“You may take me off your mailing list, my son is graduating from high school,” is a common message we receive each year. And our hearts cry, don’t stop now! 

After high school our sons and daughters are leaving the protection of our homes; they will be facing relentless challenges to their faith; they will be making crucial decisions about their futures—entering a career, selecting a mate. Moms, they still need the covering protection of our corporate prayers—possibly more than ever. In times like these, we must continue calling out to God in one accord for the lives of our children. 

If you are the mother of a senior in high school, for you, a new season is beginning. The daily responsibilities of raising this child are coming to an end, and your role is changing. As our children become young adults, seeking their own way in the world, our hearts desire is that it will be the Lord they will seek, His will, His guidance, His abundant life. 

We can pray with confidence knowing that this is God’s desire for our children as well. Continue praying from God’s own words for your sons and daughters. 

Jesus, You came that ________ may have life, and that he/she may have it more abundantly. I pray that ________ will find that You are the door. If ________ enters by You, he/she will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy, but You, Jesus, are the good Shepherd who gives His life for the sheep. (from John 10:10b,9,10a,11 NKJV)