Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of February 12, 2025 Written by Steve Richardson Spirit of God, descend upon our hearts as we turn our thoughts to you. Thank you for moments such as these. Thank you for the abundance of your blessings. Thank you for your constant presence in the very core […]
Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of February 5, 2025 Written by Rev. Catherine Nance Gracious God, We need your steadfast presence and a sense of your calm more than ever it seems! Breaking news every few minutes about changes in how government is being handled is unnerving. Heartache amidst the Potomac crash, […]
Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of January 29, 2025 Written by Rev. Tim Best Gracious and loving God, In the midst of the busyness and strain of the day, we stop to pray. We trust that as we have offered quick prayers throughout the day that you have heard and known our […]
Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of January 22, 2025 Written by Rev. Catherine Nance* *This is a slightly different version of the prayer used Sunday morning, January 19, 2025. Rev. Nance adapted it from a prayer by Rev. Teri McDowell, Presbyterian Outlook, 1/15/2025 and from one in our United Methodist Book of […]
Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of January 15, 2025 Written by Rev. Catherine Nance* *Today, Church Street United Methodist Church was honored to host the MLK Interfaith Prayer Service. It was so inspiring to hear from a variety of community religious leaders speak of Dr. King’s inspiration. For tonight’s prayer, we offer […]
Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of January 8, 2025 Written by Steve Richardson Wiry, leafless trees line the ridge tops. Vestiges of symbols of the Christmas season are scarce. Children are back in school. Each day’s sunlight seems much too short. Our brains and skin are acclimated to thinking 50 degrees feels […]
Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of January 2, 2025 Written by Rev. Catherine Nance God of all time, as we kneel before you in prayer on this second day of the New Year, we find ourselves letting go and holding on …. We had good intentions yesterday to make our list and […]
Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of December 25, 2024 Written by Rev. Tim Best God of Heaven and Earth, On this day that you come near to us, this day where you have shown that no distance is so great that your love cannot cross it, help us to receive you with […]
Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of December 11, 2024 Written by Rev. Tim Best Below is a prayer based on Prayers used in “The Methodist Book of Daily Prayer.” This selection comes from “Week 2: Peace” and incorporates the Morning Prayer of Petition and the Evening Prayer of Gratitude. Peace is the […]
Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of December 4, 2024 Written by Rev. Catherine Nance Loving God of Advent, we pause on this cold Wednesday evening to …. Honestly God, is it okay if we just pause? No words. Just a quiet pause to remember that we are not alone. That we are […]
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