First Day of School

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

God, thank You for bringing us to this day and preparing us for my child’s next step into the world. Please protect my child when we are apart as I strive to offer protection when we are together. Please, in Your wisdom, strengthen my child’s heart, building kindness toward others, the courage to be uncomfortable, the curiosity to ask, and the comprehension to understand. Please, in Your discernment, strengthen my heart, encouraging empathy for their struggles, understanding of their needs, and the ability to let them learn. Please, in Your connection, remind them always who they are, and whose they are.

— Deborah Gilboa, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania