A prayer to proclaim the name of Jesus by Meg Booker, read by Liam Arton, and whatever

you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks

to God the Father through him.

Colossians 3.17

Reading a middle schooler is like navigating a minefield.

One day, in my desperation to keep God's word on my daughter's heart throughout the day,

I began putting scripture cards in her lunch.

Soon I started sticking them everywhere, in her laptop, computer bag, supply bag, book

bag, literally everywhere.

She started giving away some of the surplus Jesus cards she had accumulated, and they eventually

ended up all over the middle school.

A teacher sent me a text of a few Jesus cards clipped onto her plastic practitioner.

My daughter's friends began to ask me if I had any on me at games and school functions,

and I began stocking up, so there were always plenty to go around.

There is power in the name of Jesus.

Scripture tells us, God gave him the name above all names.

Christ taught us to pray for the Father's will, not our own.

To pray in Jesus' name is to acknowledge God's will for our lives through Christ.

So no matter where those cards end up, the name of Jesus is being spoken in the hallways

of their school and amongst their friends.

We've upgraded to add Jesus stickers now, which adorn laptops, water bottles, folders.

They may never truly know the impact those words of truth have on their lives and the

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