Congratulations class of 2013!
Graduation is such an exciting time. It's a unique transitional time in your life where you have the opportunity to look back on the past few years that led to your graduation but also thinking, dreaming, planning, and often times worrying about the road ahead. Relax, it's really going to be okay. Take a deep breath. YOU'LL BE OKAY.
I love finding simple truths in simple things. I have always enjoyed reading comic strips. Often times it's an escape from reality but surprisingly enough you find profound words speaking to you that make you think about your life and the world around you. The Calvin and Hobbes strip above is one of those cases. At the onset of this strip, the two friends find themselves in a world that was aesthetically different than the day prior. "Everything familiar has disappeared! The world looks brand new!" Graduates, I promise you this will not be the first time you experience transition. All of life is transition. You'll find yourself looking at a "brand new" world ahead as "everything familiar" disappears. The most important thing for you during these times is your reaction to this reality. How will you respond? Will you be crippled with fear of the uncertainty or will you boldly cry out like Calvin in the midst of uncertainty, "let's go exploring"?
There's so much to explore and discover out there, including yourself! Contrary to popular and secular belief that the end goal is all that matters, we believe, as followers of Christ that how we run the race is just as important. Jesus already promised us the end goal which is to be with Him for eternity and in perfection. So friends, as we, graduates and non-graduates aike, face change, let us respond like Calvin, knowing and trusting that as we "go exploring", the Lord will mold us, shape us, and make us more and more like Him along the way until we are glorified with Him when we meet Him face to face. To extend Calvin's wise words, let's "never stop exploring." God bless you and congratulations to the class of 2013.
From Pastor Keeyoung’s Heart
June 2, 2013