Back to School
Well, it’s that time of year again! Stores are packed with parents scurrying around to get the best deals on schools supplies and clothes for the new school year. Families are squeezing in a last minute vacation before the kids head back to school. Teachers are busy preparing their classrooms trying to get everything ready for a new group of students. The big yellow limousines are getting inspected and prepped for picking up their precious cargo. School custodians are hustling to get the school buildings looking their best. It won’t be long now.
The first day is always full of excitement. Students are greeted at the front doors by various staff members. Students race to find their old friends, so they can share their summertime adventures. The office is full of parents enrolling students or students who forgot something at home or on the bus. Students’ backpacks are completely loaded down with classroom supplies that have to be turned in. Most students are zipping around the school trying to find their new classes. Then, there are those sweet elementary students who are new or scared, who need that extra attention. Suddenly, the sound of bells ringing can be heard. It must be time to get the day started.
Back-to-school is a period of new beginnings. It’s time to fill students’ hearts with excitement and faith as they get ready to face the new school year. New beginnings may include attending a new school, meeting new teachers and making new friends. The new year also brings with it the opportunity to get closer to God. Goals can be set for both personal and spiritual growth. Both teachers and students can see God at work in their lives in ways they’ve never seen or experienced before.
As I was looking for sample back-to-school prayers I came across this sweet prayer on Pinterest. It seems so simple; yet it is so powerful. Don’t just pray for the big things in their lives; remember the little things also.
Please keep our teachers and students in your prayers as they head back to their classrooms.
Pray for
- the new friendships that will be made.
- nerves to be calmed as students and teachers settle into the new schedules and classes.
- teachers as they seek to learn about their new students and how to encourage their learning.
- teachers as they establish rules and routines for the new year.
- school administrators as they kick off the new year.
- students and teachers who are new to their schools that they may feel welcomed.
Remember that knowledge is like a lamp, and every new thing you learn makes the light brighter.* Sooo … be ready to shine your light before others so that they can see Jesus in you when you head back to school.
*https://www.wishesquotes.com/special-days-of-the-year/40-positive-back-to-school-messages