1st Day of School Prayer
This goes out to my dear mommy friends who are dropping off their babies at school this morning. I love you & am covering you in prayer! If you remember, please pray for me next Wed. morning as I will be dropping off my babies.
Here we are again, Lord. Their backpacks are loaded and their faces are scrubbed and their
lunch cards are full.
And I know you'll walk with them, Lord. You always do. But a mom still has to ask.
Will You walk with them? Will You whisper to them what they need to hear, when I'm not there to whisper it?
Will You please, oh please, cover their school with the protection only You can give, and will You keep harm far away?
Will You make their minds strong and ready to learn? Will You help them understand that hard work honors the One who created them?
Will You guide their teachers, giving them patience and wisdom and creativity and more
patience? Will You bless them for their efforts?
Will You love all those children there, the ones whose lunch accounts aren't full, the ones who feel alone? Will You teach my children to be kind and unselfish and to love those who are different from them?
Will You point them back toward home just as soon as you can?
Lord, I give them to You today and everyday, trusting them to Your care.
In Jesus' name, Amen.
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Thank you so much Jenn! How thoughtful of you. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you! That was great and made me cry for the 50th time today! Sending Kaylee off to all day kindergarten was harder than I expected! I have been praying for her and her teachers all day!!
ReplyDeleteJust stopped by for a peek @ your blog. I was a homeschooling mom for many years. My 3 are grow (or at least they think they are) now and I've got two sweet grandchildren. I want to encourage you in your teaching efforts. It is the greatest thing you can do to change your world and the lives of your little ones. God bless you.
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Thanks for thinking of little E today Jen! You are an awesome friend!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for keeping all us softies in your prayers! I tried really hard not to cry and didn't until we left the building. I just can't believe my little baby is in kindergarten. At one point, that seemed so far away and now its here!
ReplyDeleteHow sweet is that prayer!! I was a jealous and thankful all at the same time today.
ReplyDeletehi there....just wanted to stop by and thank you for your precious comment on the Lylah blog...and i posted part 1 for you.
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I LOVE this and so needed to read it!!
ReplyDeleteHope your having a blessed day!
AMEN!
ReplyDeleteI want to frame this and put it on the wall! I swear that is what I pray when I drop them off in the mornings!Thank you for praying for my munchkins too! :)
just read that tonight. very sweet. loved it.
ReplyDeletehope you have a great weekend. hopefully i will
see ya soon. steph
I think I am going to share this with the mom's ministry leaders and possibly on my facebook... great!! Just what I needed to hear!!
ReplyDeleteI will repost this next week on my blog when my kiddo goes to 6th grade!!!
ReplyDeleteHi There,
ReplyDeleteA google search brought me to your blog. I love this prayer. Do you mind me posting it in our newsletter that goes out to foster and adoptive parents? (About 25 families.) We are a Christian organization and I think this sums up what we are praying as the kids enter school, whether they are biological, foster, or adoptive children. Let me know! Of course I will reference your blog. Thanks! - Ashley
After 10 years of homeschooling, we had to put the children in school so that I could get a full time job and help support the family. Today is the first day of year 2 in public school. My heart is heavy. I thought it would only be for 1 year. But here we are again. All I can do is ask God to work it all out. He knows my heart and all I desire for my sons. Thank you for the prayer today. It lifted my soul.
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