Graduation Time

Last night I had the privilege of giving the invocation and benediction at Ambridge Area High School’s 108th annual Commencement. It was such an honor to bless these students and join the celebration of their achievement. Cannot believe it’s already been eight years since I graduated high school! As I was preparing my prayers for these graduates I was reminded of how graduation is in many ways the threshold of a whole new phase of life.

If you’re graduating this year whether from high school, college, or grad school, know that God has a special purpose for your life. Sometimes stepping into the unknown can be a little scary whether it be college, military, or the workforce. After high school and college comes increased freedom, increased responsibility, and, as my friend has eloquently put it, the 3 M’s: Marriage, Mortgage, and Minivan.

Yet Prov. 3:5-6 encourages us to “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him,and he will make straight your paths.” Regardless of where life takes you next, if you trust in God and follow him with all of our heart, you can know that he will direct all of your paths.