BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Prayers for the Church Street Family January 18, 2021 Rev. Dr. Jan Buxton Wade Mountains have a dreamy way of closing up a noisy day In quiet covers, cool and grey. (Leigh Hunt) O God of Presence, the greyness settles in across our beloved mountains and calls us home, much as […]
BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Prayers for the Church Street Family January 14, 2021 Rev. Dr. Jan Buxton Wade Portal of Life, even before our birth, your gentle rapping was taking place upon the door of our hearts; and as time passed, that rapping came to us in the form of a nudge, a whisper, a […]
BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Prayers for the Church Street Family January 13, 2021 Rev. Dr. Jan Buxton Wade Breathe, O breathe thy loving Spirit into every troubled breast! Let us all in thee inherit; let us find that second rest. Take away our bent to sinning; Alpha and Omega be, End of faith, as its […]
BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Prayers for the Church Street Family January 12, 2021 Rev. Dr. Jan Buxton Wade O Lord, you have searched me and known me. You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from far away. You search out my path and my lying down, and are […]
BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Prayers for the Church Street Family January 11, 2021 Rev. Dr. Jan Buxton Wade O Keeper of the Hours, daylight is seeping away and the twisted fingers of the oaks seem to be waving good-bye to the foggy hillsides. For many, sundown seems to come too soon, for deadlines have not […]
BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Prayers for the Church Street Family January 7, 2021 Rev. Dr. Jan Buxton Wade O God, Our Refuge and Strength, although hours have passed, we can still hear the roar of the angry crowd, the breaking of glass, the noise of destruction. The unsettling sounds, sights, and shock of yesterday we […]
BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Prayers for the Church Street Family January 6, 2021 Rev. Dr. Jan Buxton Wade Thus says the Lord: Stand at the crossroads, and look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way lies; and walk in it, and find rest for your souls. (Jeremiah 6:16) O Holy Light That Shines […]
If you’ve attended (either in-person or virtually) a Church Street United Methodist Church service, you might have noticed the beautiful flowers that line the altar. But, what happens to those flowers after the service? Flower Committee Chair Ann Warwick and her team of four help make sure that these beautiful flower arrangements bless twice. The […]
BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Prayers for the Church Street Family January 5, 2021 Rev. Dr. Jan Buxton Wade The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim his handiwork! Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal his truth. This unspeakably beautiful evening, we gaze at the heavens, as […]
Daily Advent Devotions from Church Street UMC Friday, December 25, Evening By Suzanne Matheny Epiphany… The Story is Out! Read Matthew 2:11 “They entered the house and saw the child … they bowed down and worshiped him.” (NLT) Christmas Day had passed. The Magi were on their way; and the six-year-old director was quietly re-imagining […]
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