Thought
for the Day – Wednesday 12th August
‘Give all your worries and
cares to God, for he cares about what happens to you.’
‘’ (1 Peter 5: v7)
Well schools are beginning to return today and once again
Covid has led to changes in practice e.g. not every pupil starting on the same
day or at the same time, finishing at different times, classroom layouts
changed, physical distancing challenges for pupils and teachers, new ways of
moving around school and between classes, the possible requirement to use
personal protective equipment.
All the above comes in addition to the normal anxieties of
parents and children at the beginning of a new term getting used to new
lessons, new teachers, new classrooms maybe even new friends. It has always been a stressful time for
children and their families and no doubt, for teachers and support staff as
well.
Government nationally and locally are doing their best to
seek and listen to guidance on which they can base their bigger decisions and
all this while dealing with how this unpredictable pandemic is affecting all
areas of society that fall within their responsibility.
Another translation of today’s words of scripture says:
‘Cast all your anxieties on him because he cares for you’. I feel for those individuals young and old
who have never been made aware that this option exists. We should all be looking at ways of
increasing this awareness.
Prayers
Loving God,
We thank you for loving us
to the extent that we can take all our anxieties to you because you love us so
much that you will bear them on our behalf.
Please help us find ways of getting this message to all those who would
benefit from it. Be with all the
teachers, support staff and children this week and help them cope with the
changes introduced to make schools safer places. Lord, we would ask you to be with all levels
of government and endow them with wisdom and integrity in their decision making.
Amen.
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