Thanks for the plug, Diane

Of course my fear is I won't be witty enough to make anyone smile, poignant enough to make anyone cry, astute enough to make anyone think, or wise enough to make anyone leave encouraged. (Welcome to blogging, eh?) These are all feelings I have daily when I read all of your blogs!

Diane, your post reminded me of the poem we are all memorizing to start the school year. I unfortunately don't know the author and first saw it on The Well Trained Mind boards

A Student's Prayer

God the all-wise, and Creator of the human intellect,
Guide our search for truth and knowledge, all our thoughts and ways direct.
Help us build the towers of learning that would make us wise, astute,
On the rock of Holy Scripture: truth revealed and absolute.

O how vast the shores of learning - there are still uncharted seas,
And they call to bold adventure those who turn from sloth and ease.
But we need Thy hand to guide us in the studies we pursue,
And the presence of Thy Spirit to illumine all we do.

May the things we learn, so meager, never lift our hearts in pride
Till in foolish self-reliance we would wander from Thy side.
Let them only bind us closer, Lord to Thee, in whom we find,
Very fountainhead of wisdom, light and life of all mankind.

This is what I pray for my kids as I guide their education.