Prayer for Today – May 25

BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE

Daily Prayers of the Church Street family

May 25, 2020: Memorial Day

Pastor Jan

 

O One Who Calls Us Anew, help us to remember that our lives are ephemeral, and the number of our days does not really matter. What does matter is the quality of how we live each one of them. For this reason, you offer us a new beginning every morning – a clean slate on which to record the ways you have blessed us and how, in turn, we have endeavored to be a blessing to others.

Hear us, O Lord, for your mercy is great.    

Author of Peace, today we recall the freedoms of the nation in which we live. How easy it is to take them for granted, to accept them as our special birthright. Forgive us, we pray, when we forget the uniformed and civilian brothers and sisters who were caught up in battles not of their own making, and how their own lives were scarred forever by the travesties of war. Thousands upon thousands lost their lives, along with their vanished dreams of earthly happiness. Forgive us when we forget our existence today is made possible only by your grace and by those who bore the bitter struggles of yesterday. Help us in our own time to create a world where peace is the norm, not the exception, and that it is ever laced with justice and love.

Hear us, O Lord, for your mercy is great.

All-Knowing One, we are aware that there are many throughout our own world whose days are filled with strife and piercing fear. We cannot know the depth of their pain, but you know. Watch over each one, we pray, and fashion for the suffering ones a place of comfort. And also accept these individual prayers which come from the hearts of our Church Street family:

  • Gratitude from a member who recovers from a successful heart procedure
  • Praises: a husband & wife, attacked with a machete, are both stable and face a long recovery, but send deep gratitude for prayers for them
  • Member is grateful for those praying for her Friday — surgery went well
  • A father has been released from the hospital – thank you for prayers
  • A son’s surgery was successful – parents are relieved and grateful
  • Healing for a father grieving his broken marriage – for renewal & hope
  • A Christian couple who cannot find an accepting church in their county
  • Solace for one who suffers periods of panic & anxiety
  • Healing mercies for a mother bearing great pain
  • Prayers for our bishop & cabinet as they make church reopening decisions
  • Hold together a family supporting a beloved mother with deep health issues
  • Continued improvement in a mother’s struggle with leukemia

We feel your movement in our days and we pray you would hold our gaze steady. May we never lose sight of you, though you are walking just a few steps ahead.

Hear us, O Lord, for your mercy is great.

We commend ourselves into your loving care this day, offering the prayer that reflects our dependence upon and our trust in Christ, our Forever Friend:

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen. 

 

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Prayer for Today – May 22

BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE

Daily Prayers of the Church Street family

May 22, 2020

Pastor Jan

 

O Silent One, you lightly wrap us around with tenderness. From the pink gauze of sun’s dawning, to the quiet reverie of verdant valleys in the distance, you speak to us. “Come, behold my glories,” you say. From the flushed row of roses to the mist that hangs over the edge of the garden, you offer us treasures that are ours for the taking. We praise you, O Creator, clothed in holiness. You come to us in quiet kindness and leave us marveling in the shimmering stillness.

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.    

O One Who Walks With Us, in the hours to come, may we follow the teaching of the apostle of long ago. May the peace of Christ rule in our hearts this day, and may we be clothed with compassion and kindness. Keep us, Good Lord, from malice, slander, and abusive words. Wrap us around with your humility, gentleness, and patience. And above all, may the forgiveness of Christ overflow in us, that we might stretch out a gracious hand to those who may harm us in any way.

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.    

