God, we ask that You be with all teachers today

And let them know

Their influence in their students’ lives

Will forever show

Let patience, compassion, and vision

Temper the knowledge they share

And give them understanding for well-meaning parents

That sometimes can be difficult to bear

Keep teachers and students

Well and safe from harm

And make them sensitive

To important emotional and mental alarm

Fill them with the strength and endurance

To remember rewards are slow to manifest

And their responsible good work

Will certainly reap a beneficial harvest

We offer great thankfulness

For those You selected to teach

For the lesson plans today

Will infinitely shape the goals each seek to reach