"Back to School" Prayers

As their new school year approached, I decided to send my grandchildren greeting cards. As I shopped, I met a woman on the same mission. 

"We really need to pray," she said.

I agree.

God desires we pray for others. We pray to God the Father, in the name of his Son Jesus, and we can communicate those prayers for others in a variety of ways.

As parents post their student's "First Day of School" photos on Facebook, take a few moments to pray for each young person. "Like" the photo, and include a simple one-sentence prayer in "Comments."

Pack a personal note in your child's lunch box. Include a Bible verse and a short prayer.

Send a greeting card to a school-age grandchild, niece, or nephew. Add a note of encouragement, a prayer, and a Scripture.

Here are 5 prayer points with Scriptures to pray for young people as they head back to school:

• Acquire wisdom, knowledge, and understanding. 

"God gave them knowledge and skill in all literature and wisdom..."  Daniel 1: 17. 

• Respect authority. 

 "Submit yourselves for the Lord's sake to every authority instituted among men..."  1 Peter 2: 13  

•  Know truth. 

"Teach me your way, O LORD, and I will walk in your truth..."  Psalm 86: 11

• Develop godly character. 

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law"  Galatians 5: 22-23

• Protection 

"The LORD will keep you from all harm- he will watch over your life"  Psalm 121: 7


Diligently pray for our next generation! God bless you and your students as they begin the next phase of their educational journey.