We are so thankful to all of our guests who have come to participate in this momentous occasion with us this week. I hope that you enjoy your time here, and will be prayerful for Bruce McLarty as he begins his journey leading our school.
You know something is special when it only happens every quarter of a century. It is no question that this year will be remembered by the passing of the medallion and McLarty’s inaugural year. Whether you’re a guest, an alumnus or a student, this week we have all had the pleasure of truly witnessing the writing of history here at Harding. I’m not exactly sure where they keep the log of Harding’s history (probably under lock and key in the archives of the Brackett Library), but I’d like to think that once this year is stamped and sealed, someone will have to strike an asterisk or star next to the year 2013-2014.
No one can deny that we are experiencing a special time here at school, the well-marked “Period of Transition.” Yet I just don’t feel that an asterisk, a medallion or a phrase can provide justice for it all. The truth is, we all play a role in this transition, and we will all have our own stories to tell from this week and this year. How will you remember this?
If you’re a freshman you might look back and think of the first words McLarty spoke to you in the “we are going to be freshmen together” speech. For our seniors and well-organized juniors, you could remember this as the year when you finally got it together and studied for classes.
The Student Association’s goal this year to is provide whatever aid we can to McLarty in his transition and to celebrate the moment we are in.
Yeah, we’ll do fireworks, we’ll host some community events, we’ll communicate ideas from the faculty and students and we’ll just simply be a friend; but the idea that we want to instill during this brief time is that we are all called to serve and to love for the life to come.
Whatever may be the token that you take from this year, I simply ask that you won’t forget it. Do something meaningful, help someone out. Learn your future career so you can show someone your example. Have your own transition, and glorify God in all that you do. I can’t write your story for you, nor can an inauguration.
Yeah, college is short, and so is life. It’s all one big transition to the next, so where is your transition leading you?
