BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Prayers for the Church Street Family February 1, 2021 Rev. Dr. Jan Buxton Wade Wait on the Lord, be of good courage and he shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord. (Ps 27:14) O Great Silence, you live beyond the realm of words, in that space we rarely […]
When Pat Bellingrath and Celia Ferguson met in conversation about the conviction they felt surrounding the treatment of Black community members in 2016, they never imagined their dream to do justice work across their church conference would come true. Now, the pair, along with 20 other program planners, will host a four-week Sacred Conversations on […]
BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Prayers for the Church Street Family January 28, 2021 Rev. Dr. Jan Buxton Wade Ah, Lord, you have brought us safely once again to the edge of twilight, where we must confess we are an absent-minded people. Even today we failed to notice your song delivered by the bird on the […]
BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Prayers for the Church Street Family January 27, 2021 Rev. Dr. Jan Buxton Wade Each of you should use whatever gifts you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. I Peter 4:10 Even before our eyes opened this frosty morning, your blessings […]
BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Prayers for the Church Street Family January 26, 2021 Rev. Dr. Jan Buxton Wade . . . Beloved, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about […]
BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Prayers for the Church Street Family January 25, 2021 Rev. Dr. Jan Buxton Wade Abide with me, fast falls the eventide; the darkness deepens, Lord with me abide. When other helpers fail and comforts flee, help of the helpless, oh abide with me. God, Our Refuge and Strength, as we […]
BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Prayers for the Church Street Family January 21, 2021 Rev. Dr. Jan Buxton Wade O God of the Sun and the Shade, the darkness works its way through the crooked tree limbs all around, leaving us with only luminous outlines of the blessed light that has covered us this day. But […]
BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Prayers for the Church Street Family January 20, 2021 Rev. Dr. Jan Buxton Wade Blessed One, night tiptoes in softly across the fields and the city streets, altering both the landscape and the perspective of anyone wise enough to notice. Change is in the air, though in our weakness, we struggle […]
BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE Prayers for the Church Street Family January 19, 2021 Rev. Dr. Jan Buxton Wade Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord; and the people whom he has chosen as his own. Psalm 33:12 Good and Holy God, we come to you in prayer with our souls wide open, seeking your […]
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 […]
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