Parent-Teacher partnership: 3 back-to-school prayers for teachers and school leaders
Wow! In just a few days, we will send our fellas out to begin the first week of a new school year. A new year of connecting with old friends, making new friends, learning new content, and being challenged to grow.
They will leave the safety of our home to step a new season with new teachers. They will walk into classrooms their teachers spent days preparing.
While I cannot walk with them, I know my prayers for our children and their teachers matter. We spend time praying for their teachers, their classmates, and every one our children will encounter.
We are thankful for those who have chosen to lead and teach our children. As an educator, I know first-hand all the time, energy, and finances teachers pour into preparing for a successful school year. Year after year, these teachers face insurmountable challenges, often with large class sizes and limited resources. Yet, they show up and are simply AMAZING.
One of the important ways I choose to partner with our phenomenal teachers is in prayer.
Will you join me in praying for our teachers this year?
To help us get started, here are three back-to-school prayers for teachers and school leaders we can pray today.
Pray for our teachers and school leaders to be strong & courageous
Joshua 1:9 ESV—“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
Prayer
Lord, I pray (teacher’s name) will be strong and courageous. Let _______ not be frightened or dismayed, but know you are with him/her wherever_______ goes. I pray ________ stands boldly and bravely in the face of change. Help _________ to be unafraid to stand up for what is right even when it is unpopular. Give _____ the strength to be strong on the hard days, the endurance to finish the school year with hope, and strive to be a peacemaker whenever he/she is able.
Pray for our teachers and school leaders to walk in wisdom
James 1:5 MSG —“If you don’t know what you’re doing, pray to the Father. He loves to help. You’ll get his help and won’t be condescended to when you ask for it.”
Prayer:
Lord, I pray (teacher’s name) will seek you for wisdom. Help ______ to rely on you for instruction and direction every day. When ________ needs help, he/she will be willing to ask and receive support. Guide ______ to see challenges as opportunities for growth and to see creative ways to bless his/her students and community. I pray ________ will be filled and led by the Holy Spirit. Set _______’s feet on the path that honors you. Open ______’s heart to continue to lead by example, creating an atmosphere where all are welcomed.
Pray for our teachers and school leaders to lead with love
1 John 4: 17-18 MSG—“God is love. When we take up permanent residence in a life of love, we live in God, and God lives in us. This way, love has the run of the house, becomes at home and mature in us, so that we’re free of worry on judgment day—our standing in the world is identical with Christ’s. There is no room for fear. Well-formed love banishes fear. Since fear is crippling, a fearful life-fear of death, fear of judgment-is one not yet fully formed in love.”
Prayer
Lord, I pray (teacher’s name) will walk in your love all the days of her/his life. As your love fills _______’s life, help him/her to show your love to every student he/she encounters. Guide ________’s conversation so that his/her words are spoken with love and compassion. Let every student feel seen and loved. Remove any fear and insecurity standing in the way from ______ using his/her gifts to lead and teach students.
If you’ve never considered back-to-school prayers for teachers, I encourage you to start TODAY. Whether your kiddo is starting kindergarten or going to high school, it’s never too late to begin praying for their teachers and faculty. In today’s society, our teachers are on the frontlines teaching and protecting our children. Let’s do our part to keep them covered in prayer.
How do you pray for teachers? Are you a teacher? What are some prayers you pray over your class?
Cheering you on for a great year,
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Mallie Miller
This is so important! Thank you for sharing. Definitely bookmarking this.
Mamie L. Pack
Mallie MillerOh, thanks Mallie! Taking steps to support our teachers matters.
Diana
I’m not really religious, but this is a really nice idea. I teach ESL online with Qkids.
Mamie L. Pack
DianaOh, thank k you Diana! Supporting our teachers is important.
Claire Thompson
I Love the thought of of sending good vibes out to the people that your children are surrounded with on a daily basis! Its inspirational. We are not very religious but I think the idea is definitely one to adopt!
vbacmama416
I love this Mamie What a great way to raise this generation! I feel sometimes that kids aren’t taught these important lessons in life about respect their elders and this just falls right in line with that. This is a great article.
Mamie L. Pack
vbacmama416Oh, I agree! So important to instill these in our children early.
Clarice
Appreciate this so much. My husband is a teacher and I can that their job is not really that easy. Being a teacher requires a lot of hardwork and dedication.
Thank you for the prayers and will be joining you in prayers for them too.
Mamie L. Pack
ClariceYay!! Thank you for joining with us to keep our teachers, like your hubby, lifted up in prayer. So important.
Kristal
Wow I love your post. It’s so important to teach children to pray but also to pray for others as well. I will be praying for teachers tonight.
Shannah Holt -Mastering Mom Chaos
It seems like school starts back sooner and sooner each year! This is such a great idea! I will be sure to pass this around to my mom friends.
GodsyGirl (@godsygirl)
This is so awesome! Thank you for writing it. It prompted me to pray for my kiddo and his teachers. It’s his first year as a junior high student. This prayer gave me some added peace. I’ll be praying it in the mornings.
Whitney
Beautiful post!
