BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Daily Prayers of the Church Street family August 6, 2020 Pastor Jan Elusive Creator, our origins are in you, and we have long yearned to glimpse your face. Is your skin a lustrous ebony, pink as a mimosa blossom, or of a yellow tint? Are your eyes multi-colored, black as […]
BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Daily Prayers of the Church Street family August 5, 2020 Pastor Jan O Master of Change, we live in an erratic era, an uncomfortable season of transition, and in one way or another, we are victims of the upheaval. But grant that in spite of what ensues, we will not […]
BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Daily Prayers of the Church Street family August 4, 2020 Pastor Jan O Jesus, I have promised to serve thee to the end; Be thou forever near me, my Master and my Friend. I shall not fear the battle if thou art by my side, Nor wander from the pathway, […]
BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Daily Prayers of the Church Street family August 3, 2020 Pastor Jan O Surest Hope, we confess that we call ourselves people of faith, and yet it is true that we are believers who frequently harbor doubts. Maybe we’re more like Jesus’ would-be followers than we claim. They assumed he […]
BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Daily Prayers of the Church Street family July 30, 2020 Pastor Jan Master Gardener, we know you have planted seeds of goodness within us, but for some reason, weeds have sprung up here and there, entwining themselves within the roots of our best intentions. We confess that our devotions have […]
BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Daily Prayers of the Church Street family July 29, 2020 Pastor Jan O God Beyond Us, we offer praise that you have linked all our lives together in so many intricate ways. Grant that we might recognize the holiness of the planet you have set aside for us, and also […]
BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Daily Prayers of the Church Street family July 28, 2020 Pastor Jan O Being Ever-Present, a pristine morning comes and you arrive on whipped cream clouds, suffusing saint and sinner alike with your grandeur. You make no distinction among your people, and we are thankful; for truth be told, we […]
BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Daily Prayers of the Church Street family July 27, 2020 Pastor Jan The lily blooming where none was planted; a cardinal returning to your windowsill day after day; the contours of a cloud that resemble a face you once knew and loved – all are as postcards from another world. […]
BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Daily Prayers of the Church Street family July 24, 2020 Pastor Jan Forgive the casual way in which we frequently speak of you, O Sacred One, as if we carried you in our hip pockets. By your pity, pardon our habit of using your name in such an offhand manner […]
BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Daily Prayers of the Church Street family July 23, 2020 Pastor Jan Ever-present One, this textured morning we thank you for the ordinary things that color our days: a roof above to protect us, the comfortable bed which offers sleep, sunlight peeping through the window, fresh fragrance of the earth, […]
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