Pray with us at the start of this new term…
Loving Lord,
We think of the children and young people close to our hearts and know that they are precious in your sight, fearfully and wonderfully made; and so we place them into your hands today. Strengthen and nurture them. Be with them in their coming in and going out, at home, at school, at college, at university, In their sports, activities and clubs, their friendships and their quiet times.
Mould them in your image, forming and reforming, through the positive influence of those whose lives cross theirs, through the love and example of those who care for them, and through the constant love of your Son, Jesus, who walks alongside them each step of their lives, known or unknown. Amen
(prayer shared from the Education Sunday resources from 2019)
(photo courtesy of Milada Vigerova at Unsplash)