I have seven grandchildren going back to school —two to college, four in high school and one in grade school. I told each of them Grandpa and I would pray for them every day. As the prayer below says, each child is a “precious gift” and each person who teaches our children and touches their lives each day is a gift.
On behalf of the Faith Community Nurses of the Diocese of St. Cloud, we wish all of the students, families, faculty and staff a happy, healthy school year.
Prayer for School Support
Lord we seek your guidance and protection as we begin another school year, we pray:
Lord, hear our prayer.
Lord we seek your loving care for our educators and staff — may you bless them with wisdom, patience and creativity, as well as enthusiasm and endurance for their work, we pray:
Lord, hear our prayer.
That every parent recognizes each child as a precious gift, to be cared for with love, compassion and encouragement, we pray:
Lord, hear our prayer.
That those who care for children with special needs be given special gifts of gentleness, patience, kindness and encouragement in their work, we pray:
Lord, hear our prayer.
That Godly, enduring principles,values and convictions guide all our relationships and behaviors, we pray:
Lord, hear our prayer.
**From the book: Prayers for the soul, Comfort for Parish Nurses & the People they Serve
Annette Jesh is the Parish Health Ministries Program Coordinator for CentraCare and works to support Faith Community Nursing in the Diocese and CentraCare System. Annette spent much of her nursing career as a Public Health Nurse in Benton County and as a Faith Community Nurse at Sacred Heart in Sauk Rapids.