May 19, 2007

(Not my) Graduation Day

The Columbia Theological Seminary class of 2007 graduated today. I went to the commencement ceremony. I watched the graduates walk across the stage, receive their diploma, and get their hood. I listened as they were declared masters of all things divine.

And I shed a few tears as everyone stood to clap and honor all of the graduates.

Because I could have been one of them.

I could have been one of them because my class graduated today. The class I started seminary with finished seminary today. So I could have been one of the MDiv graduates today.

That could have been me in the cap, gown and hood today, but I don't know that it should have been. My yearlong internship is proving to be invaluable in terms of practical experience. And so I will graduate next year, with my other class.
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Adam said...

Yup. My thoughts exactly. Although, I didn't get to see my friends graduate...

It is a weird feeling though - to know that we'll be going up to Princeton on Monday to a place where my friends will have just left...

But it's been a good year down here too - glad it worked out how it did.

But it's still hard.

5/19/2007 4:41 PM
Karen Fleming said...

This new classmate is beyond glad you'll be in that cap and gown next year.

Miss you already!

5/20/2007 2:50 PM

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