Day 6 - Monday, January 6
Neena Johnson
Children, Teens, and Schools

Dear Heavenly Father, 

As we enter in to a new year, I want to thank You for our children. Thank You for blessing us with them and the joy they bring to our lives. Thank You for allowing us to be their parents, in the good times and the hard times. 

I pray a special blessing over our children. I pray that You guide them and protect them. I pray that You put important people in their lives to help support and guide them.  

For our teenagers, I pray that You impress upon their hearts who You are and what they mean to You. During a time where they are learning so much about themselves, gently and softly whisper to them how precious they are. Let them feel Your presence in their lives, so that, as they grow, they will always look for You in everything.  

Thank You for the Ridge Kids and GRYM ministries. Thank You for blessing these ministries. Thank You for Dan and Trane and the leaders they are. Bless them as they enter a new year with their ministries. I pray You work in mighty ways through these leaders and the volunteers. Show us all that this is all because of You, so no one will be able to question where the blessings come from.  

I pray for our students in school. Thank You for putting them right where they need to be right now. Let them be a light to their school community and to their fellow students. Let them see that Your light will make a difference in even just one person's life when they see it in our students.  

I pray for our educators, teachers, administrators, counselors, and paraprofessionals. Place a special protection around them as they want to make a difference in every student’s life. Reveal to them those special moments when they might not realize what a student is going through and may need extra guidance. I pray that You keep encouraging these educators on the hard days. Put people around them to help encourage them, as well.  

God, You are mighty and powerful. You are loving and gentle. Thank You for showing us Your mighty love that is so unique to each of us. Let us be filled with Your spirit and remain in awe of Your wondrous works.  

In Jesus name, 

Amen