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Holding Hands with God in the Dark

Our friends, Ken and Cheryl Gates, lost their son, Reid--a high school senior-- last September in a senseless accident.  Ken tells their journey in this Baccalaureate address to Reid's classmates.  It is very moving and full of wisdom. I wanted to share it with you.  Please pray for this family as they continue to walk with God in the dark. Cindy CHS Baccalaureate Msg, 21 May 2014 June 9, 2014 at 11:41am Cedaredge High School Class of 2014 Baccalaureate, 21 May 2014 Ken Gates             I thank the seniors that invited me here to speak tonight.             I thank the Lord for giving me the gumption to accept the invite.             This baccalaureate message is going to be different than the 37,000 other high school baccalaureate messages given this season - which is appropriate, because the year you seniors had is different from all the others.             Many of you heard me share at Reid’s Memorial last Sept. I shared that I was puzzled that the L