Trusting God with the School Year Ahead | Your Nightly Prayer

As backpacks are packed and new routines begin, the start of a new school year can bring a mix of emotions—hope, excitement, nervousness, and uncertainty.

Rachel Wojo

Updated Sep 09, 2025

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Whether you're a student, parent, teacher, or caregiver, this prayer is for you. 📖 “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” — Proverbs 3:5–6 📖 “The Lord will keep you from all harm—he will watch over your life; the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.” — Psalm 121:7–8 Today’s prayer invites you to hand the school year over to the One who already knows the end from the beginning. God sees every hallway, every test, every friendship, and every challenge. He is our guide, our protector, and our peace—every single day.

Originally published September 09, 2025.

Rachel Wojo is an author, public speaker, and podcaster who hosts Bible reading challenges on her popular blog, rachelwojo.com. Her biblical approach and life circumstances influence women to find strength and hope in everyday situations. The ideal desperate pray-er to shed light on asking God questions, Rachel’s journey includes losing her mother to leukemia, her adult special needs daughter to a rare neurologically degenerative disease, and her father to illness. She is the author of Desperate Prayers: Embracing the Power of Prayer in Life’s Darkest Moments. Mostly, Rachel is crazy in love with Matt, mom to six on earth and two in heaven.

If you're looking for guidance on deepening your prayer life in tough times, I invite you to check out my new book, Desperate Prayers: Embracing the Power of Prayer in Life's Darkest Moments. You'll find real-life stories, prayers, and practical ways to connect with God when you need Him most. You can learn more at desperateprayers.com.