Blessing for Graduates

Before you were even formed, God
knew you.
While in your mother’s womb, God
named you.
At your birth, God’s breath filled you with life.
Today we celebrate what you have become
at this moment in time.
And so we pray, God of our beginning,
We thank you for the gifts of these graduates;
Their excitement, their awesome wonder and curiosity,
Their open speech and encouraging words.
Their contributions have blessed and challenged us,
And we have become a richer
and more diverse community because of them.
As they step forward into the world that awaits,
comfort their fears with the full knowledge
of your
divine presence.
Strengthen their resolve to walk in the
footsteps of Jesus
As modernday disciples in a world that
needs their Spirit.
Guide their feet as they move through life,
protecting them from the pitfalls of darkness
while they help to lead future generations
into the warmth and promise of your light.
We ask this blessing upon each of them in your name.
Amen