Father, we invite and invoke Your divine presence at this

graduation ceremony and to be with these graduates.

We ask that from this day forward You help them to
remember Your Son Jesus and His words:
–As they walk out the door of opportunities and through
other doors in their lives, help them to remember that
Jesus said, “I am the door.”
–As they seek enlightenment through greater knowledge,
help them to remember that Jesus said, “I am the light of
the world.”
–As they seek their path through life and are tempted by
many distractions, help them to remember that Jesus said,
“I am the way.”
–As they seek to understand the deeper and ultimate
meaning of their lives, help them to remember that Jesus
said, “I am the truth.”
–As they seek fulfillment and the pursuit of happiness, help
them to remember that Jesus said, “I am the life–
abundant and eternal life.”

Father, watch over them, protect, them, provide for them,

guard them, guide them, and give them Your grace to
enable them to persevere to the end. In Jesus’s name We
pray. Amen.