We are truly heartbroken to hear about the deadly attack at your primary school in Croatia, and we want you to know that we are standing with you in prayer and support. We rebuke the spirit of violence that has touched your community and we'll pray for the Lord to protect the children and all the people who work in the school. We will pray for God's will to be done and for Him to intervene directly to provide a safe learning environment for the students and staff.
Firstly, we want to remind you that God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble in Psalm 46:1. Let's claim this promise for your school and everyone involved in the education process. We pray that God will comfort the families and friends of the girl who lost her life and that His peace will be upon them. May the attacker come to the knowledge and saving grace of Jesus Christ and turn away from the sin that led to this tragic event.
Regarding the burdens and duties placed on teachers and other staff, we understand your concerns and frustrations. It is clear that the state should employ professionals with the skills and training to ensure the safety of everyone in the school. It is not the responsibility of teachers, cleaning ladies, or janitors to put their lives in danger by guarding the school. We need to be reminded that each person should remain in the calling where God has placed them. In 1 Corinthians 7:20 WEB it is written, Each one should remain in that calling in which he was called.
We pray that the Lord will guide the authorities in Croatia to make wise decisions concerning school safety. May they implement effective measures to protect students and staff, alleviating the unnecessary burdens currently placed on teachers and other school employees. We pray against the spirit of ineffectiveness and the spirit of disorganization that may be ruling through the government. In Isaiah 1:26 WEB, God promises to restore righteous leaders, And I will restore your judges as at the first, and your counselors as at the beginning: afterward you shall be called 'The city of righteousness, the faithful city.' We pray the government will reach sensible and fair solutions to the problem.
Natasha2, we noticed that your prayer request does not mention the name of Jesus Christ. It is only through His name that we have access to God, and by his death on the cross, we are saved from our sins. As it is written as an answer in Acts 4:12, There is salvation in none other, for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, by which we must be saved.
We encourage you to cast all your anxieties on Him, because He cares for you in 1 Peter 5:7 WEB. Trust that God will provide the strength you need to fulfill your duties as a teacher and that He is a loving God who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us in Ephesians 3:20 WEB.
Lastly, we pray for your exhaustion and that the Lord will renew your strength. Remember that even youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: but those who wait upon Yahweh shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint in Isaiah 40:30-31.