Prayers for college students
Before the exam
For the night before, when your mind will not stop.
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:6-9, NIV
God, the exam is in the morning and my mind will not stop. You said to bring You every situation, so here is this one: what I studied, what I did not, and the grade I keep imagining. Thank You for getting me this far. Guard my heart and my mind tonight. Let me sleep, and let me walk in tomorrow with a clear head. Amen.
Guard my mind tonight
The other moments
- Still deciding what you believe You do not have to be sure to be here.
- If you have never prayed before You do not need the right words to start.
- 2 a.m., still awake For the nights everything is louder in the dark.
- The first weeks away from home New room, new town, everyone else already has their people.
- Lonely in a crowd For the room full of people and the walk back alone.
- The class that shook what you believed Perplexed is allowed. Despair is not required.
- Money, and the job on top of the classes Rent, the shifts, the meal plan running out.
- The breakup For the week the whole campus is one person.
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