Holy is the time you spend with us, O Patient One. Drape us with the serenity of your Son, that we may wait calmly for your guidance and for your answers to the pleas of our hearts. You ever hear us, so with confidence we raise these prayers to you:

  • Prayers appreciated: a heart procedure on Thursday was successful
  • One is grateful for an upcoming birthday and for all the blessings he has received
  • Gratitude: an ill member continues to inspire others with his faith, courage, and optimism
  • Thanksgiving for a sister who is recovering well following surgery
  • A son whose father died on Tuesday & stepmother died Thursday – may he & his family feel the Lord’s presence and comfort
  • Pray for a faithful member having foot surgery today, that all goes well
  • Traveling mercies for grieving sister & daughter flying to a funeral today
  • Guidance for one who cares for his wife who has memory loss
  • A mother who is dealing with leukemia & her family who care for her
  • For our loved ones who are plagued with depression & loneliness
  • Peace & healing for elderly father hospitalized with heart condition
  • Healing & help for a mother who cares for a dear friend with pleurisy

Thank you, O Lord, for blanketing us with your love, particularly during these weeks of separation from dear ones. May we learn the lessons you have sprinkled throughout this interval, for we know you are ever working on our behalf, regardless of our circumstance. And all these petitions we gladly lift to you, for you are our Beginning and our End, Father of the Son who taught us to pray:

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen. 

 

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Prayer for Today – May 21

BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE

Daily Prayers of the Church Street family

May 21, 2020

Pastor Jan

 

O Ageless One, you sent us Jesus who told stories of everyday living. He spoke of money, taxes, greed, forgiveness, loving, sharing, sadness and lostness. As those who listened intently so long ago, so may we listen to those timeless simple stories that never grow stale and never fail to prick our souls.

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.    

And as we listen, we are discovering day by day just what Jesus asks of us. He calls us to live the life that he lived, and it is not easy. Give us courage, we pray, to say “yes” to that One Who Calls this day and each day. We know it will be a struggle to keep our pledge; but when we err, shake us up, turn us around, and point us toward that narrow path, the path of love that leads to Christ.

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.    

We feel you ever so near, O Healing One, and we believe you alone are sustaining us in this era of challenge. Deliver us, we pray, especially in the evening hours when the lights grow dim, that we might remain witnesses to your enduring love. And as you invited us to do so, we again lay our concerns and thanksgivings before you, knowing that you are already moving within us to bring about a new thing:

  • A member’s depression is improving, grateful for continued prayers
  • Grieving husband is grateful for all who are praying on his behalf
  • Young member is thankful that a summer wedding date has been set
  • One appreciates the extra efforts of church staff in providing worship and other ways to keep us connected
  • Thank you for praying: one injured in a bodily attack is now stable
  • An elderly cousin infected with Covid-19
  • Son removed from ventilator, died yesterday; please pray for his family as they travel for his services
  • Healing for a younger sister whose whole life has been a struggle
  • Pray for decreased pain, increased energy for a mother fighting leukemia, for God’s guidance for her & her family as they care for her
  • One who suffers from anxiety & depression amid this pandemic
  • Peace & healing for elderly father hospitalized with heart condition
  • Pray for a son who undergoes surgery today
  • Prayers for a member who has a pacemaker implanted today
  • Healing & help for a mother who cares for a dear friend with pleurisy

We thank you, Loving One, for receiving these prayers of our hearts. In whatever way you think best, attend to our pleas.

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.    

God of Salvation who sent your Son to seek and to save, pour out your courage upon us this day, that we might serve you faithfully all our days. And at the last, may you find us still breathing those words taught us by Jesus himself:

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen. 

 

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Prayer for Today – May 20

BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE

Daily Prayers of the Church Street family

May 20, 2020

Pastor Jan

 

We receive this day the majestic declaration from the psalmist:

“O Lord, how beautiful is your name in all the earth! When I consider your heavens and the work of your hands, what is humankind that you are mindful of us? Yet you have made us a little lower than the angels and crowned us with glory and honor.” Thanks be to you, O Resplendent One, for your generosity is unequalled and your kindness is without compare.

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.    

In spite of your trust in us, Faithful Lord, we must confess that we have not lived up to your confidence. We have been beguiled by the ways of the world and have spoken harshly and critically, piercing the hearts of others. We have been obstinate when the situation called for leniency. We have held back funds for our own amusement, forgetting those who have so little. Forgive us, we pray, for these times we have strayed and also for the sins we lay before you . . .

