Dear Heavenly Father,
O God, as we begin a new school year, we ask for your blessing to be upon us. Fill our minds with curiosity and wonder. Open our hearts to friends old and new. Give us courage to include those who are different from us. Help us find peace when we are anxious and confidence when we are afraid. Remind us to be kind – always kind. Keep us safe. Surround us with your love and guide us with your light, on this first day of school and all through the year ahead.
Amen.