The Commencement Exercise may just a program to commemorate and celebrate the transition those going from high school to college or college to hopefully the world of gainful employment, but it is in no way the end of the story. It is just the beginning. It is a time to reflect on the before, as well as hope for the after. Commencement Exercises are often filled with both laughter and tears. It can be a time of joy as one leaves to embark on a new journey as well as the sorrow in leaving the familiar to press towards the unknown. But most of all it marks a new beginning.
Any type of change, even a joyful one, has the capability of provoking both excitement and fear. But commencement time provides an awesome challenge. A commencement allows us to put the past behind and walk into our destiny. It can be a change of course to enrich our lives or a course correction to bring our lives into a closer alignment with our Creator. A commencement gives us the opportunity to begin again and to find out what we are really made of. It is able to not only change our lives but to may a difference in the lives of our family, our community, and even the world.
It's commencement time. What will you begin?