BINDING SOUL AND SOURCE
Daily Prayers of the Church Street family
June 5, 2020
Pastor Jan
Rock of Ages, cleft for me, Let me hide myself in Thee.
Our friend Jesus taught that life in his fold would not be easy; he warned of lurking dangers and unforeseen divisions. We will be upheld, he assured us, but pitfalls will not necessarily be erased. We have found this indeed to be true in our own experience. At times we are slaves to our routines and our own clouded imaginations, not adhering to the Holy Vision, but trusting in what has always been. Friends and even families let us down and we feel ourselves slipping on the sharp edges of discouragement. Be that strong shelter for us, O Lord. Hide us there and heal us until we are strong enough to try again.
Cornerstone of our Faith, receive our prayer.
Rock of Ages, cleft for me, Let me hide myself in Thee.
As you nurture us in that secure place, set us apart from our misdeeds and remind us that the past is the past. We asked forgiveness for our sins of yesterday and know that you absolved us. Nevertheless, not long after you blot out our deeds, we find ourselves picking up those hard remnants and loading them on our backs again. Your generous forgiveness is not yet ingrained in our hearts, so teach us how to release those rocks of regret and get on with the work of being your faithful disciples in the present.
Cornerstone of our Faith, receive our prayer.
Rock of Ages, cleft for me, Let me hide myself in Thee.
We call upon you alone, O Living Stone, for you have been our refuge from one generation to another. Hear now the prayers of our own souls this day, for we lift them up to your mercy . . .
And bend your ear to receive these offerings from our own church family:
- Thankful that cancer surgery went well & family is a great help
- An elderly father has been released from hospital & is recovering at home
- Gratitude: a woman divorcing has received welcome news & financial support
- Family celebrates the birth yesterday of a beautiful baby boy
- A family offers thanks that a mother’s hip surgery went smoothly
- Healing prayers for a family bidding a final farewell to a beloved son this day
- Relief for husband who suffers recurrent PTSD, healing of his depression
- A dear friend who continues to struggle with cancer, for his family who assist
- Safety of peaceful demonstrators as they make their convictions known
- Healing for one suffering immense back pain, for successful procedure today
- Healing of a young father who continues his battle against cancer
- Protection for those public servants endeavoring to restore peace
Rock of Ages, cleft for me, Let me hide myself in Thee.
We are thankful for the psalmist’s words which foretold the unevenly shaped granite that was cast off by the builders. How wondrous that the Rejected Block became the capstone upon which all our faith is built! And we see how this miracle overlays our own stories as well. For while we humans are flawed and imperfect, through Christ, our humble efforts are ever encouraging others whom the world has tossed aside.
Cornerstone of our Faith, receive our prayer.
You have set our feet upon your boulder of blessing, Gentle Lord; and as Jesus is with us now, we know our footing is secure. Thus we pray in his name:
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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