New Teacher Needing Prayer

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I am a new teacher and moved about 4 months ago to a small town (about 9,000) and it’s been extremely difficult. I had absolutely no experience teaching and this has lead to some issues on my hall. I am discouraged and very homesick since I moved about 12 hours away. I’ve also not gone to church since about June either. My principal has written me off as a bad teacher and I have told myself repeatedly “I am nothing, I am no one.” I did that as a way to…I don’t know deal with the pain. Prayers are needed urgently.
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Lord, make me an instrument of Thy peace;
where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
and where there is sadness, joy.

O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much
seek to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to love;
for it is in giving that
we receive it is in pardoning
that we are pardoned, and it
is in dying that we are born
to eternal life. Amen.

~~St. Francis
 
I’m a teacher, too. I’m not working right now, just subbing. If I can be of any help to you, I would be happy to do so. Feel free to send me a private message and I’ll try in any way I can. God Bless You! Hang in there!
 
I’m also a teacher.

Best advice - learn to love your kids. “Love your enemy, do good to those who hurt you” applies to students 😉

A Psalm for the Troubled Teacher

Lord, do not turn a deaf ear to the hubbub in my classroom.
Do not close your eyes to the behaviour of the pupils.
Do not abandon me to their parents.

When the classroom door slams shut at the start of every lesson I feel afraid.
I feel as though I have been locked in a prison cell with a bunch of thugs;
I feel like a rabbit caught in the headlights of oncoming traffic;
I feel like an actor who has forgotten his lines.
My mind goes blank.
My mouth goes dry.
My hands shake.
Hear my silent cry for mercy, Lord.

Catch my arrow prayers as I fire them in quick succession.
Tell me what to say and how to say it.
Tell me how to survive until break time.
Lord, you are a God of discernment.

You see that I am right and my students are wrong.
You notice that I receive no parental support whatsoever.
You alone observe that the senior management never back me up.

Lord of justice – sort out my students!
Wipe away their mocking grins.
Make them sit down, shut up and face the front.
Force them to obey my every command unquestioningly.

Lord of power – remind parents of their duties!
Remind them that I am a professional.
Give them the words to thank me publicly for the fantastic work I do.
Encourage them to give me their unconditional support in all matters of discipline.

Lord of justice, power and action – wake up the senior management team!
Make them sensitive to my needs as a classroom practitioner.
Let them walk past the classroom whenever I need help.
Blind them to my poor planning and weak classroom management.

The voice of the Lord booms down the corridor:
‘You shameless hypocrite! First repent of your own sin!’

The voice of the Lord shakes the coffee mugs on the staffroom table:
‘You heathen fool! Let go of your conceit and abandon your anger.’

The voice of the Lord echoes in the canteen:
‘Love your neighbour as you love yourself.’

The voice of the Lord fills the classroom:
‘Act justly, love mercy and walk humbly with your God.’

The voice of the Lord calls across the playground:
‘The whole world is mine: every school and college; every learner and teacher.’

The voice of the Lord speaks quietly to my heart:
‘Trust me – I placed you here for a purpose.’

Meditation by Rupert Kaye
 
Zephie said:
I am a new teacher and moved about 4 months ago to a small town (about 9,000) and it’s been extremely difficult. I had absolutely no experience teaching and this has lead to some issues on my hall. I am discouraged and very homesick since I moved about 12 hours away. I’ve also not gone to church since about June either. My principal has written me off as a bad teacher and I have told myself repeatedly “I am nothing, I am no one.” I did that as a way to…I don’t know deal with the pain. Prayers are needed urgently.
Thank you,
Z
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Praying for you. Have you spoken with your family about possibly moving home to start over again?
 
Saint Michael, the archangel, defend us in battle, be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the devil, may God rebuke him, we humbly pray. And do you, O’ Prince of the Heavenly host, by the power of God thrust into Hell Satan and all the other evil spirits who prowl about the world for the ruin of souls.

Amen.

†

Our Father who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

Amen.

†

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.

Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.

Amen.

†
 
Prayer to St. Jude

Saint Jude, I implore you to come to my assistance in this great need that I may receive the consolation and help of heaven in my work situation. Help me to restore my reputation at work so that my principal may raise his opinion of me and that I may keep my job.

I promise you, O blessed SAINT JUDE, to be ever mindful of this great favor. Saint Jude, pray for us and for all who honor you and invoke your aid.

Prayer of Appreciation of the Mass

O Lord Jesus,
in order that the merits of your sacrifice on the Cross
might be applied to every soul of all time,
you willed that it should be renewed upon the altar.
At the Last Supper, you said:
“Do this in remembrance of me.”
By these words you gave your apostles and their successors
the power to consecrate
and the command to do what you yourself did.
I believe that the Mass is both a sacrifice and a memorial,
reenacting your passion,
death and resurrection.
Help me to realize that the Mass is the greatest gift of God to us
and our greatest gift to God.

Amen.

Prayer for a Teacher
By Olga de Juana

Help me to be a fine teacher,
to keep peace in the classroom,
peace between my students and myself,
to be kind and gentle
to each and every one of my students.

Help me to be merciful to my students,
to balance mercy and discipline
in the right measure for each student,
to give genuine praise as much as possible,
to give constructive criticism
in a manner that is palatable to my students.

Help me remain conscientious
enough to keep my lessons always interesting,
to recognize what motivates each of my students,
to accept my student’s limitations
and not hold it against them.

Help me not to judge my students too harshly,
to be fair to all,
to be a good role model,
but most of all Lord, help me
to show your love to all of my students.

Amen.

:crossrc:

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**Oh dear Sacred Heart of Jesus,
I give You my whole heart.
I see Your Heart on fire for love of me.
I want to be in this fiery furnace
and know the love of God.
Take me, Jesus.
Use me as Your little servant
to spread Your love to this world.
I give myself entirely to You
and I ask the Holy Spirit
to make me more like You.
I want to be a little child of the Father.
I give You my heart,
keep me in Your Heart
and teach me Your way of love.

Amen **
 
St. Catherine,
Most blessed and favored patron saint, Thou who sought the truth with perseverance, loved the truth in humility, taught the truth in charity, and defended the truth with courage, pray for us. Obtain for us the grace to persevere in truth, to be a light in the darkness of the times in which we live, and to convey to others, both in our written words and in our actions,
the responsibility, wisdom, and knowledge to proclaim the truths of our holy Faith as proclaimed by the Church. O holy virgin and bride of Christ, whose letters inspired, guided, and led the Church to renewal and transformation, obtain too for us the grace to live the truth, the patience to endure the trials and hardships, to carry our Cross in the spirit of prayer and self denial, and to defend the Church in its hour of crucifixion.
We ask these in Christ’s name, Amen.

Praying for you now. :gopray2:
 
Praying along with everyone else that you will find your niche in teaching…the mass will give you the graces and inner strength you need for the school week. God bless.
 
Gracious and merciful Father, please come to their assistance.

Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on Earth as it is in Heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
Blessed are thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.
Amen.

Glory Be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.
Amen.
 
No one is no one. Build on your strong points. I would definitely work where your skills are appreciated. It may mean moving into another school. You would get more support somewhere else. Praying for you.
 
Saint Michael, the archangel, defend us in battle, be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the devil, may God rebuke him, we humbly pray. And do you, O’ Prince of the Heavenly host, by the power of God thrust into Hell Satan and all the other evil spirits who prowl about the world for the ruin of souls.

Amen.

†

Our Father who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

Amen.

†

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.

Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.

Amen.

†
 
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