Prayer of Graduating Seniors

Prayer for Graduating Seniors

Loving God,

You love your children and sustain them through wildernesses of the body, mind, and spirit. 

You have carried your children through this chapter of their education and you bring them to a new chapter and we thank you and honor you for their achievements and your blessings on their hard work. 

Even now as you carry us all through the wilderness of a pandemic, you have given us a reminder that new beginnings are happening in our midst and this gives us hope. 

Thank you for their example of dedication and persistence through difficult circumstances. 

May we provide the love and encouragement of a supportive community as they embark on a new phase of life, wherever life may take them. 

May they feel celebrated and cheered on by their families and communities, even though the traditional rites of passage and ceremonies have been taken from them. 

May they have the courage and the freedom to grow and change and spread their wings with full knowledge that they are loved and supported every step of the way. 

May you give them wisdom to make good choices and may they know they are loved unconditionally even when they don't make the right ones. 

When they fall, help us to pick them up with grace. When they fly, help us to cheer them on with enthusiasm. And when they leave the nest, help us to trust in you for their continued protection and guidance. 

In Jesus' name,

Amen

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Submitted by:
Kelsey Vincent, Pastor for Youth and Families, First Baptist Decatur