Lord,
We pause this day and give thanks for those who have taught
us the words to share our thanks. Teaching us simple words like cat and dog,
they helped us to name our world. They
exposed us to the infinite with those finite words and with them we describe Your
hand in creation and struggle with the strangeness and mystery of grace. Teaching us arithmetic, they gave us the
tools to count our blessings. And so
today as we offer thanks for those who have educated us, we ask your blessings
upon those who shape our minds and hearts through the school.
Bless the bus drivers.
Help them to be safe. Grant them
concentration in the midst of the confusion of noise and clamor. Give the grace to deal with demanding
parents, a tight schedule and inattentive drivers in a dangerous hurry.
Bless the teachers, all of them, those who believe and those
who doubt. Help them to be sensitive to
the needs of their students. Most
importantly, lead them to care for those children who have no one else to care
for them. Help them embody love and
grace. Do not let them forget in the
midst of meetings, curriculum and papers that they hold the future in their
hands. Let them wipe noses and teach
calculus with compassion.
Bless the school staff.
Help them to view their days of toil not as jobs but as callings. Let their essential work help the schools to
focus more clearly on each student. Give
them a sense of the value and importance of each moment, no matter how mundane.
Bless the lunchroom workers.
As they chop, cut, knead, bake and serve, let them do so in the light of
your love. They meet the most basic
needs of the body so minds can be educated and the language of the soul can be
learned.
Bless the administrators.
Give them the insight to handle the challenges of each day. Help them create safe and curious centers for
learning. Let them judge with grace and
wisdom.
Bless our children by blessing those who lead, educate and
serve them.
Amen
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