Weekly Prayer – January 2, 2025

Weekly Prayers for the Church Street Family

Week of January 2, 2025

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 to observe practices and disciplines, but then the tragic news from New Orleans jolted us into reality. Yesterday did not go as we planned; and now, our plans seem trite. 

So many things we want to change, so many things we would like to fix, so many hopes, and so many people in our lives …. As we kneel before you on this Ninth Day of Christmas, may your Spirit help us take a deep breath and begin again.  

We turn to words that have been prayed many times, especially at the beginning of a New Year. O God who makes all things new, maybe today, we will offer them with a willingness to hold on to you, and to let go of our pride that causes us to think we can change ourselves and our world on our own. May our lists of practices always begin with you. With “thine.” 

Thank you, Lord, for this prayer from John Wesley, a renewal of covenant. May it be our prayer each day of this new year: 

“I am no longer my own, but thine.
Put me to what thou wilt, rank me with whom thou wilt.
Put me to doing, put me to suffering.
Let me be employed by thee or laid aside for thee,
exalted for thee or brought low for thee.
Let me be full, let me be empty.
Let me have all things, let me have nothing.
I freely and heartily yield all things
to thy pleasure and disposal.
And now, O glorious and blessed God,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,
thou art mine, and I am thine. So be it.
And the covenant which I have made on earth,
let it be ratified in heaven. Amen.” 

We pray for….

• The families of victims from the violent attack in New Orleans; for all who are following up with care, investigations, and all of the things that we cannot even imagine
• A sister who is grieving the death of her brother; prayers for all of the family as they deal with this sudden loss
• Children who are grieving the death of their mother after another diagnosis of cancer
• One who is having triple bypass Thursday morning
• A sister who is having radiation for stage two cervical cancer
• A brother -in-law who is receiving chemo daily for stage four lung cancer
• A long-time friend who had kidney removed last week due to cancer; pray that she will be out of pain
• A family whose daughter was killed in car wreck
• Families who are having funerals this week

We offer prayers of thanksgiving for…

• Safe travels during the holidays
• The birth of a baby – first child, first grandchild, first great-grandchild!
• The life of President Jimmy Carter and Rosalyn; for their humble witness to serving Christ

We continue to pray for….

• One who has been diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer
• All families who are dealing with cancer diagnosis and the unknown; waiting for more testing and seeing which treatment options are offered.
• All who are caring for a loved one – especially a spouse – with dementia
• Those who are in hospice care; their caretakers and families, also
• A friend beginning treatment for stage 4 esophageal cancer
• Successful heart bypass surgery at Cleveland Clinic
• Friends who are dealing with depression and knowing how to help and how to be there.

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