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For years, this last Wednesday in September starts with me taking the kids to church or school to pray at the flag pole. The kids take the lead: praying for teachers, classmates who need Jesus, their leaders, and themselves -- asking God to use them to make a difference.
We're missing it today -- something about coughing and hacking on all the kids seemed like a bad idea.
Sad.
Then it hit me. SYATP is a movement of students praying for each other and their world. Yes, it's nice to gather at a flag pole and pray corporately. But we can pray at home, too. Right? For the same thing?
In fact, shouldn't the SYATP prayer be our prayer every day? Parents, we can pray for our kids to be a light in the darkness. We can pray for their teachers and leaders. We can pray for our government.
Students, don't just pray one day a year. This should be your prayer every day. God use me. Help me touch other people's lives with your love. Help my teachers and leaders. Be with us, God. Help us make a difference.
If we pray one day a year and forget the rest, are we really doing all we should? SYATP is awesome! A public, corporate stand for Jesus. But...
Let's not forget the other 364 days.
God bless us, every one, every day.
9 comments:
That's a good point; they should pray everyday. I remember when I used to lead Bible studies every day at school. So much has changed since then.
Amen to that!! I think we should bring back and encourage prayer, even if it silently.
Stopping by from VB!
Hi Karen..that's a great movement. And yes, let's not forget the other 364 days! Amen! God bless!
Hi Karen,
Stopping by from VB. I completely agree with you. There are 364 OTHER days in the year, right?
I hadn't heard about STAYP before now. Very cool!
I love hearing about students who are not afraid to show their religious beliefs in public. Too many of them are ashamed to admit that they are religious, but then, so are adults!
That was a blessed reminder! Thanks!
I really enjoyed this post. I especially love the prayer, which I am going to copy and pray with my kids during our morning devotionals. Thanks SO much for this!
When I saw your BF post I was curious. I remember SYATF day at school when I was teaching. So true, why make it only one day a year? We've started saying thank you prayers at dinner, not just for our meal but for things from throughout the day.
Thanks for all the comments of support!
Let's pray for our schools every day.
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