But let us be confident once again, for with gentleness you speak to us; with graciousness you cleanse us; with joy you embrace us.  Thanks be to God!

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.    

O Friend To All In Need, you never promised us an easy life and we recall how Jesus’ own days were rife with abuse and agony. Earthly struggles will remain until all hearts turn to your gracious plan. Till then, watch over all who are weary in mind, body, and spirit. And offer your grace to each of these members of our church family who offer these prayers today:

  • Gratitude: a family in NYC has remained safe from contracting the virus
  • Thanksgiving: Beacon of Hope and Benevolence Ministries who feed the hungry, lift up the poor, provide rent, utility, and medical assistance every week
  • A friend on disability is elated for a generous gift of fresh vegetables and fruit
  • One is thankful and relieved that his medical condition was easily corrected
  • Strength and guidance for a sister whose adult son is on a ventilator
  • Healing for a younger sister whose whole life has been a struggle
  • A member saddened by the recent death of his grandmother
  • Pray for a great niece who is pregnant & has Covid-19
  • Healing for a relative in ICU who continues to decline
  • Prayers for an elderly member who will have surgery on Thursday
  • Healing mercies for one undergoing chemo and dialysis treatments
  • A couple recovering in hospital from wounds inflicted by an attacker

We thank you that you have untied our burdens and are already at work, carrying us, soothing us, and making us whole.

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.    

Let us go forth into this new day, knowing that the Lord will direct our path and will hear us as we pray as one body:

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen. 

 

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Prayer for Today – May 19

BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE

Daily Prayers of the Church Street family

May 19, 2020

Pastor Jan

 

O Lord, you are in the midst of us and we are called by your name. We lean in closely to catch a glimpse of you in our midst. Do you come as the one with the rolling cart that holds all his soiled belongings in one heap? Do you appear as the one with the vacant stare peering from the nursing home window? Are you the hungry one in the grocery line clutching a few cans of beans and a SNAP food card? You wear many faces, O Holy One, so sharpen our vision, we pray, lest we fail to offer you help and homage along the way.

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.    

O Living Voice, since our earliest days, we have been taught that we are called by your name that that you even wooed us in our infancy. As you created us to mature in body, your desire is that we also grow in wisdom and set aside our childish notions. Forgive us, we pray, when we hang onto foolish dreams of yesterday. We carry around old suitcases filled with grudges, youthful errors, blatant blunders, terrible mistakes, and thoughts of what-might-have-been. If we are truly called by your name of Love, help us grow in our forgiveness of others and indeed ourselves. For you call us forward, and those whom you call, you will strengthen and sustain.

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.    

O One Close By, you hear each utterance of gratitude that comes from our hearts and you also are aware of everything that causes us pain and anxiety. Thank you, Good Lord, for knowing us through and through, and for embracing us when we need to feel your closeness. In your own way, touch each in our church family, and especially these who offer their prayers this day:

  • Thankful for prayers: young boy of 8 with leukemia now allowed to leave St. Jude and return to his family for chemo treatments
  • Someone is thankful that she will have a temporary job to help with finances
  • Grateful for prayers: medical tests reflected no cause for concern
  • One offers praises that she is able to recapture part of her normal income
  • Family grateful for a week of respite following a nephew’s funeral
  • Pray for a member bearing ongoing pain following treatments, for healing
  • Increased strength & patience for a father recovering from serious surgeries
  • Prayers for a member who continues her move to a new home today
  • Continued prayers for those who are grieving loss of loved ones
  • Couple tragically injured in a criminal assault – both critical at Vanderbilt Hospital
  • Easing of pain for someone recovering from an accident
  • A member who steadfastly continues his lengthy cancer treatments
  • Elderly member hospitalized, that he will be released soon to return home

For the tender care with which you treat our innermost selves, we remain grateful.

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.    

