Orison

Here are some of the prayers and questions written by pupils visiting the Orison room at Kings of Wessex School, Cheddar

The prayers on the bubble tube reveal the depths of what's going through these young people's minds.

• that when my mum drinks, she won't get aggressive towards me.
• that my grandad will survive his operation
• that my grandma will finally agree to come and live near us
• help my two friends who are really struggling
• can you please help me get some money before Sunday
• take away her pain please lord
• why does things like this happen? Make it better
• how long will it take for me to learn how to listen to your amazing voice?
• please may you tell me why I am unique
• I wish my mum would listen to me more. I also wish that I could spend more time with her in the week, not just at weekends
• help me to forgive as readily as you have forgiven me
• help me to get over what has happened in my life and help me find out what is wrong with me

These are just a small sample of what's written on the hundreds of post-it notes in here every day. It's an amazing privilege to be able to offer space for these kids to think through this stuff, in a safe place .