Back to School Prayer

Well God, the children are off to school and this is my back to school prayer.

I thank You and praise You and give You the glory and honor for this outlet in which to pray.   Please keep the children from hurt harm and danger. Let them meet and interact with like minded friends that love You and are into doing great things. Let Your light shine through our children, so that someone may find You through them.

My back to school prayer includes the teachers and the staff.

God, thank You for school teachers and the staff at schools all over the world. I pray that they all love their jobs and are eager to teach. That they have patience even when they want to pull their hair out or smack a kid! I pray for increase in pay and benefits for school teachers and staff! Give them back double for the extras that they put into their classrooms that are not covered in the school budgets.

God, will grant my petition for parents in this back to school prayer.

When the teachers are done for the day, and the children come home, prepare us to do our jobs with insuring homework is done. Help us to make sure that our children are ready to do it all the again the next day. Give us patience and build up our knowledge so that we can support our children with their learning. Grant us the financial resources that will provide everything the children need to be well educated. Let our homes be filled with love patience, kindness, Godly correction and healthy relationships between families. So that, our children can reflect those things with their teachers and classmates.

Dear God, let the children be present mentally and physically in their classrooms. Let them retain the instruction they receive from their teachers. So that when it is time to take tests they will pass. Let your peace be within them so there is no anxiety. If they fall short of the mark. Do not allow to them to see themselves as failures. Instead, allow them to see that if they study hard and ask for help they can do anything!

My greatest petitions to you God in this back to school prayer is to PLEASE shield the children against gang violence and bullying and accessive fighting.

Hide them in the safety of your arms. Please build up their esteem, let them feel Your love around, and receive constructive feedback well. Teach them to be obedient and respectful of the people that you have placed in their lives as authority. Show the children lovingkindness and  hide Your Word in their hearts.  So that when the enemy comes to kill steal and destroy, they will be able to resist and flee from him.  Let the forces of evil see heavenly angels encamped around our children and reject the very thought of attack.

Finally, please receive this back to school prayer with a the utmost thank-you.

Thank  for provision, for school clothes, back pack, school fees and all the little surprises that our budgets said we couldn’t afford.  Thank you in advance, for the things left to get! Thank you for the Empower Network and it’s training. It is because of it, millions of people around the world will see this back to school prayer. May they see it and pray along with me.

In Jesus’ name,  Amen!

That’s my back to school prayer. Here’s to a great 2012-13 school year!

Blessings and more blessings to you!

Cherise Ward-Taylor