Confirmation Sunday Homily // Rev. Matt Kennedy // May 17 2026

Confirmation is a long tradition in many Christian churches in which our youth commit to study, reflect, and practice their faith in the hope and preparation that they will continue to be life-long followers of Jesus. It culminates on Confirmation Sunday, which includes our students sharing their faith stories. The traditions, rites, and celebrations of Confirmation Sunday spotlight our youth as individuals and rightfully honor the steps of faith they are taking.Yet at the same time, there is something almost ironic about some of our Confirmation traditions: while we publically celebrate and honor our students' faith, the New Testament also commends a faith that is quiet and modest, that are lives are to be, "hidden in Christ our God” (Collosians 3:2). This Sunday as we worship, I will urge us not to overly fixate on what our students have done but more importantly reflect on what they might teach us, that, "Christ is all and is in all.” (Collosians 3:11). May their lives and witness point us to the real life of the world.