), we say, “Congratulations!” We know what you are feeling, we remember the heart pounding excitement this time brings, and we can almost recall the sights, sounds and smells of that night. We are so very proud of you. You’ve been diligent and this is your reward. We love you and always will. Loving you means that we will be there for you when you need us. We are praying for you. We are putting you in the best place – the hands of God. Make no mistake, life will get difficult, and we’ve found out that what got us through the deep waters was knowing that people were praying for us; we’ll do the same for you.

One of the blessings of being a part of a small church is that we have had a small number of graduates through the years. It’s not so overwhelming to remember them and pray for them. They are not completely out of reach of our memory banks. So, as we think of this time of year I want to challenge all of us to begin praying for the 2015 graduates and remember our past graduates through prayer. As we pray for them, ask the Lord to use them as laborers in His great harvest of souls for the kingdom of God.

Grace & Peace,