Everyday Prayers For The School Year

Moms know all too well that God doesn’t promise an easy road for us—or our kids. As much as we’d love to protect them from heartaches, it just isn’t possible. This is especially true during the school year, when they are introduced to new teachers, new classmates, new concepts, and maybe even a new school that seems big and frightening. Jesus tells us, “In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world” (John 16:33). With this reassurance, we try to reassure our children that no matter what, God is there and He’s on their side. And we pray. In Everyday Prayers for the School Year, author Tara L. Cole offers devotional readings and opportunities for mothers to pray for many issues concerning their children, such as: Are they making godly friends? Are their teachers kind and caring? Can they make wise choices in bad situations? Will they commit to studying? Are they being targeted by bullies? If they are unprepared for a test, will they trust God or cheat? No matter what our kids are facing during the school year, we can’t go wrong when we pray and teach them to pray too. Our prayer is that they ultimately trust Him for their salvation, but even after they become Christians, they have the daily choice to trust God when they feel like they are standing alone and the circumstances look impossible. Tara says, “My hope for this journal is that it will help moms turn their worry about their children’s school year into hope, that they take their concerns to God and walk away confident that He loves our kids more than we do. And He is in control.”

Moms know all too well that God doesn't promise an easy road for us--or our kids. As much as we'd love to protect them from heartaches, it just isn't possible. This is especially true during the school year, when they are introduced to new teachers, new classmates, new concepts, and maybe even a new school that seems big and frightening. Jesus tells us, "In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world" (John 16:33). With this reassurance, we try to reassure our children that no matter what, God is there and He's on their side. And we pray. In Everyday Prayers for the School Year, author Tara L. Cole offers devotional readings and opportunities for mothers to pray for many issues concerning their children, such as: Are they making godly friends? Are their teachers kind and caring? Can they make wise choices in bad situations? Will they commit to studying? Are they being targeted by bullies? If they are unprepared for a test, will they trust God or cheat? No matter what our kids are facing during the school year, we can't go wrong when we pray and teach them to pray too. Our prayer is that they ultimately trust Him for their salvation, but even after they become Christians, they have the daily choice to trust God when they feel like they are standing alone and the circumstances look impossible. Tara says, "My hope for this journal is that it will help moms turn their worry about their children's school year into hope, that they take their concerns to God and walk away confident that He loves our kids more than we do. And He is in control."

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"This book contains prayers for each day of the school year, is organized for easy use, and is a greatcatechetical tool. These features help you deepen and enrich classroom prayer: choice of brief or longer psalms, opening remarks, prayer services, resource pages, commentary, a feature call "also on this day". - cover.

"This book contains prayer for each day of the school year; it is organized for easy use, and is a great catechetical tool. These features help you deepen and enrich classroom prayer: ~a choice of brief or longer psalms, available on reproducible pages so each child can participate easily; ~scripture reading for each day, usually from the Lectionary, so the children are being formed by the liturgy of the Church; ~opening remarks, which orient children to the Scripture reading, explain difficult words, and introduce any saint celebrated that day; prayer services, suitable for classroom or large gatherings, which offer a fuller order of prayer for solemnities, feasts, and other special occasions; ~resource pages, which offer insights into how children pray and how to pray with them; ~commentary on each liturgical time, which explains its character and how to create conducive prayer environments for it; ~a feature called "Also on this day," indicates secular holidays and major observances of other religions.