This past Sunday May 16th was a very special night in the life of CCSM (Christ Church Student Ministry). During our normal youth group time we had a celebration of our graduating seniors. Heather “the greatest youth leader ever” Phillips put together a dynamite slide-show. It was 15 minutes of pictures highlighting all of our seniors from middle school to graduating. It was beautiful.
After that we went into a time where youth could give parting words to the seniors. The highlight of the evening was the prayer time. 7 seniors sat in a circle facing outwards while the rest of the group of Middle schoolers, high schoolers, and parents of the graduates made a circle around them. Some people stood and prayed out loud, other people stood and prayed silently, and some waked around the circle laying hands on the seniors praying one by one. It was amazingly touching to see parents lay hands on their children and pray for them. I saw siblings embrace as the younger brother prayed that God would protect his older sister in college. I was deeply moved as I saw my rector transition from Priest to Dad as he finished praying for the first 6 students and moved over to pray for his graduating son. It was a wonderful night. The power of the Holy Spirit was there. The students of CCSM continue to impress me as they mirror Jesus.
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