🔴 DAY 18 – 31-Day Back-to-School Prayer Experience (LIVE)

Prayer Focus: Protection Against Bullies & Bullying

📅 Tuesday, August 18

🕙 10:00 PM MT | 12:00 AM ET | 7:00 AM WAT

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💛 Today We're Praying for Protection, Courage, and Healthy Relationships

Every child deserves to learn in an environment where they feel safe, valued, and respected. Today, we are standing in the gap for our children, asking God to protect them from every form of bullying, intimidation, and harmful influence.

Whether in the classroom, on the playground, on the school bus, during extracurricular activities, or online, we are declaring God's covering over their lives and praying that they will walk in confidence, wisdom, and courage.

Today, we are praying:

🙏 That God will protect our children from every form of bullying, intimidation, and harassment

🙏 For wisdom and courage to respond appropriately when they face difficult situations

🙏 That our children will be surrounded by kind, encouraging, and godly friendships

🙏 For teachers, school staff, and administrators to recognize and address bullying with wisdom and compassion

🙏 That our children will treat others with kindness, respect, and Christlike love

🙏 For emotional strength, confidence, and the assurance that their identity is found in Christ

Today, we declare that our children are protected by the Lord. They will walk in confidence, extend kindness to others, and experience God's peace and favor in every school environment.

📖 Today's Scripture

"The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life—of whom shall I be afraid?"

Psalm 27:1

🎯 Join Us Tonight

Join mothers from around the world as we pray for God's protection over our children and declare that every school environment they enter will be a place where they can learn, grow, and flourish without fear.

Invite another parent to stand with us as we cover the next generation in prayer.

📖 Make the Most of Today's Prayer

✔️ Read today's devotional in 31 Bold Prayers for Back to School

✔️ Follow along with today's Prayer Card and Scripture

✔️ Pray specifically for your child's friendships, school environment, and emotional well-being

✔️ Have a conversation with your child about showing kindness, speaking up when something is wrong, and knowing they can always come to you for support

✔️ Share today's invitation with another parent who wants to pray for their child's safety and confidence this school year

💛 Join the 31-Day Back-to-School Prayer Experience

🔗 Register today: familiesarising.org/backtoschool

Together, let's raise children who are confident in Christ, compassionate toward others, and surrounded by God's protection as they grow, learn, and thrive throughout the school year.