High School Valedictorian Reveals Reason Behind Sharing Her Faith in Graduation Speech

A high school valedictorian revealed her motivation behind boldly sharing her faith during her graduation speech. Lydia Owens, 18, who was the valedictorian and president at Woodmont High School in Greenville, South…

Rebecca GuzelJun 22, 20233 min read

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As Owens began her graduation speech, the crowd erupted into applause, which she said she was “not expecting at all.”
“As soon as that happened, I was like, ‘OK, this is what I’m supposed to be doing. God is doing this,'” she noted.
She also mentioned how the crowd encouraged her to “just kept talking.”
“The second time I mentioned Jesus again, they rushed to their phones , and I was thinking, ‘This is not what I was expecting in the middle of my graduation speech — because of Jesus — in a public place, a public school, in front of thousands of people,'” she shared.
As she continued to speak, Owens realized the outburst of applause was because she “was telling them about Jesus.”
“That was just so encouraging to know that God was moving and he was the reason I kept going through that speech,” she stated.
Owens encourged her the crowd to find their value and satisfaction in Jesus Christ.
“My worth and your worth is found in Jesus because He is the only one who will ever satisfy us,” she said.
Continuing, she said, “No matter what your future holds, please remember that 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.”