Prayers for Summer Break
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Lord,
What about you and me?
I don't want to
forget you just because
I'm off my normal school-year routine.
Keep close to me, Lord,
and remind me that my relationship
with you should never take a break.
Father,
This summer will be
full of new experiences
for me and my friends:
new jobs, exciting mission trips,
and vacations to places
we've never been before.
Grow us, stretch us
through whatever we do,
and through wherever we go,
so that we'll end the summer
just a little more like you.
Dear God,
School's out!
I can't believe it!
One more year down and
I'm so ready for a break.
If I had to take one more test,
if I had to eat one more whatever-that-is
from the school cafeteria,
I know I'd scream
real loud.
Thank you for
getting me through another year.
Thank you for times to stay up late—
and for times to sleep in!
Thank you for a chance
to just take it easy for a while,
and to get some much-needed rest.
Thank you for summer vacation!
Dear God,
I like everything about summer except
my parents.
It's not that I don't love them.
I really do.
It's just that they always
have something for me to do.
Mom says,
"Clean the bathroom … get the groceries."
Dad says, "Don't let your mind rot,
read a book!"
Give me patience with them.
(And give them patience with me!)
And remind me that
I'll still get to do a lot of things
I want to do—
even with all the stuff they toss my way.
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