Emma Bernier ’22 Gives Invocation at 2022 Commencement
The graduating senior prayed that God may bestow upon her peers the mindfulness to acknowledge all they have accomplished at Stonehill.
Heavenly Father
Good and Gracious God
You who is known by many names and in many voices
Be in our presence during this joyous occasion.
As we recognize the accomplishments
Of those receiving diplomas and beginning new chapters
Let us not forget it is You who stood at our side along the way
And we celebrate, for You are with us here.
We ask Your blessings upon us.
Make each of us mindful, we pray, of all we have accomplished here at Stonehill
And send us forth, with the wind at our backs, to do great things in the world.
Bless as well those who have supported us in our work—
In the classroom, at home, and on the way:
Teachers who have graciously given of themselves in compassion and knowledge
Families who have sacrificed much, giving all that they could by the works of their hands
Friends who became family and created a place to call home away from home, teaching us in the ways only our peers can
Make us ever mindful of those on whose shoulders we stand as well as those who follow in our path.
As we move forward, celebrating accomplishment and transition, may we continue to make You known, loved, and served.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.