Guide us, O God, by your Holy Spirit, that all our prayers and all our lives may reflect our belief in and our will to serve only you, through Christ our Lord, who taught us to pray:

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen. 

 

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Prayer for Today – May 18

BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE

Daily Prayers of the Church Street family

May 18, 2020

Pastor Jan

 

O Music of the World, eras come and eras go and still you play on. All creation joins daily in one grand symphony of grace, keeping time with your ever-present holiness. It is our choice whether or not we join in your composition, for you are the One who never coerces, but only invites. Thank you for your kindest invitation, Dear Lord. Grant that we might listen closely, that we might join in at just the right time.

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.    

O Song of the Universe, some days, we are eager to lift our voices with all creatures who chant your praise. When we do, we sing with you so easily. At times, distracted by misfortune or despondency, our voices are strident and are always in a mournful key. Nudge us, we pray, when we forget to practice your praise, when we are out of tune. Your property, O Great Conductor, is always to have mercy, so lead us, as members of your holy choir, to boldly sing your rich major chords of healing and forgiveness.

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.    

O Melody of Life, you carry us through on the comforting notes of your love. Help us remember that your song is never-ending; and because of your merciful movement throughout our days, we bring our personal praises and these prayers:

  • Gratitude: Member offers thanks for worship music that lifts his soul to heaven
  • Thanksgiving: a friend with Covid-19 says his fears have eased
  • Three families celebrate the high school graduation of their son & daughters
  • Gratitude for all healthcare workers, first responders, and all who keep us safe
  • A mother seeks understanding from her children
  • A widow who moves to another home on Monday, that all goes smoothly
  • Prayers for beloved father in hospice in Cookeville; courage for his family
  • All unemployed, that doors may open for them to return to work
  • One in the middle of a divorce, for direction, wisdom, & healing of a broken heart
  • Our members who mourn loved ones who have died in recent days
  • A friend who lost her job this week
  • Continued healing of member recovering from hip surgery
  • A dear friend who suffered a fall, for decrease of pain and for patience

Lord of the Dance, it was your servant David who danced in celebration of your faithfulness and you were pleased. And we know that all the seasons keep time with your divine rhythm. Soon this period of aloneness will end, and our fear of taking the next step will be no more. For when our separateness is over, we will join hands and sway together as family, united in the waltz of thanksgiving:

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen. 

 

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Prayer for Today – May 17

BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE

Daily Prayers of the Church Street family

May 17, 2020

Pastor Jan

 

Who are you, O Lord, and who are we? This ageless question often makes its home in our thoughts. Search as we may, the full answer always eludes us. You are the one who desires to be sought, but you are always ahead of us, just out of reach. Perhaps it is enough to know you as the gravity which holds all creation together. And by your mystifying design, we are each caught up in your luminous web of grace. Hold us here forever, we pray, hold us here forever.

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.    

O Impenetrable One, we can feel your love for us in so many ways, but how can we return the depth of your caring, your forgiveness, your hope, your restoration? Scripture teaches us to love you with all our heart, soul, strength, and mind. We have long endeavored to be true to this teaching, but we wonder if we will reach this level of love in our lifetimes? Perhaps you think it sufficient that we are trying. May this be so. But if we miss the mark in this earthly realm, please grant that we might attain it when we reside in your everlasting kingdom.

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.    

God of the Open Heart, you are open to listening to us, whether we are in want or prosperity. As this is yet another of your astonishing gifts, we know you will receive, with your characteristic care, these situations offered by members of our church family:

  • Gratitude: Son & daughter-in-law are just out of quarantine, reunited with family
  • Family celebrating the birth of a healthy baby girl born on May 12
  • Thanksgiving for a nephew’s engagement announced yesterday
  • Member is thankful for the beauty of her wedding Saturday
  • Family grateful for prayers for an at-risk son — born whole & healthy Friday
  • Please pray for dear friend, alone in PA, suffering from Covid-19, for his healing, easing of his fear and loneliness
  • Prayers for beloved father in hospice are in Cookeville; courage for his family
  • Continued safety for all healthcare workers & first responders
  • A family in need of healing & reconciliation
  • Faithful member grieving her father’s death; for peace to surround family
  • Family in stress, strength to deal with multiple needs of adult children
  • A friend who lost her job this week; lift up all unemployed & underemployed

