OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE
Prayer: Dear Merciful Savior, thank you for sharing with us the greatest gift of all, love. Give us a heart to share with others the good news of Jesus Christ’s sacrifice and love toward us. Amen Scripture: “And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is […]
FREDDY’S MOM
Prayer: We pray today for Your grace, oh Lord, for a family that is struggling with disciplining their children. Amen Scripture: The rod of correction imparts wisdom, but a child left to itself disgraces his mother. Prov. 29:15 HCSB She was crying. She and her kindergarten son were walking past my classroom from the principal’s […]
GENTLE AS A DOVE
Prayer: Lord, thank You for this wonderful day and this job where You have decided I can be a light for You. I trust You to show me when to speak and when to wait. Thank You, Lord. Amen Scripture: But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, […]
EXAMPLE
Prayer: Lord, may I be mindful today of the example that I set at home, at school, and wherever else I may be. Amen Scripture: In everything, set an example by doing what is good. In your teachings show integrity, seriousness, and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned… Titus 2:7-8a NIV Who did you […]
UNIQUE
Prayer: We thank You, Lord, for Your endless creativity in our students and co-workers. Please help us delight in their unique qualities and learn to appreciate what we can learn from them. Amen Scripture: Train up a child in the way he should go [and in keeping with his individual gift or bent], and when […]
YOU ARE A MIGHTY WARRIOR (post Covid version)
Prayer: Father, give us the words to speak over our students, and give us listening ears to hear what You are speaking over us. In Jesus’ name. Amen Scripture: The angel of the Lord came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, where his son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to keep it from […]
SIT BY OR SEE JESUS
Prayer: Father, give me courage today to approach You boldly in Jesus’s name as a beloved child of Yours. I will try to not allow culture to “shush” me! Amen Scripture: Then they came to Jericho, and as He was leaving Jericho with His disciples and a large crowd, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus, the […]
TAKING STOCK
Prayer: Dear Lord, We pray for our students and co-workers according to Proverbs 23:23. We pray we all will know the truth, get wisdom, discipline, and understanding. Thank You, Lord. Amen Scripture: Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom…May the favor of the Lord our God rest […]
I KNOW THAT GIRL!
Prayer: Lord, give me the words that fan into flame the distinctive gifts you have placed in my students. May they be encouraged today. Amen Scripture: He will reply “Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.” Matthew 25:45 NIV There […]
DON’T CONCEDE: GET WHAT YOU NEED
Prayer: Lord, teach me to seek and rely on You and Your provision in my life each day, week, month, and year. Amen Scripture: Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has gone through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. For we do […]