John 14

We just arrived home from Tulsa last night where we had the great privilege to watch Christopher graduate. The ceremony was very well done. It starts off as any commencement with the precession of everyone involved in the proceedings. Then the University Chaplin comes to the podium to lead us in a prayer. I am praying along with him and I hear others around me agreeing with what he is saying. I even reference Christopher's name in areas he is praying about. It does not take long to understand this is a written prayer which I have no problem with but the fact he never mentions Jesus name started to bother me. I wanted to jump out and say what about Jesus? What about John 14:6? What about John 13-14?

13 "Whatever you ask in My name, that will I do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

14 "If you ask Me anything in My name, I will do it.

How can you pray to God and ask these special things upon the graduates but never in the name of Jesus? This is the society we live in now. The name of Jesus is not even mentioned in a prayer or in the closing before the Amen.

Lord help us to never be ashamed to mention your Son's name in a prayer no matter the setting we are in. It is only by Him and through Him can we come to the throne of grace and mercy. Thank Lord for what you taught me this weekend. I pray this in Jesus name Amen.

Larry
2 Corinthians 2:15-16