Through the presence of the Holy Spirit, grant that we may grow in our awe and love of you. And although you are veiled from our eyes, we know we are firmly held in your web of grace. We place all these prayers and petitions this day at the door of your heart. In your own time and in your own way, continue to work in us and through us:

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen. 

 

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Prayer for Today – May 16

BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE

Daily Prayers of the Church Street family

May 16, 2020

Pastor Jan

 

“Though the fig tree does not blossom, and no fruit is on the vines, though the produce of the olive fails and the fields yield no food; though the flock is cut off from the fold and there is no herd in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will exult in the God of my salvation.”

 

So spoke the ancient prophet, O Lord, and how strong is his testament of faith! Bury the power of Habakkuk’s words deep in the soil of our spirits, we pray, that despite the present time of drought, our soul vines will remain green and full of life potential. And when your time of renewal draws near, our stems will push away the parched earth and will rise steadily upward to sing green-grace praises to you,

O God of our salvation!

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.    

O Renewing One, we know that fear lurks in the shadows, waiting to capture us unaware; and we know that we will sometimes fall prey to the dark clouds overhead, thinking they will hover forever. But in your grace, you will sift all those negative thoughts the shadows bring and will replace them with life-giving hope.

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.    

Receive now, Loving Guide, these blessings and concerns which are placed in your open hands this day. We ever feel you working in our lives:

  • Gratitude: a loving wife was discharged from the hospital yesterday
  • Thankful that a dear friend will not have to have surgery after a fall
  • A blissful couple celebrate the wedding vows they will take this day
  • Grateful for prayers: executive under duress received promising news Friday
  • Prayers appreciated; an at-risk baby was born last night – healthy and happy
  • Pray for strength for a member as she delivers a eulogy for her sister today
  • Continued safety for all healthcare workers and first responders
  • All who are mourning loved ones – may peace and comfort lift them up
  • An aging mother in hospice; strength for loving family who care for her
  • Faithful member grieving her father’s death; for peace to surround family
  • A friend who lost her job this week; lift up all unemployed and underemployed
  • Young couple undergoing stress in their relationship
  • Loved ones who are lonely, isolated at home or nursing facilities

With all the distractions that turn our attention elsewhere, we pray we would receive wisdom and strength to remain focused on you, O Divine One, for you are the key to our intense longings and the answer to every prayer. And in your mercy, accept this all-encompassing prayer our Savior taught us:

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen. 

 

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Prayer for Today – May 15

BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE

Daily Prayers of the Church Street family

May 15, 2020

Pastor Jan

 

O Divine One, we pray to remember from whence we come. We have memories of our glorious church home, with its grand walls of stone and vaulted ceilings, the faith stories revealed in brilliant stained glass, and tower bells singing out the hours of our lives. We recall kneeling at the altar to receive the sacraments as choir and organ lifted our souls to celestial realms. Yes, we miss these wonders; yet all exist to remind us that there is something divine, not only in our structure; but also a spark of divinity has been placed in each of us. So in our weeks away from our church, we really carry our church within us – in our very hearts.

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.    

God of Renewal, we pray for ears to hear and eyes to see that which is real. In a time of manufactured reality and an onslaught of distractions, we are in danger of wasting our days in hand-wringing, fruitless thinking, and misspent energy. Help us to absorb the incredible truth that we are called to be a part of something bigger than ourselves. This calling is difficult, it is true, particularly in this frightening interval. But through your Holy Spirit, we shall receive sufficient vision, strength, and power to discern those purposes that are real and to claim them as our own.

