Sunday evening was the Baccalaureate Service for East Kentwood High School.  The service was held at Cornerstone Church where Briana and her parents attend.  Sylvia and I met them at their home and we all went to the church together.

I fully expected the kind of service that Sylvia and I had when we graduated.  There was some special music and local clergymen were in charge of the rest for prayers and sermon, etc.  That is not what we saw.  The seniors (High School seniors that is) were in charge and they did everything.  It was one of the most beautiful, moving and well done services I’ve ever attended.

There was special music led by the praise band from the Cornerstone youth group and others.  They young musicians did their part to set the right tone for the evening.

There were words of welcome and then an interpretive dance to Only Hope.  A couple of the seniors sang solos.  There were four different speakers sharing their thoughts, words of encouragement to each other and personal testimonies.

There was a wordless drama in which the girl on the far right is controlled by this group of demons that lead her into substance abuse and an attempted suicide  (issues that young folks face these days).  Things go from bad to worse for our young protagonist.

Then Jesus comes, dispels the demons and frees her from the ropes that bound her.  It was very powerful and very well done.

Becca and Liz sang Temporary Home.  These two gals are not imposing but their voices are powerful.  Seldom will you hear someone of that age that can project a full clear voice the way these two do.  And their harmony is wonderful.  Their song brought tears to my eyes.

Brianas friend, Riane, was the final speaker then we sang a song and were dismissed.  As I said before it was a beautiful, moving and well done service.

Afterward we went to Bryant and Barbara’s house where we had an extended visit and ate some apple pie that Briana had baked.  Yummy!

Special thanks to Sylvia and Barbara for the photos.  Sylvia took the first two and Barbara the second pair.  I wish you could have been there with us.