High school graduates get most of the attention, but others are celebrating too. College graduates are celebrating their May graduations. Fifth and eighth graders are leaving their schools and getting ready to go to new schools. Moving on can be both sad and exciting.
Graduates leave familiar surroundings to face new challenges and opportunities.
June is also the time that we celebrate Pentecost the birthday of the church. Pentecost marks a graduation of sorts for the disciples of Jesus. They graduated from having Jesus with them in person, to having God s Spirit with them in a powerful way. Jesus was no longer present to tell the disciples what to do, but the Spirit was present to guide them. It was a new day for the disciples and for the church.