Dear God,
We did it! We made it to Friday!
Thank you for getting us through a week of doctor appointments, swim classes, book fairs, broken Crome books, and deodorant reminders (so many reminders!).
Please bring them home safely.
Let the weekend nurture their bodies and souls.
Please grant the teachers rest from this weighty responsibility given to them.
God, please prepare everyone to do this again on Monday.
Amen
This morning as I was watching Luke get on the bus, I said my typical prayer for him. Y'all, some days it's hard to watch my baby get on the bus. I thought if someone published a book called Bus Stop Prayers, I would buy it. And then I thought, well, I could write these prayers. Kate Bowler can't do everything.
Warning for spicy language.
A Prayer For After the Unspeakable Happens, Again
Dear Lord,
Please. Just Please.
Protect these babies. Bless this bus driver, help them safety deliver these children to school.
Please bless every single adult in this school who will stand in harm's way for these children. Lord, please don't ever let this become a reality.
Lord, it's a long shot, but please keep the children oblivious to the dangers around them, for now. Please allow them a little more innocence in this crazy world.
And Lord, please get our lawmakers get off their fucking asses and DO something about this. Children shouldn't fear gun violence in school.
Amen.
