This is the big week for exams at the school I work, as well as for those living in my house.
In our house the stress of writing exams comes out in as many ways as there are individuals under the roof!
There is the chocolate-lover, the study avoider, the tummy-acher, the movie watcher, the mom and dad chatter, the bedroom-cleaner, the carb-eater, etc., etc,. etc.
In my job in a high school, I love when I get to supervise, read or scribe for a individual or group while they are doing their exam. For me, the best part of this task is that I get to pray for the students before they start their exams (I work in a Christian school, so I have the freedom to do this).
For so many (I expect for all) who are writing exams the stress can be overwhelming, and praying for those students is the greatest gift and assistance that I can give to them.
I believe that praying does not give the students a better ability to access the knowledge and facts that they have learned, it does not give them a magical power where the control of their pens is removed from their hands, and the right answers all get written on the lines. What I believe that praying for them does accomplish is that it sets the atmosphere for the peace, that only Christ can give, to allow them to relax and remember what is important, and who is in control.
As this week proceeds, this is my prayer for those of you who are about to sit at the seat of examination:
Lord God,
thank-you for this day.
thank-you for allowing us to have breath, and health.
thank-you for giving us the strength and ability to be here today.
God,
these students need your peace,
they need your comfort,
they need to know that you are here with them.
Lord,
help them to relax,
help them to remember what they have learned,
help them to have the time to complete this exam before them.
God,
I also pray that they would remember,
this is just one exam
two hours,
in their entire lives,
pass or fail, it does not determine their value,
nor will their mark change who they are in Your eyes.
Help them to exhale,
hold them close,
remind them they are not alone.
In Your holy name,
Amen
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