Kim
Love this. Thank you for sharing. We do pray for the teachers the children and school. Not looking forward to school starting. Cherishing this time before it does.
Candice
This is such a great idea! I have never thought to pray for my kids teachers and school leaders. I am going to start today!
alunderfullife
As a former teacher, I love your support for teachers!
Emily Bendler
Any way we can support our teachers is so important. They really do so much for our kiddos.
Mamie L. Pack
Emily BendlerI completely agree!
alavenderplace
Great prayers! I shared them with my son’s teachers. Thank you.
Mamie L. Pack
alavenderplaceOh, thank you!!!
alavenderplace
Mamie L. PackYou bet!
Danielle
So true. Now we can pray for parents as many take on the role of teacher during this trying time.
Mamie L. Pack
DanielleAbsolutely! It is an interesting season for sure.
Erin
Teachers are the unsung hero’s and we are so thankful for what they do!
Mamie L. Pack
ErinI completely agree Erin! Our teachers rock.
Amanda Krieger
what a beautiful sentiment! i pray with my kids every day before they leave for school because i want that to be the last thing we do — regardless of any fussing and rushing that happened that morning!
Mamie L. Pack
Amanda KriegerThat is so good Amanda!!
Emily
Thank you for sharing the importance of praying for our leaders! I definitely need to be doing more of that.
Donna Miller
Beautiful post Mamie! ❤ I am praying right now to lift up all teachers with you! I thank God for them. And thank you so much for reminding us to pray for them … ❤
Mamie L. Pack
Donna MillerThank Donna!
Teresa
Thank you so much for this post. I taught for many years and knowing that others were praying for me truly encouraged and helped me keep going. Love these prayers!
Mamie L. Pack
TeresaThank you Teresa.
Mary Rooney Armand
Teachers need all of our support and prayer! Such a valuable resource. Pinned to use and share!
Mamie L. Pack
Mary Rooney ArmandThank you Mary!
Wendy @ One Exceptional Life
It is so important to pray for the people who will be leading our children in learning. A working partnership is important as well. And with everything up in the air as the new school year starts, our educators need as much prayer as we can give.
Mamie L. Pack
Wendy @ One Exceptional LifeI completely agree Wendy. Praying for our teachers and leaders is something we all can do.
kariminter
This is such a needed post! With all the worry and anxiety in the world, we need to remember God is still in control and we can still seek Him and ask him to intercede. Love this. Thanks for writing this!
Mamie L. Pack
kariminterThank you Kari!
walkinglightinjesus
I believe in the power of prayer! Excellent post showing parent – teacher partnership in the best way possible. Prayer! Thank you for writing this post because it gives people prayer tools and we need them!
Mamie L. Pack
walkinglightinjesusThank you. Praying for teachers and school leaders is something we can do daily.
Ava James
This is so encouraging. And such great personalised prayers for such an important stage in ever child’s life!
Mamie L. Pack
Ava JamesThanks Ava!
Collene
I love these prayers you have put together. Our kids and teachers really need them, too. The best thing we can do for them is pray for them. Thanks for helping us get started!
Mamie L. Pack
ColleneYes! It is so vital we pray for teachers and school leaders during this time.
Adriana David
Hi! Thank you so much for writing this amazing blog and these wonderful prayers for teachers. I will definitely join you in praying for teachers!
Mamie L. Pack
Adriana DavidPraying for our teachers is important.
savoringeachmoment6cd0664a71
As a teacher myself, it is such a blessing to know that my students and their families are praying for me and my fellow teachers!
M. J.
This is such an important post! We all need to remember to keep the teachers and schools in prayer during these difficult times!
purposefilledstories
This is great! So important to pray for our children’s educators especially in these times – great post!
Mamie L. Pack
purposefilledstoriesThanks for stopping by!
Tinashe
I’ve never thought of praying for teachers so this is really great! It’s so important to cover both teachers and our kids in prayer
.Saving this post so I can go back to it again and again as a reminder as the new school year is about to start. Thank you for sharing!
Mamie L. Pack
TinasheOh, yes! It is just as important for us to pray for teachers as we pray for our children.
jonisteinauer
I am not going to be sending my kids back to school this year, but I will share this on my Facebook for my friends who are. Blessings, Joni
Mamie L. Pack
jonisteinauerThank you Joni!
adrianeryann
These prayers are so powerful and are going to lift so many people up who really need it right now. I honestly couldn’t imagine being a teacher without faith. This is such a tough time but they are going to make it through as we ask God to wrap his arms and wisdom around them. Thank you, Mamie!
Summer
Teachers really do need our prayers this year, with all the new challenges they’ll have to navigate to keep everyone safe. I can only imagine the amount of anxiety they are dealing with already. Lord, have mercy!
In the Midst
These are wonderful prayers! And I agree, we need to be praying each of these over our kiddos this year as they go back to school.
Jessie
I love the idea of praying for our teachers! Teachers need prayer more than ever, I don’t know how they do it all!
Betty Rojugbokan
You’re right on this one, we need to soak both teachers and students in the blood of Jesus and continually pray for them so that God will take control.