Pray for Teachers
Happy Teacher Appreciation Day! Today is set aside in the United States as a day to honor and thank our teachers. Today, as you remember influential teachers in your life or the lives of your children, take a moment to pray for our nation’s teachers.
A Time for Prayer by Lance Wubbels
An excerpt from A Time for Prayer:
...let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven. Matthew 5:16
It has been estimated that there are well over 500,000 Christian teachers in public schools. Many of them have felt intimidated by court rulings against religious expression and at times have been silenced by our culture’s ambivalence toward moral absolutes. However, limitations don’t change the fact that the Spirit of God resides within them and is working through them – through caring interactions with students and living out their faith day by day; through effective teaching that enables students to develop their unique, God-given gifts; through teaching commonly accepted values, such as honesty, respect, and caring for others; and through teaching about religion within the curriculum. Pray that Christian teachers will have a tremendous impact on the lives of their students and positively influence the cultures, values, and spiritual environments of their schools.
Lord, I ask You to inspire all Christians in education to be Your shining light in schools by being role models and mentors for the younger generations. I pray for teachers to have the wisdom, knowledge, and skills to teach students and make their classrooms places where students learn not only knowledge, but also morality and integrity. I pray that teachers and school administrative leaders would fear You and understand that they have a great responsibility as they train our nation’s future leaders. Holy Spirit, fill the lives of the teachers with Your presence, and by their shining examples, I ask You to draw young people to follow Jesus. Amen.
What kind of school did you attend? Did you have teachers who impacted you for the better? Share a story about your favorite teacher in a comment.
