Friday, June 4, 2021

Good morning Saint John’s students, faculty, and staff.  Let us pause in our day to pray. The following prayer concludes our second-period morning prayers for the year. Best of luck next week and in the summer weeks ahead.

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen.

O God of all beginnings and endings,
We praise and thank you for the gift of this school year.
It has been a time filled with grace and blessings,
With challenges and opportunities, joys and sorrows.

The days have passed quickly, O Lord.
The weeks, the months, the seasons, the holidays, and holy days,
The exams, vacations, breaks, and gatherings,
All have come forth from your hand.

While we trust that your purposes have always been at work each day,
Sometimes it has seemed difficult to understand and appreciate
Just what you have been up to in our school.

Give us the rest and refreshment we need this summer.
Let our efforts of this past year bear fruit.
Bring all of our plans to a joyful conclusion,
And bless us, according to your will,

With the fulfillment of our summer hopes and dreams.
Watch over us in the weeks of rest ahead,
And guide each day as you have done this past year.
Help us return to school with a new spirit and new energy.

May we continue to grow
In age, wisdom, knowledge, and grace
All the days of our lives. Amen

Thank you and have a restful and relaxing summer!