A Back-t0-School Blessing
Children all around our country are beginning the third consecutive school year to be impacted by the pandemic. Their teachers face new challenges in not only sharing the curriculum, but in also helping to keep students safe. Families complete the support system that lifts up and helps our children to excel. Below is a blessing we all can offer for their safety and success throughout the year ahead.
O God, our eternal and heavenly parent, bless now these families.
Fill their homes with joy and their hearts with love.
Give them energy, strength, and discernment as they raise these children.
Holy Spirit, the source of all wisdom, bless now these teachers.
Fill their classrooms with learning and their hearts with compassion.
Give them focus, patience and creativity as they educate these children.
Lord Jesus, who welcomed the children and held up their faith
as an example, bless now these students. Fill their schools with community
and their hearts with wonder. Develop within them wisdom, integrity
and maturity as they learn and grow this year.
Remind them all — families, teachers, students and support staff — that we,
their community and church family, are here to support them. Amen.
