Prayers for celebrations and milestones

Graduation and what comes next

For birthdays, anniversaries, and the days worth marking.

Also for graduation · graduating · finished school · university graduation · next step · first job · what now · commencement · new chapter · future plans · leaving school

Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3:5-6, World English Bible
being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.
Philippians 1:6, World English Bible
Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw near, when you will say, “I have no pleasure in them;”
Ecclesiastes 12:1, World English Bible
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you,” says Yahweh, “thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future.
Jeremiah 29:11, World English Bible
I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go. I will counsel you with my eye on you.
Psalm 32:8, World English Bible
Commit your deeds to Yahweh, and your plans shall succeed.
Proverbs 16:3, World English Bible

A prayer

Original writing, not a quotation of Scripture.

Lord, the gown is returned and the photos are taken, and now comes the question everyone keeps asking: what's next? Thank you for every teacher, every late night, and every person who helped get here. Guide the next step, whether it's a job, more study, or a season of not knowing.

Keep faith at the center of this new chapter. Let this graduate grow in wisdom and serve others well. In Jesus' name, Amen.

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