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The man who graduates today and stops learning tomorrow is uneducated the day after.
Newton Baker, American Politician, 1871 - 1937
(suitable for opening the ceremony)
Dear God,
Today we join with heaven as we celebrate and give thanks for every student here. Thank you that each one is unique and brimming with potential.
Thank you for leading them in their learning, for keeping them safe as they studied, and for watching over them in their final exams.
We pray that they may all feel proud this day and enjoy sharing their achievements with family and friends. May today be a memory that burns bright within them as they embark on life’s great adventure.
Amen.
(a prayer for a graduation service from www.lords-prayer-words.com)
(a modern prayer for a graduation ceremony from www.lords-prayer-words.com)
source: Prayer for Schools and Colleges, Book of Common Prayer, 1979 version, Protestant Episcopal Church in the USA.
(a benediction from www.lords-prayer-words.com)
Show me your ways, LORD,
teach me your paths.
Guide me in your truth and teach me,
for you are God my Savior,
and my hope is in you all day long.
Psalm 25:4-5 (NIV)
May the Lord bless you and keep you.
May the Lord make his face to shine upon you,
and be gracious to you.
May the Lord lift up his countenance upon you,
and give you peace.
A short creative reading of the "Our Father" set to uplifting music and images:-
Michelangelo, Italian Renaissance Artist, 1475-1564
Lawrence of Arabia, (Thomas Edward Lawrence 1885-1932), writer and British army officer
Ralph Waldo Emerson, America poet, 1803 –1882
(suitable for a graduate to read in the ceremony)
Almighty God,
Thank you for the wonderful time we have had learning and studying here.
Please bless us now as we celebrate and mark this special day.
May each one of us find ways to cherish the memories we have made,
And look forwards with courage in our hearts to the new challenges ahead.
Lord, please guide our footsteps. Come lead us in our new areas of study and the work opportunities that lie ahead of us.
Father please fill our minds with vision. As we begin new adventures may each graduate be blessed with friendship, support and love.
Thank you, Lord, for the privilege of studying here. Please bless each member of staff here today and this inspiring place of learning.
Amen.
(a students prayer from www.lords-prayer-words.com)
(graduation prayer from www.lords-prayer-words.com)
Take a moment to hear from God...
here are links to some wonderfully inspired prayers to aid your journey