Viral Learnings, Part Eight: The Courage to be Different

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This week, I had the privilege to offer a short word of encouragement to the graduating class of Skyline High School, in a video the Baccalaureate team put together. As someone who loves being around high schoolers (I've had a few myself) and particularly this class of graduating seniors, it was an honor to do so.

And while every class is special, the class of 2020 will always have a special place in my heart, for they will forever be the class who never graduated--At least who didn't celebrate their graduation properly. With this pandemic hitting in the winter of their senior year, it was such a shock and so sad to think of ending their 13 years of elementary and secondary school like this.

But there is an upside to this way of ending high school (besides curbing senioritis early :))--It creates the courage to be different.

Here is what I told them...

Congrats class of 2020 at Skyline and all our area high schools! I can't wait to see what God will do in and through you in this strange and challenging season.