Mom's 1st Day of School Prayer
Here we are again, Lord.
Their backpacks are loaded and their faces are scrubbed.
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.
1 comment:
The funny thing as I read that prayer is that it is just as true for me to be praying on behalf of my daughter going to college in her Junior year as it is for you to be praying it for your kindergarteners. I guess being a Mom and the concerns that go along with that never stop. Thank God (literally) that He is in control and that He loves them even more than we do. We love you Lord and we place our children back in your loving and gracious hands. Thank you for allowing us to be their caregivers while they are on this earth.
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