Teacher's Prayer

TEACHER'S PRAYER

I WANT TO TEACH
MY STUDENTS HOW TO
LIVE THIS LIFE ON EARTH.
TO FACE ITS STRUGGLES
AND ITS STRIFE
AND TO IMPROVE
THEIR WORTH.

NOT JUST THE
LESSON IN A BOOK
OR HOW THE RIVERS FLOW.
BUT HOW TO CHOOSE THE
PROPER PATH
WHEREVER THEY MAY GO.

TO UNDERSTAND ETERNAL
TRUTH AND KNOW THE
RIGHT FROM WRONG.
AND GATHER ALL
THE BEAUTY OF
A FLOWER AND A SONG.

FOR IF I HELP THE
WORLD TO GROW
IN WISDOM AND IN GRACE,
THEN I SHALL FEEL THAT
I HAVE WON
AND I HAVE FILLED MY PLACE.

AND SO I ASK
YOUR GUIDANCE, GOD,
THAT I MAY DO MY PART
FOR CHARACTER AND
CONFIDENCE
AND HAPPINESS OF HEART.