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The document contains 14 prayers related to education - for students, teachers, schools, wisdom, and tests. The prayers ask God for blessings, protection, guidance, strength, understanding, and peace for all involved in educational institutions and activities.
The document contains 14 prayers related to education - for students, teachers, schools, wisdom, and tests. The prayers ask God for blessings, protection, guidance, strength, understanding, and peace for all involved in educational institutions and activities.
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The document contains 14 prayers related to education - for students, teachers, schools, wisdom, and tests. The prayers ask God for blessings, protection, guidance, strength, understanding, and peace for all involved in educational institutions and activities.
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till the shades lengthen, and the evening comes, and the busy world is hushed, and the fever of life is over and our work is done! Then in His mercy may He give us a safe lodging, and a holy rest, and peace at the last. John Henry Newman (1801-1890)
A Prayer for Elementary Students
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Prayer For Educational Institutions
Eternal God Bless all schools, colleges, and universities, especially __________, that they may be lively centers for sound learning, new discovery, and the pursuit of wisdom; and grant that those who teach and those who learn may find you to be the source of all truth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen. Book of Common Prayer, USA, 1979
Prayer Before a Sporting Event
God our Father, You have created us to strive for the best. Grant to all athletes, coaches, and fans, strength to pursue excellence during this event, and in all that we do. We pray for the safety of these athletes; Protect them from injury and harm. And finally, we pray for your grace, that you would provide us with the endurance to pursue our heavenly prize: eternal life in Your Son. Amen David Bennett
Prayer For Knowledge and Strength
Give me O Lord, I pray Thee firm faith, unwavering hope perfect charity. Pour into my heart the Spirit of wisdom and understanding the Spirit of counsel and spiritual strength the Spirit of knowledge and true godliness and the Spirit of Thy holy fear Light eternal, shine in my heart Power eternal, deliver me from evil Wisdom eternal, scatter the darkness of my ignorance Might eternal, pity me Grant that I may ever seek Thy face with all my heart and soul and strength; and, in thine infinite mercy, bring me at last to Thy holy presence where I shall behold Thy glory and possess Thy promised joys St. Alcuin of York (735-804)
Prayer For Knowledge of God's Creation
Almighty and everlasting God, You made the universe with all its marvelous order, its atoms, worlds, and galaxies, and the infinite complexity of living creatures: Grant that, as we probe the mysteries of your creation, we may come to know you more truly, and more surely fulfill our role in your eternal purpose; in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen Book of Common Prayer, USA, 1979 Prayer for Bus Drivers Father, We thank you for the patience and dedication of bus drivers, who are entrusted with the safety and care of children. Watch over all school bus drivers, we pray, and guide them, in your mercy, that they, and their passengers, may reach their intended destinations, safely and securely. We pray in Jesus name, Amen. David Bennett
Prayer For Patience and Gentleness
Bestow on me, O Lord, a genial spirit and unwearied forbearance; a mild, loving, patient, heart; kindly looks, pleasant cordial speech, and manners in the exchanges of daily life; that I may give offence to none, but as much as in lies, live in charity with all men. Johann Arndt, (1555-1621)
Prayer For a Willingness to Serve Others
Lord, make us instruments of your peace. Where there is hatred, let us sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is discord, union; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; where there is sadness, joy. Grant that we may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be understood as to understand; to be loved as to love. For it is in giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are pardoned; and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen. St. Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) Prayer For a Neighborhood School Heavenly Father You have made human beings in such a way that all education is most important for their welfare. Our neighborhood school is lacking _________ and can barely teach our children basic morals and knowledge that they need in order to live in union with others and with You, their Creator. Help us to restore our school so that our children may receive knowledge of You And of Your Son, which is eternal life. Amen New Saint Joseph People's Prayer Book, adapted
Prayer For Wisdom and Understanding
Teach me, O my Lord Jesus, instruct me that I may learn from Thee what I ought to teach concerning thee. Anglican Archbishop William Laud (1573-1645)
Prayer For Beginning a New School Year
Father, We thank you for the opportunity to begin the _____-_____ school year, and we ask that you bless the faculty, the students, and student families. We pray that you will guide us in all ways, and that we will seek your will in everything that we do. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen David Bennett
School Prayer For the Anniversary of 9-11
Father, on this anniversary of the 9-11 terrorist attacks, we pray that you comfort all those still suffering from this tragedy. We pray for the souls of all those who lost their lives in this, and all, terrorist attacks. May all those consumed by hated for others, be touched by your divine love. We pray in Jesus name. Amen David Bennett Prayer to Follow God Completely O My God give me your grace so that the things of this earth and things more naturally pleasing to me, may not be as close as you are to me. Keep my eyes, my ears, my heart from clinging to the things of this world. Break my bonds, raise my heart. Keep my whole being fixed on you. Let me never lose sight of you; and while I gaze on you, let my love of you grow more and more every day. John Henry Newman (1801-1890)
A Prayer to Start the Day
O, God, Grant us in all our duties your help; in all our perplexities, your guidance; in all our dangers, your protection; and in all our sorrows, your peace. Through Jesus Christ our Lord, our body, and our blood, our life and our nourishment. Amen. St. Augustine (354-430)
A Prayer Appropriate for Graduates and Graduation
Father Help us to not look forward in fear to the changes in life; Rather, may we look to them with full hope, because as changes arise, you will lead us safely through all things, because we are your very own, and when we cannot stand it, You will carry us in Your arms. With you, we shall not fear what may happen tomorrow; because you are the understanding Father who cares for us today, and who will care for us tomorrow and every day. We have faith, O Lord, That you will either shield us from suffering, or give us unfailing strength to bear it. Put us at peace, and give us the grace to put aside all anxious thoughts and imaginations. We pray in the name of Jesus Christ, Your Son, and Our Lord. Amen Adapted by D.B., from St. Francis De Sales
A Prayer For God's Inspiration During the Day
Father, May everything we do begin with your inspiration and continue with your saving help. Let our work always find its origin in you and through you reach completion. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen The Liturgy of the Hours, Week I
Prayer for the Light of God
O Lord, thou greatest and most true Light, whence the light of the day doth spring! O Light, which dost lighten every man that cometh into the world! O thou Wisdom of the eternal Father, Enlighten my mind, that I may see only those things that please thee, and may be blinded to all other things. Grant that I may walk in thy ways, and that nothing else may be light and pleasant. John Bradford (1510-1555)
Prayer to Jesus Before a Test
Lord Jesus, Being fully human, as well as fully divine, you know the pressures and stress that I face right now. I ask that you guide me as I take this test, so that I may do my best. Help me to use the knowledge I have gained, in this class and all my classes to build up your kingdom, for the good of all people. Amen David Bennett