The Principal's Prayer Blog

Dear Lord, Thank you for a great school year that is coming to an end. Thank you for blessing this school with outstanding teachers and staff. And help us to end the school year right and well with good choices. Amen! By: Principal for the Day, Abbie Prather

"15  For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus  and your love for all God’s people,   16  I have not stopped giving thanks for you,  remembering you in my prayers." Ephesians 1:15-16 Dear Heavenly Father, You are the fountain and source of all goodness. Praise to you for your love for us and all creation. In your creation you show your goodness and power and we are forever thankful for your providence over us and working good for us through all circumstances. We thank you for the gift of salvation, the gifts of family and the gift of school. At St. John's we can marvel in all three of those wonderful gifts! Thank you for the many blessings we see and participate in each day as the school year winds down. Thank you for the families who come to celebrate, the students to are excited and the teachers who plan and execute the fun! Dear Father, please be with all of those who are sick and need your healing hand. Be with those who ...

" And we know that in all things God works for the good   of those who love him, who [ a ]   have been called   according to his purpose." Romans 8:28 Father in Heaven, In all things, Lord, you work for our good. Thank you for your love and kindness and mercy, even in our weakness. You have called us out of the darkness of sin by your goodness and mercy and we are ever-thankful that we get to live in that love forever. Father, thank you for the many parents that helped out with track and field day this week! Without our parents we could not have the kind of education we have. Thank you for providing us with great families and parents! Be with those who are sick and needing care. Help heal them and bring them back to health. Especially be with those who have lost loved ones. Help them in their grief with the assurance of everlasting life in you. Thank for your Son and sending him to heal our sin-sickness! We pray this all in Jesus name! Amen!

“I am  the good shepherd.  The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep." John 10:11 Dear Shepherd, Praise to you Lord Jesus for going before us to prepare a place for us in heaven. Because of your perfect life, death and resurrection, you have prepared the pasture for us to enter through you: our gate to everlasting life. May we ever look to you to find our way. We come like humble sheep before you and ask for forgiveness for our sins. We have gone astray and seek the Shepherd, you, to lead us through this valley of sin. May we ever seek your light. Thank you Lord Jesus for your Word and Sacrament that beings us close to you. We especially thank you for the many individuals who were baptized over the weekend. We pray that your Holy Spirit would dwell boldly in them and us. Thank you also for your protect over the 8th grade class trip. Thank you for getting everyone there and back safely. Please grant everyone health and vitality in these final weeks of the sch...

“Were not our hearts burning within us  while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures  to us?” Luke 24:32 Dear Risen Lord, Praise to you Jesus as you continue to triumph over death and the grave! In this joyous Easter time, may we continually remember that we are saved only through your name and your sacrifice. Just as the disciples hearts burned as you spoke and unfolded the Scriptures to them, let our hearts burn to know you more. May we serve you with our whole body and soul so to bring you to the nations more and more. Lord please be with our 8th grade students, families and teachers as they are in Washington DC and New York City this week. May their minds be filled with history and knowledge. May their actions show you to other around them. Please keep them safe throughout the entire trip. Thank you Jesus for spring and flowers and beautiful weather around us. We are thankful that we live in such a wonderful place of beauty! We love you Jesus! ...

6 " He is not here; he has risen, just as he said.  Come and see the place where he lay." Matthew 28:6 Dear Risen Lord, We praise you for your resurrection and the eternal life you bought with your suffering and death. Easter morning has come and has declared, yet again, that you are king of all. We praise and thank you for the great debt you have paid for us all so that we can sit before your throne in glory some day. Thank you Jesus for the love you showed, even when dying on the cross. Thank you for your triumph over death. Thank you for everlasting life with you! Help us to be ever thankful for the daily bread you provide for us each day and how much it cost you. Thank you Lord for the Easter break here at St. John's. I pray that you would keep all our students and families safe and bring them back rested and rejuvenated! Please be with us in the busy last months of schools and give us peace and comfort in all circumstances. Thank you for your many, many ble...

This is Jesus, the King of the Jews - Matthew 27:37 Dear Jesus, King, Lord, we praise you for your sacrifice and suffering. You took on the bond of hell and the torment of death for us poor sinners. Might we always remember this great sacrifice and always rejoice in your victory over Satan. Only through your perfect life, could we be saved. Lord may we come closer to you over Holy Week. May we hear the words of the passion and listen clearly to the message of love you provide. Help us to always think of your great love and act on that love to do good for others. We praise and thank you for a successful VIP day at St. John's! Our community is blessed beyond measure to have such a tremendous support network! Please be with all of our family and VIPs as we near Easter break. Keep them all healthy and well and fully engaged in you. Jesus, King, we are in awe of your goodness and mercy! Thank you for all that you give us! Amen!