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Our church is full of ministers who daily share the love of Jesus in the workplace. We have those in the medical field that save lives and restore health, those in management positions who exhibit integrity in a world where values are often pushed aside; those who extend the hand of kindness and generosity to their fellow workers, who can listen to a client and offer words of encouragement, who dedicate themselves to being the hands and feet of Jesus in the community.

So, you may ask yourself… why is it that every year at this time we make such a big to do about those who work in our school systems? My simple answer to that they are the ones who have the potential to alter the lives of many children by being followers of God who are daily transmitting His love and His light in a society that no longer allows us to openly share His story.

The prayer we say over them is not because they are great, but because they must become great in the eyes and hearts of children if they are to be God’s witness of love and light as they lead. They are not valued more highly than anyone else in this place, but we give them a token to act as a constant reminder that they are God’s Ambassador to the most tender of hearts, the most impressive minds and the most vulnerable lives among us.

Lord, keep our teachers as clay in your hands, shaping them into the leaders you created them to be. Make them a vessel of your love, spilling out to children who so desperately need to be loved and valued. Work through them, in spite of the foolishness of a law that forbids mention of You in the classroom and remind them that their primary task is to be a reflection of the One who knows them best and loves them most."