Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of August 9, 2023 Rev. Catherine Nance We turn to you, O God of Wednesday, with our mid-week concerns. We know you are the Lord of all days! There are no mini gods over each day! But there is a particular bent to our posture of prayer […]
Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of August 9, 2023 Today has been a beautiful day; a cooler day. We give you thanks, O God, for what we call pleasant weather. We have enjoyed the way ‘outside’ feels today as we have shared stories about how the winds and the tornado affected us […]
Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of August 23, 2023 “Where did July go?” That is what we are asking ourselves, O God! You hear it under our breath! You hear it as we put new school schedules in our phone. You hear it as monthly reminders pop up. You hear it as […]
Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of July 26, 2023 Rev. Catherine Nance At our Church Council meeting Tuesday night, one of our youth offered the closing prayer. Her words were …. “Dear Lord, thank you for giving us the opportunity to change our world for the better, even through our basic day-to-day […]
Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of July 19, 2023 Rev. Tim Best Almighty God, King of the Universe, We give you thanks for all the blessings of this day. For rain, for a day where the air feels fresher, and a time to give thanks for all the simple blessings and mercies […]
Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of July 5, 2023 Rev. Catherine Nance You know us so well, O God. It is tempting to jump down to the prayer concerns—not stopping to pray. We want to see the concerns. We ask, “Is it anyone I know? Is my request listed there?’ We are […]
Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of June 28, 2023 Rev. Andy Ferguson This prayer was given by Rev. Andy Ferguson on Sunday, June 25 during the Sunday School hour in the Open Door class. A Prayer for Holy Wonder God of Creation’s first morning, God of our children’s first prayer. […]
Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of June 21, 2023 Rev. Catherine Nance On this night of Summer Solstice, I am inspired by the hymn writer, Kathleen Thomerson, and offer her words here …. I want to walk as a child of the light. I want to follow Jesus. God set the starts […]
Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of June 14, 2023 Rev. Tim Best God of Abraham, We thank you for the many blessings you pour out upon us. We are thankful for summer camps for children, sunny days outside, rainy nights that seem to leave the world refreshed the next morning. We are […]
Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family Week of June 7, 2023 Rev. Catherine Nance Good evening friends! I am at Lake Junsaluksa, North Carolina attending the Holston Annual Conference along with Pastor Tim and our lay members. It has been a glorious time of worship and hearing reports about what is happening in our […]
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