BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Prayers for the Church Street Family October 14, 2020 Rev. Dr. Jan Buxton Wade   O God Most Holy, as we glimpse your morning brightness through the colored branches, we are filled with a deep longing to remain enfolded in your holy presence this day. Without reservation, the bracing breeze reminds […]

BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Prayers for the Church Street Family October 12, 2020 Rev. Dr. Jan Buxton Wade   O One of Many Names, you have called us to be members of your blessed community. With our different origins and backgrounds, with our varying skin tones and physical appearance, with our mixed languages and dialects, […]

BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Prayers for the Church Street Family October 7, 2020 Rev. Dr. Jan Buxton Wade   O Master of Life, the ground beneath us seems to be shifting these days and we strive to regain our footing. Just when we think everything is under control, we feel ourselves slipping again, inch by […]

BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Prayers for the Church Street Family October 5, 2020 Rev. Dr. Jan Buxton Wade   O Morning Star, you speak to us through the fading leaves that float across the window pane, scuttling down to the cool earth, joining a thousand others. They collect much as our days, crumpled and lifeless, […]

BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Prayers for the Church Street Family September 30, 2020 Rev. Dr. Jan Buxton Wade   Under leaden skies the rain patters lightly on the cedars, as softly as a cat moves into a room, licking away its residue of summer dust. The summer has brought its wonders but also fiery protests […]