BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE
Prayers for the Church Street Family
February 16, 2021
Rev. Dr. Jan Buxton Wade
Designer of the Filmy Moon, the Evening Wind, and the Quiet Stars, somewhere out there you are watching, you are listening. And though some may think it foolish, we know you have dreams we may each fulfill in the span of years we are granted. Cloak us in your silent love as darkness descends, that we may again receive your assurance that we are treasured just as we are . . . . . . . . . . Breathe in us, Spirit Wind, as we tarry now in your calming silence . . . . . . . . . .
Upon your Word and promise we have built our faith, though our patterns of behavior reflect otherwise. We confess that we are a fretful people and are not too good at waiting. We think we need to do it all ourselves rather than trusting in you. Unfortunately, our efforts too frequently are botched by our race for hasty solutions. Why is it that we operate on the assumption that we know best? Forgive us, Faithful One, and share that patience embedded in your heart with us, your frail flock. Without it we will doom ourselves to living in that somber room painted in shades of false pride.
As Jesus sought your counsel in aloneness, he also knew you as the God of Community. He therefore sought the company of the unwashed, the sinner, the frightened, the proud, the weak, the undeserving, and invited all to dine with him. And as he looked around the table, he found faces just like ours. To them and to us he offered his comfort and hope. How blessed we are to have been called into this blessed communal life where you are ever the Accepting Host, where our togetherness discounts none, but uplifts all.
As part of your Church Street community, we bring you our joys this day . . . . . . . . . . and we covet your forgiveness for our missteps . . . . . . . . . Renew us for your service and hear the prayers of all who rely upon your goodness and mercy:
- Member thankful depression has improved
- Prayers appreciated- aunt’s breast surgery successful
- Member grateful- financial burden being lifted
- Thanksgiving for volunteers assisting with vaccinations
- Appreciation to the Parish Health Team for assistance in securing medical help
- Comfort for member struggling with grave illness
- Prayers for a good housing arrangement
- Courage for one diagnosed with ALS
- For one’s white blood count to increase
- Grandson in treatment for lymphoma
- Prayers for healing ill loved one
- God’s guidance for couple who may have to move
- Upholding one in radiation treatment
- Two seeking help in managing depression
- Cherished mother recovering at home
- Parent seeks God’s help in creating a stable life for her children
Quiet the bumps in the night, Gentle Keeper, that we, and all whom we love, may rest in peace. And when morning comes, we will remember that yours is the lasting peace that will carry us through every test tomorrow may present. Receive these, our earnest prayers offered in the name of your Son who taught us to pray:
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.
