A Pandemic Prayer for Back to School

 A Pandemic Prayer for Back to School

 

Shepherd God, look after our lambs as they leave the fold to return to school. 

Lead them safely through corridors and classrooms that may be familiar but have been changed forever. 

Help them to remember strange new rules and unfamiliar ways of doing things.

Guide them as they navigate friendships that might feel awkward due to long absence and lack of contact. 

Even though they walk without us through the darkest of times let them feel no fear, for you God are with them and you shall comfort them. 

Prepare classrooms for them filled with patience and joy, playgrounds anointed with good humour, and lunch tables overflowing with grace. 

Teach them to be teachable by giving them grateful hearts, ears that listen well and lips that ask smart questions. 

Let mercy and goodness follow them in all their adventures and bring them home safely to us at the end of the day. 

 

Amen. 

By Jayne Manfredi