Today, my kids and I participated in “See you at the pole”
at my son’s elementary school. See you at the Pole is an annual event that
started in 1990 when a youth group in Texas started praying for their school, on
campus at night. Word spread, and now students meet at their flagpole at the
schools across the nation and world on the 4th Wednesday of
September.
I remember attending one SYATP in junior high, but had not
been to one since then, until today.
It was such a beautiful sight. Parents and kids, student,
teachers, and even district employees gathered together, held hands, and prayed
to God.
Here’s a picture a parent posted on Facebook:
It wasn’t about what church you went to, or what your denomination
was. It was a group of people meeting together to pray to God for our school,
students, and community.
The pastor of our church often talks about the little c and
big C church. Little c being our church, and the Big C being all the Christian
churches around the world. We attend one little c church. But today was all
about the Big C; People of all different denominations, holding hands and
assembling in prayer. All praying to the same God, who gave us Jesus his son as a sacrifice, so we can
live forever with him.
Today’s event sparked a fire in me. I need to be praying for
my kids’ schools on a daily basis. I should be praying for the students,
employees, the families of the students, and the entire community. Praying for protection, for guidance, and that God be glorified in the school.
Paul said it perfectly in his letter to the church in
Ephesus:
Ephesians 6:18 (NIV)
18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of
prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying
for all the Lord’s people.
(This verse was also this year's theme for SYATP)
So friends, mark your calendar and get yourself and your
kids to the pole next year (September 23, 2015).
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