Mom's prayer for her child at school

With a new school year upon us, I wanted to share a prayer I wrote for my own children a few years back.

Lord, I pray that this will be a year of enlightenment and growth for my child and that You will walk with him to help assure he stays on the path that You intend for him--a path that I pray will ultimately lead him to fulfill Your will for him.

I ask Lord, that You help her to develop the maturity and self-discipline to follow rules that are designed to cultivate an atmosphere conducive to learning.

I ask Lord, that You inspire my child to extend kindness and respect toward both his teachers and fellow students so that he can be a shining example of Your love.

I pray Lord, that You will free my child of any hurts or humiliations that have led her to feel either unloved or unlikable to her teachers or classmates.  I pray Lord, that You will teach her how to forgive anyone against whom she feels a grudge or resentment.

I pray Lord, that You will help him know that his teachers have only his best interest at heart and that he will understand that his teachers want to help him be successful in school and ultimately in life.

I pray Lord, for my child's teachers--that they will remain firm, yet patient and kind toward her even when she fails to meet their expectations.

I pray Lord that my child will experience Your tender love through the teachers and classmates You give him to know and that through those teachers, classmates, his family and others, that he will experience the love that will reveal to him the depth and extent of Your love.  Because to be loved as You love is the birthright of all children.  And I would hope that would be evident to my child when he is at school.

I pray Lord, that You will help my child's teachers to see her as I do; that no person in a position to influence my child will give up on her, write her off or judge her based on gossip or reputation.

I praise and thank You Lord, for the precious gift my child has been in my life.  And I thank you for all the tremendous potential that exists within him.

I thank You for all the love, joy and laughter my child brings into my life and the lives of her family members.  I thank You for the helping hand she gives around the house and for the generous heart, gentle and pleasant disposition she has and for those times when she is a devoted sibling, daughter and friend.

I get weary sometimes Lord, with how rambunctious he can be.  But I thank you for the good health and spirited personality that make him so.

I ask you Lord, to guide me as I strive to raise a good, Christian child who will someday be a productive member of society and a shining example of your love.

Finally Lord, I ask You to continue to bless my child, his teachers and classmates and always keep them close to you.  Please send your angels to form a hedge of protection around them and send them safely home to those who so deeply love them.

These things in Jesus' name I pray.

Mom

Comments

[Joe]

Very well put. It is also our prayer that GOD and biblical principles can once again be a major part of school and our country. We are a CHRISTIAN nation and need to stand up and be counted. All this political correctness in not trying to offend other religions will be our downfall.

[Pete]

Yes Joe it is very well put.. From the heart and from the home, Not the School... We are a nation of mostly Christians, not a Christian nation our forefathers made that clear with the guaranteed FREEDOM OF RELIGION.. Our schools teach the three R's, Readin, Ritin, and Rithmatic.. There is no forth R for religion.. If the Catholics and Protestants are killing each other in Ireland over who's a better Christian I sure as hell don't want that pressure on the kids.. I also wouldn't want the kids to have to pass through a bunch of tambourine playing Hare Krishna's.. Or stop class to face Mecca, or maybe a pentagram or two drawn on the floor... We are a nation free to practice any religion we choose, but it's our choice not the homeroom teachers.. Religion and prayer belongs from the heart, from the home and from the Church.. Not the schools.. Peace Pete

[Stacy's mom]

Awesome poem. Thanks for sharing!

[Dalton]

Theresa, thank you for sharing your faith in a business(the liberal media) that frowns,distorts,villifies,and attacks people and religions of faith in CHRIST- (yes, I said the "C" word).Too many times the media (nationally and locally) have distorted and twisted the Christian mission to their own political,social,and amoral ends to serve a distinct purpose: To destroy faith in a higher power. You always hear reports in the news about the negatives in Churches and their members,i.e.; a Catholic Priest in trouble for being a pedophile,a homosexual clergyman to be ordained to be a bishop, women pushing the Pope to become priests,when many of them only want to take care of their own feminist agendas. The list goes on and on. Rarely do you hear reports of the positive things Christians do in this country,world,and if it is reported,it is with a biased and slanted view against said faith. Jesus Christ said "the truth shall set you free". We should NEVER be afraid to speak the truth and defend our Christian faith. I applaud you, Theresa Schmidt. May God bless you and keep you always.

[lunettes de soleil chanel]

Vos enfants regardent si mignons! Nous avons utilisé pour faire beaucoup pour Halloween (oui, mon mari et moi habiller trop), mais eux, il a tous eu à être trop depuis que mon mari aime à décorer pour Noël. Il aime les lumières! Alors maintenant, nous n'avons pas vraiment faire quelque chose pour Halloween parce que nous commençons le cordage des lumières dans Novembe3 tôt!