Lees McRae College - Ontaroga Yearbook (Banner Elk, NC)

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The Pomp and Circumstance . . . 202 Graduation

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The Moderator of the General Assembly stated, I believe that ' walking humbly ' is trying to say to you and me that we must ' know who we are. ' We really know who we are. We know that we are people in need of help. We know that we are people who cannot live without the love that surrounds us and we know that if we really look back on it then we realize that there is love there available to us that helps us to understand who we are. Then we live a certain way. I am not talking about being pious, !■ am not talking about being prissy, I am talking about a deeper awareness that we walk a certain way because we know we are loved by the Creator of the universe, and we know that love comes to us through the people whose lives touch ours. We become a channel of love — love that comes through other people to us. Maybe it would be best to say to walk modestly or to walk obediently. When there is something to be done and we know in our bones that we are the only ones who must do that then somehow we face up to it and we are will- ing because of our own sense of who we are, to undertake things that are risky, to undertake things we may very well fail in, and because we know the security of the love that undergirds us. What then is required of us? To do justice, to hear the people who are saying, ' that ' s not fair, ' and, see if we can do something about it. What is required of us? To love mercy and kindness, knowing who we are. The prophet Jeremiah has this to say that helps us know in another way these very same things ' Thus says the Lord, let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, let not the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches, but let him who glories glory in this — that he understands and knows me, that I am the Lord who practiced steadfast love, justice and righteousness on the earth for in these things, I delight. ' Moderator Mosely concluded. And this is what 1 might interpret that as meaning: It is not of ultimate impor- tance how many hats you wear. What matters is how many people ' s shoes you can fill, how many shoes you can walk in, even if they have none. Remember: do justice, show loving kindness, and walk in obedience. The text of Sara Moseley ' s remarks came from the Book of Micah where the prophet instructed the people to do justice, love kindness and mercy, and walk humbly with thy God. She illuminated several examples of the church ' s involvement in acts of kindness and mercy. Graduation 201

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The Exuberant, the Somber, the Tearful. Graduation 203