Weekly Prayer

It’s been a minute since I’ve sat down to write a prayer for Wednesday Prayer — like, a  hot  minute. And yet, at the same time, it feels like just yesterday that I first made my way down to Hope Street, hoping to find something different in my relationship with Jesus. I found Wednesday Prayer.  If you’ve been around Hope Street long enough, you’ve probably heard one or more people say something like,  “When I first came to Hope Street, I could feel it — the tangible presence

15 “I am the true grapevine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch of mine that doesn’t produce fruit, and he prunes the branches that do bear fruit so they will produce even more. 3 You have already been pruned and purified by the message I have given you. 4 Remain in me , and I will remain in you. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful unless you remain in me . 5 “Yes, I am the vine; you are the branc

Two words we have become accustomed to reciting within both of our spaces. Daily at our community center as we welcome in hundreds of youth and young adults each week. At Homes, to a member coming in from work or school - or back into the community after a season away. Whatever the reason, we love when people know they have a place to belong. We have seen the power of community at work, and know it’s in part due to people’s willingness to “show up”. Recently we have welcomed

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