Teacher Blessing Prayer

May the light of your spirit bless your work.

May the light of your soul be a gift to each sacred child that receives it.

May you breathe grit and strength into each soul that enters your classroom,

        hungry, beleaguered, bullied or shamed.

May you have eyes that see possibilities that standardized tests can’t explain,

May you have ears that hear the words unspoken and the needs that are to hard to name.

May you have wisdom to know the time for love, both tough and tender.

May you never feel bland, and may you go to bed tired but not exhausted.

May you have support from friends and family along the way,

and may you feel passion that can push you through the hard weeks and the longer days.

May you pause in gratitude for this day, this work, this dream,

        and rest in blessing that you may offer gifts to others.

May it be so. Amen.