We begin this week with Memorial Day, a holiday in the United States when we take the time to honor and mourn the military personnel who have died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. For the remainder of the week, we celebrate our graduating seniors, who will be moving on; soon to begin their college education in the Fall. We wish them God Speed.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Loving God, see our graduates through the rough water; leading them to use all that they have learned at Cross to make the world a better place, to serve others in true solidarity and kinship – to seek ways to help the poor, the marginalized, and those who are suffering – and to always seek the greater good. We know that some of them will experience pain and hardship, and we know that some of them already have, and we ask You to grant them solace and strength.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.