As we march into another school year, there is an investment I encourage us ALL to make. Regardless of our background, I encourage us ALL to pray for our children and our schools. Schools like St. Philip's enjoy and cherish the privilege to assure our scholars that it's okay to pray AND make an A. This is not the case for the masses. 

I am reminded of a lyric from a gospel song, “If Jesus had to pray, oh what about me?”

With the opening of schools AGAIN, let's go to God, lifting up our children, educators and schools. There will be prayer breakfasts and churches will call for prayer, however individual petition is God's ultimate desire for A-GAIN for our children.

Not only did Jesus have to pray when He used spit to restore the blind man's vision, He prayed twice.  In Mark 8:22-25, He prayed twice because improved vision was not enough. He wanted excellence. Now, we pray because excellence is what we want for our children.  

As the curtain goes up AGAIN  for a new 2024-25 school year, let's all stand reminded that educating a child is not a rehearsal. Let us ALL pray for A God Anointed Instructional Nation.