Here are 15 specific ways to pray for your children as you send them off to school. Each prayer has a Bible verse and memory verse song to go along with it.
I love to pray and listen to these songs each morning as we drive to school.
We usually listen to the same song for a week or two so we can memorize it before moving to the next one. (A lot of these songs have motions, which makes memorizing them even easier!)
Related: 5 Christmas Bible verse songs
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I created a set of printable Bible verse cards to go along withe the verses and songs below.
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For each memory verse below, I’ve linked the Youtube video where you can listen for free.
However, if you are interested in downloading the songs, or purchasing the CDs if you’re old-school like me 🤪, you can find those links here as well.
Digital downloads
- Mighty to Save (From Seeds family worship: Seeds of Praise)
- Wonderfully Made (From Seeds family worship: The power of encouragement)
- Take Heart (From Seeds family worship: The power of encouragement)
- Genuine (From Seeds family worship: The journey)
- Do not be anxious (From Seeds family worship: Seeds of Courage)
- Refuge and Strength (From Seeds family worship: Seeds of Courage)
- Trust in the Lord (From Slugs & Bugs: Sing the Bible, Vol. 1)
- Let Him Ask God (From Seeds family worship: I Am With You, Vol. 13)
- Walk in His Ways (From Seeds family worship: Seeds of Faith)
- Faith (From Seeds family worship: Seeds of Faith)
- Be Kind and Compassionate (From Slugs & Bugs: Sing the Bible, Vol. 3)
- Deuteronomy 6:5 (From Slugs & Bugs: Sing the Bible, Vol. 1)
- Two are better than one (From Slugs & Bugs: Sing the Bible, Vol. 4)
- Be Strong and Courageous (From Seeds family worship: I Am With You, Vol. 13)
- Love one another (From Seeds family worship: I Believe, Vol. 14)
CDs
Prayers for the school year:
Praise God that He is always with your kids, wherever they go
Verse: Zephaniah 3:17
“The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.”
Song: Mighty to Save
Praise God that your kids are fearfully and wonderfully made. Pray that your kids would understand their true worth: That they were created special and unique by God Himself.
Verse: Psalm 139:14
“I praise you for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well”
Song: Wonderful
Pray that they will have peace in God even when they face difficulties
Verse: John 16:33
“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
Song: Take Heart
Pray that they would be able to discern between right and wrong, and to hold fast to what is good and true
Verse: Romans 12:9-10
“Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.“
Song: Genuine
Ask God to help your children cast their cares on the Lord, and not to feel anxious about anything
Verse: Philippians 4:6-7
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.“
Song: Do not be anxious
Ask God to give your kids supernatural protection throughout their school day
Verse: Psalm 26:1-2
“God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea.”
Song: Refuge and Strength
Pray that your kids would trust in God rather than in their own strength
Verse: Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will direct your path.
Song: Trust in the Lord
Ask God to give them wisdom
Verse: James 1:5
“If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given to him.”
Song: Let Him Ask God (includes hand motions)
Ask God to help your kids walk in God’s ways
Verse: Psalm 128:1
“Blessed are all who fear the Lord, who walk in His ways.”
Song: Walk in His Ways
Pray that your kids would put their faith in God alone
Verse: Hebrews 11:1 & 6
“Now faith is being sure of what is hoped for, and certain of what. we do not see. And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.“
Song: Faith
Pray that your kids would be kind and compassionate, and for their friends and teachers to be kind and compassionate toward them as well
Verse: Ephesians 4:32
“Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.“
Song: Be Kind and Compassionate
Pray that your kids would learn to love God more and more each day
Verse: Deuteronomy 6:5
“You shall love the Lord your God will all your heart and all your soul and all your might.”
Song: Deuteronomy 6:5
Pray for your kids’ friends, and that God will also bring new uplifting and encouraging friendships into their lives
Verse: Ecclesiastes 4:9-10a
“Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up.“
Song: Two are better than one
Pray that your kids will be strong and courageous
Verse: Joshua 1:9
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
Song: Be Strong and Courageous
Ask God to teach your kids to love others the same way God loves them
Verse: 1 John 4:11
“Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.“
Song: Love one another
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