HIGHLAND LAKES SCHOOLS
UNITED IN PRAYER
ONE HEART. ONE MIND. ONE PURPOSE.
PRAYER GUIDE FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL
This guide can be used for a prayer walk, in a prayer group, or from your home. For a prayer walk, stations are indicated in bold. Prayer focus points ALL CAPITALS and scripted prayers have been provided, so each can pray, using one or the other, as is preferred. Please feel free to pray in any way the Holy Spirit leads.
Our God is able to do immeasurably more than we could ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us. – Ephesians 3:20
Track and Field – PRAYER FOCUSES: TRACK, FIELD, AND OTHER EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES:
Father, we ask for Your goodness to rule over our school, students, teachers, support staff, and administrators. Forbid any evil from having any access to, or influence over these. Please be present everywhere on the MFMS campus, standing guard on our track, fields, weight rooms, training rooms and locker rooms. Protect our coaches, athletes, PE teachers, and students who are involved in sports, band, choir, and all other extra-curricular activities, as well as fans and all others who enter these premises. Help all who participate here to do so with respect for others. In Jesus’ Name, Amen
Parking Lot/ Drop Off and Pick Up Areas – PRAYER FOCUSES: TRAVEL/PROTECTION/FAMILY
Father, please provide Your protection on our school buses, and throughout our parking lots. Protect family members/guardians who will be dropping off and picking up their students, and protect them at home, as well. Please provide moms and dads Your strength to be faithful and loving towards one another and towards their children. Make our students’ homes a reflection of the perfect Body of Christ filled with love and peace. Father, please enable the parents to make learning a joy, and students increase in their knowledge and wisdom. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
Outside Cafeteria – PRAYER FOCUSES: CAFETERIA PERSONNEL/HEALTH AND RELATIONSHIPS/PERFORMANCES/CLASSES
Father, because You are able, please be present, protecting our cafeteria, blessing every person who enters. Fill the cafeteria with a Spirit of love and joy, kindness and friendship. Please bless each one with abundant provision and great health. Please give peace and help to all who teach, study and perform here. Please cover this building with Your grace, mercy, protection, presence and influence. In Jesus Name, Amen.
Near the Flagpole – PRAYER FOCUSES: ALL GOVERNMENTAL OFFICIALS/FIRST RESPONDERS/GROUNDS KEEPERS/CUSTODIAL STAFF
Please guide, bless and protect our nation, president, representatives, senators, governor, city mayors, city councils, county leaders, and first responders — Police, Fire and EMT’s and all decision makers and people in authority our students must obey. We ask you to please protect and bless those who maintain the grounds and for those who keep our buildings clean inside and out. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
Outside Classrooms – PRAYER FOCUSES: CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES/TEACHERS AND STUDENTS/ BEHAVIOR, RESPECT/ACADEMIC SUCCESS
Father, please be present and take control of every situation in every classroom, office and restroom. Please provide teachers and students with all that they need physically, emotionally, mentally, academically, financially and spiritually for their classroom, school and home lives. Rule over the attitude of every student, causing students to listen, learn, respect and appreciate their teachers and all others at school. Please assist students in understanding, retaining, recalling and applying school material. Please help teachers and students to pray to and rely on You to meet the new challenges they face, and to support each other in prayer as they need it. And please cause our students to score higher on standardized testing than ever, so that we can rejoice that You are able.
Outside Gyms – PRAYER FOCUSES: GYM/TRAINING, WEIGHT AND DRESSING ROOMS/GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP
Father, because You are able, please fill the gym, training room, weight room and dressing room with Your presence. Take control of all the activities that will happen inside this gym, be it sporting events or recreation, and physical education classes or assemblies. Please provide, to all who enter, protection in and around this building, and give them Your peace and attitude of good sportsmanship. In Jesus’ Name, Amen
Outside Administration Offices – PRAYER FOCUSES: SCHOOL BOARD/SUPERINTENDENT/ PRINCIPALS AND OTHER STAFF
Father, because You are able, please guide the decisions of our school board, superintendent, principals, counselors, coaches, and other staff. Give them Your wisdom, favor, blessings and success. We ask Your blessings and provision on their families, as well. Do all these things for Your name’s sake, Father. In Jesus’ name, Amen
