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First Day Prayers: A Father's Blessing for the 2026 School Year · HAVE FAITH LET IT BEGIN®

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  So, like every parent, September rolls around, and you say, Oh,
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  it's time for the first day of school. That's right.
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  We're in the 2026-2027 new school year.
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  And today is September 3rd, 2026.
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  And my daughter, Ariel, is a third grader. Have faith, let it begin.
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  Special prayer for all schools and students going to school starts right now.
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  Have faith, let it begin. When it starts right now.
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  Welcome to Have Faith. Let it begin. Here's your host, Angel Santana.
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  Hello everyone and welcome to Have Faith. Let it begin. I am live in my kitchen with Noah.
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  Have Faith. Let it begin. Noah, how are you today, Noah?
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  Welcome to Have Faith. Let it begin. That's right. This is Aaron Santana.
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  Yeah. Well, your name is Noah.
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  Noah, you know what we're going to do this morning? Noah Santana.
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  That's right. We're going to do a prayer for all kids. Santa and Aero Santana.
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  That's right. We're going to do a special prayer for all the... Aero Santana.
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  Yeah. We're going to do a special prayer this morning for all the kids going
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  to school. You want to pray with me? No. No? Okay. How about I pray? What is that?
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  That right there is a picture of a combine harvester, as Noah loves his tractors
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  and trucks. Let's do the quick prayer, okay?
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  Heavenly Father, we thank you for this beautiful, crazy weather that we had
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  last night. thunderstorms woke me up and it's raining right now,
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  but we know that it's going to be a beautiful day later on today.
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  We want to lift up in prayer, all the teachers and faculties of every single
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  schools that are going around the world.
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  Some schools already had started, but today is Ariel's first day of school.
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  So we are looking to just wish all the students, the teachers,
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  the bus drivers, and everyone that's around the schools, especially the police officers,
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  that we fill the schools with the armor of Christ and say, keep them safe.
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  Let us have a beautiful school year. Let us have everyone get along.
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  And most importantly, let the children go to school so they can learn.
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  We ask this of you in your precious name. In the name of the Father,
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  the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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  You know, looking back at the first day of school, I remember when I went to school,
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  I think for the most part, every single year and probably almost every single
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  half a year, when I would walk to school, I would probably lift up,
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  my mom for being patient because I would cry half the time because I never liked to leave my mom's side.
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  And as you see these kids growing up today, they're more resilient.
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  They're like, bye mom, bye dad, I'm going to class.
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  It's interesting to see the transformation over the years as you get older.
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  And you say to yourself, wow, that's amazing how these kids are.
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  So here we are in the kitchen table. It's already chaotic.
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  And I said, you know what? We're going to record it no matter what,
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  because this is what everybody else is going through. So as I take out the Cinnamon
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  Poets Crunch for Noah, I say to all you parents out there, there's no reason
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  to be upset. There's no reason to cry.
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  There's no reason to say, oh boy, this is going to be another school year.
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  A lot of parents I know are actually jumping up and down because by now the kids are going crazy.
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  Whose water is that? That's mommy's water. So enjoy your moments.
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  Enjoy your peace. Enjoy your silence.
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  Start cleaning up the houses because all the toys that have been behind the
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  couches or underneath the bed, that's Ariel's water.
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  Now is the time to enjoy your moment.
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  And we hope that you enjoyed today's episode and taking a look back at all the
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  days that we were when we were in school.
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  I'd like to offer you a challenge this morning.
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  Write to me, angel at halffaithletitbegin.com and if you can provide me a story
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  or a memory of your first day of school, I will be sending you out a Half Faith
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  Let It Begin pen. That's right.
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  And as the days come by, we're gonna be doing some more giveaways.
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  So please join in. We look forward to hearing your stories.
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  So on behalf of all of us here, may God be with you.
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  May he shine his light upon you and give every single one of you peace on earth. And never forget.
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  God loves you, God believes in you, and God will never leave your side.
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  And never forget. My card. Remember, never forget. Have faith.
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  Let it begin. Bye. Say bye, Noah. Bye. Say have a good day, everyone.
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  Have a good day, everyone. All right.