Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” - 1 Peter 1:3
In June 2023, Lydia Owens graduated valedictorian from Woodmont High School in Greenville, South Carolina. She shared her hardships and opened up about her faith in her graduation speech.
“No matter what your future holds, please remember that your life is so much more than how successful you are; even if you accomplish all of your dreams or none of them at all, you are still valuable, and you are still good enough because you are made in the image of God,” Owens said.
In the three-minute speech, Lydia spoke on how her decade-long definition of success was redirected two years ago.
“I had that reality check almost two years ago when my mom passed away,” Owens said. “When tragedy struck my life, it wasn’t my grades nor my success that helped me navigate through that loss. When everything else in my life felt uncertain, the only person I could depend on was Jesus.”
Owens said her mom was her biggest inspiration in life.
“She always pushed me to be my best self and always encouraged me in my faith,” Lydia said. “She’s the reason that I have such a strong faith. She was the example of how to be a Godly woman and how to love people intentionally.”
When everything in life feels uncertain, know that Jesus is your living hope. Today, in prayer, praise the Lord and let your hope be in Jesus.
“Our world today so desperately hungers for hope, yet uncounted people have almost given up. There is despair and hopelessness on every hand. Let us be faithful in proclaiming the hope that is in Jesus.” -Billy Graham
God’s Word: “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.” – Romans 15:13
Mostly Cloudy, 61°