Weekly Prayer – 01/14/2026

Week of January 14, 2026

Pastor Sam Dzobo

___________________________ 

Do you not say, “Four months more, then comes the harvest? But I tell you, look around you, and see how the fields are ripe for harvesting” (John 4:35).

Gracious and loving God,

We thank you for this new year you have set before us, a year still fresh with promise and possibility. As we stand in this season of Epiphany, we remember our baptism and renew our identity as your beloved children, marked by grace and called into your light. You remind us, O Lord, that the fields are already ripe for harvest, not someday, not four months from now, but now, if only we would lift our eyes and see.

We bring before you the rhythms of our lives. We pray for students who have returned to classrooms, for teachers and staff beginning a new semester, and for college students navigating new challenges and hopes.

Strengthen those who are faithful to their commitments and encourage those who are weary or discouraged. When resolutions feel heavy, and resolve begins to falter, remind us that your mercy is new every morning.

We thank you for Church Street United Methodist Church, for the prayers we have prayed and the commitments we have made. Receive our pledges and offerings not merely as financial gifts, but as signs of our trust in you and our desire to grow as disciples of Jesus Christ. Use what we bring to strengthen our United Methodist connection, to bless our community, and to invite others into the joy of following Jesus.

Beyond what we give, shape our hearts to be available to you. Teach us to answer your call to love you with all that we are and to love our neighbors as ourselves. Make us attentive to your voice, courageous in our witness, and generous in our compassion.

Lord, we pray that this year would be a year of great abundance at Church Street. Abundance of joy that overflows into hope. Abundance of welcome, as you add to our fellowship new people and new stories. Families, children, youth, and young adults, all drawn by your love and grace.

Send us into your harvest fields with open eyes, willing hands, and joyful hearts. May all that we do bring glory to you and bear fruit for your kingdom.

We pray this in the name of Jesus Christ, the Light of the world.

Amen.

We pray for ….

• All those who are going through cancer treatments; especially those dealing with the side effects. Lord, in your mercy …
• A family whose beloved border collie died this past week.
• Those who are grieving; especially those preparing for funerals this week and next.
• Those who are sick with flu; may they rest and regain strength and health!
• A friend and their baby
• A friend who had unexpected open heart surgery. Praying for healthy recovery and comfort and strength for the family.

We continue to pray for …

• A member’s neighbors whose home burned over the holidays; prayers of thanksgiving that no one was hurt. Prayers for strength and quick restoration as they have lost home and all possessions.
• A member’s cousin who is waiting on kidney transplant.
• A member’s brother who is in hospital awaiting heart and kidney transplant
• Friends and family who have needs; prayers for peace and wellbeing.
• Our homeless neighbors
• A couple hoping for pregnancy
• A member and her sister as they continue to make decisions for their mother
• Those members who are waiting on test results or waiting for appointments with doctors; may they feel your peace and patience as they wait.

We give thanks for ….

• Volunteers who have helped welcome our homeless neighbors on cold nights.

We offer these petitions in the name of Jesus Christ and close with the prayer Christ taught us, saying …

Our Father, who art in heaven,
Hallowed be Thy name.
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done,
On earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
As we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil.
For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever.
Amen.

Have a Prayer Request?

Submit your prayer request confidentially by clicking here.