The Principal's Prayer Blog

  "Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth." I John 3:18 Dear Lord Jesus, You have loved us with the ultimate love. We praise and thank you for showing your love through your death and resurrection. You loved with the ultimate action and truth. We adore you for always putting us first. We belong to you O Lord! Although you have always loved us, we have strayed. We confess our sins of wrong-doing, neglect, and outright betrayal of your truth. Help us O Lord to seek you. Forgive us. Renew us. Lead us through our confession into repentance and then forgiveness through your great love. Thank you Lord Jesus for the blessings we see and those that you provide and we know nothing about. Thank you for always loving and caring for us. We especially thank you for our Korean friends that were here. Great God, we ask you for your help and blessings for our school, students, teachers, and families. Bless our learning and worship here at school. Be

  " Lord , our Lord,      how majestic is your name in all the earth!" Psalm 8:1 Lord, God, our refuge, O Lord, our Lord, you are majestic and worth of all our praise! You are our God from everlasting to everlasting. May you be praised by us all day long. You give us good gifts and we praise you for all your goodness! Although you give us all good things, we don't deserve them. Help our sin and unbelief. May we ever-place our trust in you. Help us to turn to you when things get tough instead of turning to the world. Lord God, thank you for all of your love and concern for us. Thank you for the over-abundance of blessings that you give us all! Thank you for your Son Jesus! Majestic God, continue to bless us, your school, in every way possible. Bless our families and our teachers and our staff. Be with us through joy and sorrow. Be with those students who are sick and need healing. Help us all to finish this month strong in your name! Amen!

              Savior of the nations, come, Virgin’s Son, make here Your home!             Marvel now, O heav’n and earth, That the Lord chose such a birth. Dear Savior of the Nations, Lord Jesus Christ: You have come down from heaven to make your home among us, Oh Savior! We praise and thank you for being the loving and gracious God you are. We praise you for your goodness and always willing spirit to forgive and love us! You came to earth because you love us and we praise your birth as we celebrate Christmas. We need a savior. Our sinful condition begs for forgiveness. You came to earth through the virgin Mary, lived a perfect life, died and rose to give us that forgiveness. We praise and thank you for that forgiveness of sins now and forever! Thank you for coming to earth us the form of a human so that you could experience our humanity. Thank you for living that perfect life so that we can experience your divinity in heaven one day! Thank you for Christmas where we get to marvel at t

" In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.   2  He was with God in the beginning.   3  Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.   4  In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.   5  The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome [ a ]  it." John 1:1-5 Jesus our Savior, We look to you Christ to be our light in this dark world. You have always been and will always be, therefore, we put our trust in you! We praise you for overcoming the darkness of sin, death, and the devil. We praise you for your perfect life and love. Jesus, shine your light into the darkness of our sin. Forgive our sins and help us to live in your light. When we live in the light, we can shine it to others. Thank you Jesus for coming into this world to save us through your perfect life. Thank you for your endless grace and love that you shower on us daily. Thank you for the many mercies you g

1 Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. 2     Worship the Lord with gladness;     come before him with joyful songs. 3 Know that the Lord is God.     It is he who made us, and we are his[a];     we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. 4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving     and his courts with praise;     give thanks to him and praise his name. 5 For the Lord is good and his love endures forever;     his faithfulness continues through all generations.   Psalm 100 Father God, You give us good gifts, so we shout to you, the Lord of Hosts, and give you the glory! We praise you for every good and perfect gift you give to us and our thankfulness overflows to you! Father, your courts are eternal for us and your goodness never fails. Thank you! You give us all these good things although we don't deserve it. Forgive us our sins and grant us your grace and love through your son Jesus Christ. Thankfulness overflows at this time of the year. May we be ever-thankful, even beyond the h

"  He will call on me, and I will answer him;      I will be with him in trouble,      I will deliver him and honor him. 16  With long life I will satisfy him      and show him my salvation.” Psalm 91:15-16 God and Father, We praise you God and Father of the entire universe. You display your power and glory to us daily in your creation and providence toward us. You are with us in every trouble and we thank and praise your name for that! You are our salvation and we magnify your name in all the earth for that great love. Father, we don't deserve your love, but you give it to us anyway. Please forgive us our sins and give us true repentance and  redemption in your name. We praise you for your love and forgiveness. Thank you God for all that you give us, even though we don't ask. Thank you for our life, our family, and your goodness daily. Thank you for St. John's and all that you bless us with through our church and school. Please be with all those that need your healing