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.    

Accept, we pray, these our private confessions this day . . .  For these ways in which we have disappointed you and also ourselves, we seek forgiveness. Mend us, mold us, and move us to take that fresh path that you are revealing to us. And also receive, Listening Lord, these earnest petitions that come from your beloved children at Church Street:

  • Gratitude: a daughter’s Covid-19 test was negative
  • Thankful for a nephew’s high school graduation
  • A couple celebrate their recent wedding engagement
  • Grateful for prayers: member’s surgery went well and she hopes to go home today
  • Continued safety for all healthcare workers and first responders
  • An aging mother in hospice care; strength for family caring for her at home
  • Pray for a safe delivery of a baby today, for mother, family, physician
  • Please pray for strength and wisdom for an executive involved in a situation of great magnitude in her workplace today
  • Offer prayers for the unemployed and a dear friend who lost her job this week
  • Prayers for patience and strength for a father during his lengthy recovery
  • That an effective vaccine for Covid-19 is discovered and made available
  • Young married couple under stress with heavy work & school schedules
  • Loved ones who are lonely, isolated at home or nursing facilities
  • Healing of a friend who fell & broke her jaw & shoulder, for her recovery

For the way you bring grace out of hardship, healing out of sickness, hope out of despair, and life out of death, we are humbled but ever grateful.

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.    

Although we cannot fully grasp the work you are doing within us, we know that we are being shaped for your worthy purposes. Continue that work, O Creating God, and we shall continue to offer our praise and also this prayer taught us long ago by your Son, that Greatest Teacher:

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen. 

 

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Prayer for Today – May 14

BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE

Daily Prayers of the Church Street family

May 14, 2020

Pastor Jan

 

When morning gilds the skies, my heart awaking cries:

May Jesus Christ be praised!

Luminous and Pure is your candle that lights our way to hope. Though our road is littered with broken promises, shattered dreams, painful regrets, and half-truths, you clear a promising path that leads to a new tomorrow. Lift your candle high, so we do not lose sight of the way to wholeness.

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.    

The night becomes as day when from the heart we say:

May Jesus Christ be praised!

Sometimes we are blinded by your brightness, O Flame of Love. We fear turning in your direction as we are weighed down with guilt; we wear our wrongs as a badge of our unworthiness. How odd you must find it when you see us clutching old sins, when you yourself forgot them long ago. Lift your candle high, so our inward vision might become as clear as yours.

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.    

The powers of darkness fear when this sweet chant they hear:

May Jesus Christ be praised!

Beam of Grace, we ask that you cast your light in the direction of those about whom we care most deeply. One by one these dear faces come to mind . . . Their anguish and unrest you know already. Still, hold your candle high this day, that each might catch a ray from your holy flame that would make their eyes shine with trust. That glimmer might be the one thing that helps them stay the course.

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.    

And hear also these joys and petitions offered by members of our Church Street family:

  • Gratitude: a hospital has safely opened & many are returning to work
  • Prayers appreciated! A house closing was completed Wednesday
  • A job interview went smoothly – thankful for prayers
  • Thanksgiving: cancer survivor had her final radiation treatment yesterday
  • Please continue to pray for 2 in our community awaiting test results
  • Prayers for a grieving family who bury their mother today
  • A dear pastor friend, young mother, battling breast cancer
  • Continued prayers for strength for one on a long road to recovery
  • Young married couple under stress with heavy work and school schedules
  • Loved ones who are lonely, isolated at home or nursing facilities
  • Pray for a young daughter awaiting test results for Covid-19
  • Wisdom for opening of public spaces – adherence to protective guidelines

Be this our eternal song through all the ages long:

May Jesus Christ be praised!

Even in the dark, you can kindle a spark of assurance that can last a lifetime.  Small wonder you are called the Light of the World.  It is to you we cling, believing that our small candles might join with yours and ignite a flame of love so broad it would envelope our world.

Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.    

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen. 

 

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