{"id":3047,"date":"2012-08-07T07:22:38","date_gmt":"2012-08-07T14:22:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nicksenger.com\/csc\/?p=3047"},"modified":"2014-01-15T12:34:18","modified_gmt":"2014-01-15T20:34:18","slug":"more-back-to-school-prayers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nicksenger.com\/csc\/more-back-to-school-prayers","title":{"rendered":"More Back to School Prayers"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Concord Pastor Comments<\/a> is a must-read blog, and today Fr. Fleming has some wonderful new prayers for the beginning of school, including this original one for teachers:<\/p>\n

\"AA Teacher’s Prayer<\/p>\n

Dear God,
\nA new school year is about to begin
\nand my classroom door will soon open
\nto the students you’ve assigned to my care…
\nOpen my mind and heart to each of them
\nand especially to the ones
\nwho will challenge me the most…
\nHelp me challenge my students, all of them,
\nto study, to learn, to grow in knowledge
\nand even a little wisdom…
\nHelp me remember, Lord,
\nhow young my students are:
\ngive me patience to help them grow up
\nand insight to know the help they need…
\nHelp me to understand that sometimes
\nmy students may not understand me:
\nmay I be clear in the things I say and do,
\nand in how I say and do them\u2026
\nMy students don’t know the burdens and worries
\nmy heart brings to the classroom,
\nso help me remember, Lord,
\nhow anxious and heavy my students’ hearts may be…
\nKeep me from favoring any particular students, Lord,
\nexcept for those who most need my help…
\nLet my decisions in the classroom
\nbe fair and just, honest and true…
\nSend your Spirit to fill me with gifts
\nof knowledge and understanding, counsel and wisdom\u2026
\nLord, open my mind and heart to my students’ parents,
\nespecially those who will challenge me the most…
\nHelp me challenge parents to challenge their children
\nto study, to learn and to grow…
\nHelp me to teach as you would, Lord:
\nhelp me be understanding when I need to be firm,
\ngentle in all things,
\nand patient until the last bell rings\u2026<\/p>\n

A new school year is about to begin, Lord,
\nand I wonder,
\nwhat will you teach me today?<\/p>\n

Amen.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Be sure to read the full article<\/a>, and you may even want to subscribe so you can get all of Fr. Fleming’s posts as they become available–they’re worth it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A Concord Pastor Comments is a must-read blog, and today Fr. Fleming has some wonderful new prayers for the beginning of school, including this original one for teachers: A Teacher’s Prayer Dear God, A new school year is about to begin and my classroom door will soon open to the students you’ve assigned to my … <\/p>\n

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