Our schools need our prayers more than ever. Connect with your youth pastor to see how your Christian Women Connection Group can pray for the youth of your church and community as they start back to school. This would be an excellent time to connect your Women’s Ministry Group and Youth Group by having a time of worship and prayer together. There is Great Joy for All as we come together and pray for the needs of our children as they return to school.
Father, in Jesus’ name we confess Your Word concerning our children as they begin their educational journey back to school. We pray that our children will find favor, good understanding, and high esteem in the sight of God, their teachers, and their classmates. We ask that you give our children wisdom, understanding, knowledge, and protection. May they find refuge For All under your wings of protection. Father, You are faithful and will be their shield and rampart as they practice your command to love one another as You have loved us. We pray Christ will dwell in our children’s hearts. We trust as we seek after you on our children’s behalf that you will give them Great Joy and everything they need this school year and in their lives.
Suggested Prayer Gathering Instructions: Gather in the sanctuary or youth room. Have seating available. Play instrumental music softly in the background. Ask the Youth Pastor to assist the Christian Women Coordinator in leading this time of prayer. Assign each willing participant (both the youth and adults) one of the following scriptures to read, and then pray over children. Give time in between each scripture for others to add their prayers. At the end of your time together allow the youth to lead in a time of worship. Consider worship music that emphasizes the Great Joy for All in serving our Lord, Jesus Christ.
Perhaps your pastor would like the whole congregation to join in this time of prayer. Invite the worship team to prayerfully select worship music, and after each song pray a few of the following scriptures over the children as they start back to school. Your pastor may desire to have specific categories of prayer points to assign to participants to pray between each worship song.
Suggested Prayer Points and Scriptures for our children and teachers:
Pray for protection.
- Psalm 91:3–11
- Isaiah 54:17
- Philippians 2:13
- Jeremiah 29:11
- Deuteronomy 28:1–2, 13
- Ephesians 6:1–3
- Colossians 1:9–10
- Proverbs 3:13–18
- 1 Kings 4:29
- James 1:5
- Psalm 91:1–2
- Psalm 119:11–14
- 1 Corinthians 15:58
- Psalm 119:105
- 1 Thessalonians 5:11
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