With the start of the school year upon us in my community as well as many others, here are great items to pray about regarding your local schools. Even if you no longer have children in school, our schools and everyone who is connected with them need our prayers.
Pray for School Boards:
- Give thanks for the individuals who serve our community in this way.
- Pray for wisdom and discernment as they make decisions that impact our community.
- Pray they may honor God with their speech and actions.
- Pray for positive interactions with administrators, teachers, staff, students, and families.
- Pray for good working relationships between board members.
Pray for staff:
- Pray for administrators to be good leaders.
- Pray for teachers to connect with their students and families.
- Pray for teachers who are new to their district or have changed positions.
- Pray they will adjust well to the schools.
- Pray for secretaries, bus drivers, and custodians. These important roles are often the first connection a student makes with a school. Pray these individuals will be caring and empathetic to students and families.
- Pray that Christian staff members will have opportunities to live out their faith on a daily basis. May they be faithful to their beliefs as Christians and their calling as teachers. Pray for appropriate opportunities to share their faith.
- Pray that all school staff will get along and support each other.
- Pray by name for teachers that you know personally or for teachers your children/grandchildren will have.
Pray for students:
- Pray for students who are new to our community or who are attending a new school that they are able to make friends and to feel welcome.
- Pray for students who are just starting school for the first time this year.
- Pray for them as they adjust to new routines, new teachers, and new friends.
- Pray for all students to be kind and welcoming to others.
- Pray for students who have difficult home situations or lack food, supplies, and other resources. Pray that school may be a safe place and they will have adults they can trust. Pray that school personnel can help connect them to appropriate resources.
- Pray for students while they are on the playground and/or athletic fields. Pray that they will honor God in their speech and actions. Pray that these will be places where students will be lifted up and encouraged rather than torn down.
- Pray for safety while traveling to school whether that be by bus, driving, walking, etc. Especially pray for safety for high school students who may be newer drivers.
- Pray for the physical and mental health of everyone who is connected with our schools. Pray for students who may be considering suicide that they will seek help and that friends and others will reach out to them.
- Pray specifically for students you know by name.
