BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Prayers for the Church Street Family November 4, 2020 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear… Be still, and know that I am God! I am exalted among the nations; I am exalted in the earth. -Psalm 46:1-2a, 10 All-Knowing God, in whom […]
BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Prayers for the Church Street Family November 3, 2020 Make me a channel of Your peace; Where there is hatred, let me bring Your love; Where there is injury, Your pardon, Lord, And where there’s doubt, true faith in You. Where there’s despair in life, let me bring hope; Where there […]
BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Prayers for the Church Street Family November 2, 2020 Great is thy faithfulness, O God… Morning by morning new mercies we see. O Holy One, with the sounds of the bells still faintly ringing in the distance, we find ourselves still longing to linger in yesterday’s celebration of All Saints Day. […]
BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Prayers for the Church Street Family October 29, 2020 Rev. Dr. Jan Buxton Wade Forever Guide, on this long journey called life, we confess that we do not always live as your people. We want to shine as the saints above, but we are often consumed in our own pursuits and […]
BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Prayers for the Church Street Family October 28, 2020 Rev. Dr. Jan Buxton Wade Breath Upon Breath, we hear you breathing within another new morn: in the rising of the sun, in the ever-changing complexion of the sapphire sky, in the full whiteness of meandering clouds, in the drifting leaf from […]
BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Prayers for the Church Street Family October 27, 2020 Rev. Dr. Jan Buxton Wade Praiseworthy Friend, birdsong and rosy dawn announce another fresh beginning, offered to us without cost. This newness that springs from your grace is a hallowed gift and worthy of praise. Though yesterday’s attempts to follow you may […]
BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Prayers for the Church Street Family October 26, 2020 Rev. Dr. Jan Buxton Wade Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your […]
BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Prayers for the Church Street Family October 22, 2020 Rev. Dr. Jan Buxton Wade Master of the House, we lift up our church family to you and ask that you would bind us together more strongly than ever, even though our doors remain closed due to the lurking virus. The […]
BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Prayers for the Church Street Family October 21, 2020 Rev. Dr. Jan Buxton Wade O Approachable One, we remember how Jesus told stories of everyday living. He spoke of money, taxes, greed, forgiveness, loving, sharing, sadness and lostness. As those hungry souls who listened intently so long ago, so may […]
BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Prayers for the Church Street Family October 20, 2020 Rev. Dr. Jan Buxton Wade Reassuring One, it is no secret to you that we are a restless people, moving first in one direction, then another, wandering far from the path you have laid out for us to travel, chasing one […]
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