Back to School Prayer
My son is starting elementary school for the very first time. Many others will start school today too. Some will be in a new class with a new teacher. Others will be starting at a new school just as my son is.
Please help the children feel your peace when they get nervous, worried, or scared. There are so many new things and new people they will encounter this year.
Please help the children find success this year. Some will not excel in the same way others will, but I pray they will all be successful in their own unique ways. Help them to feel and cherish those achievements.
Please help the children find a friend to sit with at lunch and play with on the playground. It can be so lonely surrounded by people you don’t know in a new place.
Please help the children to find an advocate that will cheer for their successes and guide them through their challenges. Help the teachers, office staff members, custodians, and volunteers to seek out children they can be a buddy for.
Please help each teacher to find joy in their jobs. You know they are asked to do a lot on any given day. Their days can be long and very challenging, but their joy of teaching can help children find a joy in learning.
Please help each of the parents that are sending their children to school today to have listening ears that hear what their children want them to know about their days. Their words share the successes, challenges and joys they have encountered.
Please help the children to share with their parents what they need to know to help support and encourage them in their learning.
Thank you for hearing this prayer. You may hear it from me often this year. There will be new challenges and concerns so, this prayer may change. I am just glad you are here to hear it.
Back to School time means change for everyone involved with schools. Even if you don’t have anyone attending school this year I hope you will pray for those that do.