Thanksgiving Prayer for the Graduates

Almighty and Loving God, having been through with our college years, with its trials and difficulties, we come to you today with grateful hearts. We thank you for your loving presence in all our struggles, temptations, pains and frustration. We believe you have been with us to give us strength and courage to go on and move forward to achieve our goal. 

Thank you Lord for all the graces you have bestowed upon us, through the people who have helped us in fulfilling our dreams. We thank you for the people who have helped us along the way especially those who have enlighten us in moments of darkness and confusion. Thank you Lord for our parents and relatives who were always there to love and support us in all our needs; for our friends who inspired us, our teachers who have guided us and taught us to be more loving and responsive to the needs of others and to integrate what we have learned in our four corners of our classrooms in our day to day living. 

As we face another stage in life, may you continue to journey with us. With great hope and faith, give us the courage to face the new challenges. We understand this is not yet the end but the beginning of a new journey. May our hopes and dreams come true as we strive to be responsible citizen and men and women of goodwill. May our life be a living witness of your love, peace and justice amidst the challenges and struggles in our world today. 

Compassionate God, we are deeply grateful of your love for us despite our weaknesses and limitations. This day is great day for us as we come together in thanksgiving for all your goodness. Help us to be always aware of your presence in our life, in others and in all your creations. Make us always grateful for every blessing you will shower upon us. All these we pray and thank you loving Father, through Jesus Christ our brother, with the Holy spirit, now and forever.  Amen

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It's  been four years since I last read this thanksgiving prayer during our baccalaureate in high school for the batch 2010-2011 yet it still resonates how I feel, pray and hope now I just graduated from college.