Shirlee Abbott

Going back to the school issues that inspired this week’s posts:

In one, a superintendent places greater value on students who plan to go to college.

Lord, send a parade of citizens who didn’t go to college across his path: plumbers, carpenters, the friendly face in the coffee shop and, yes, the guy in the snowplow.

The second incident involved an administrator who was insulting and demeaning as he doled out discipline for “harassment, intimidation and bullying.”

Dear God, give him ears to hear his own words, wisdom to recognize how they sounded and the courage to apologize.

Join me in praying that all administrators would be motivated by love, merciful in judgment, humble and more concerned about others than themselves (see Tuesday‘s Bible verses).

Two friends faced off against their sons’ schools last week—different schools, different issues. Were you ever caught between your children and their school?

• Never, thankfully
• Issues were few and far between
• Behind-the-scenes battles, but the kids never knew
• It was a constant struggle

Last week’s situations both involved administrators who seemed more concerned about their careers than the well-being of the students entrusted to their care. If a few students had to be sacrificed in the upward climb, so be it.

It’s not my school district, not my children, seemingly not my battle. But I sense God’s call to enter the battle via prayer. Come, intercede with me.