Prayer by a High School Senior
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This prayer, written by a high school senior, asks for God's strength and guidance in times of transition.
Dear God,
As I finish my senior year in high school, watch over me. Be with me as I go out in the real world to find myself. Give me the strength I need to stick with my education and not give up when it gets hard. I can be described as the Proverb, "Like a bird that strays from its nest is one who strays from home" (27:8). It will be hard being away, but you will always be next to me--always. When I am like the bird spreading its wings to fly, you will be the wind beneath me, holding me up. Thank you.
Amen.
As I finish my senior year in high school, watch over me. Be with me as I go out in the real world to find myself. Give me the strength I need to stick with my education and not give up when it gets hard. I can be described as the Proverb, "Like a bird that strays from its nest is one who strays from home" (27:8). It will be hard being away, but you will always be next to me--always. When I am like the bird spreading its wings to fly, you will be the wind beneath me, holding me up. Thank you.
Amen.
Michael Zurkuhlen
Saint Xavier High School
Louisville, KY
Acknowledgments
(This prayer is from You Give Me The Sun: Biblical Prayers by Teenagers, edited by Carl Koch [Winona, MN: Saint Mary's Press, 2000], page 19. Copyright © 2000 by Saint Mary's Press. Permission is granted for this prayer to be used for classroom or campus ministry purposes. This prayer may not be republished in any form without written permission from Saint Mary's Press. To order this book, contact Saint Mary's Press at 800-533-8095, or visit our online catalog at www.smp.org/catalog.cfm.)
Published April 20, 2004.
