E – Evelyn (High School Teacher)

I love my students, I really do, but lately, it feels like the weight of their struggles is too much for me to bear. They come in with broken homes, unspoken trauma, and a hopelessness that I can’t always fix. I’ve stayed after school countless nights, praying over their desks, asking God to protect their hearts. I can’t change their circumstances, but I know He can. Yesterday, one of my students came up to me, tears in his eyes, saying he finally felt like someone cared. I didn’t change his life, but God did. I’m learning that sometimes the best prayer is just showing up.