Morning
Reading : Psalm 138 vs 4-5
Meditation : consider reasons to sing to the LORD – even this day
Pray the words of a song or hymn known to you.
Hear me I pray.
Amen.
Hear our songs.
Amen.
And help us to be a people with songs of praise!
Amen.
Midday
Pray for all who live and work on the Holy Island of Lindisfarne.
Evening
Reading : Psalm 138 vs 4-5
Reflect on these verses and give thanks at the end of this day – in song?
Morning
Reading : Psalm 138 vs 1-3
Meditation : consider the reasons why David wanted to praise God
Call out to God and praise Him at the start of the day.
Praise my soul – the King of Heaven and all of earth!
Praise Him this new day!
Praise my soul – the God who is my King!
I praise Him this new morning!
He is Love and Faithfulness – even to me.
Amen and amen and amen we say together!
Midday
Pray for someone you know in need of God’s care.
Evening
Reading : Psalm 138 vs 1-3
Reflect on these words again and Pray in response with praise
Morning
Reading : Mark 2 vs 23 – 3 v6
Meditation : consider these verses ….and how you will spend your Sunday
Pray in response
LORD God,
Of Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday, Saturday
And all Sundays,
Teach me what Jesus meant
And help me use day
Every day
In order to please You.
Amen and amen.
Midday
Pray a blessing on a fellow church member
Evening
Reading : Mark 2 vs 27-28
Reflect on how God has blessed you this day.
Lord God, at the end of this Sunday
I bring my praise, my prayers, my life
And I lay them all down before you.
This evening I thank you for………..
May you be the Lord of all my days
So be it – Amen and Amen.
Morning
Reading : Mark 2 vs 13-17
Meditation : consider how Levi responded to Jesus and Pray in response.
Lord Jesus
Thank you that you chose Levi to follow you.
Help us
To follow you
Through this day
Step by step
Because we need you
Amen and amen.
Midday
Pray for all who gather in the Kirk and Centre tomorrow to experience a Sunday blessing.
Amen we pray together.
Evening
Reading : Mark 2 v 17
Reflect on Jesus’ words and pray at the end of your day.
Morning
Reading : 2 Corinthians 4 vs 7-18
Meditation : consider being a jar of clay – what does this mean?
Pray to persevere in hope.
LORD God,
All my hope is in You,
For I am weak, cracked and weary.
Strengthen me, heal me, use me
And grant me hope in Jesus
For all that You have stored up in eternity with You!
Amen – this is my prayer.
Midday
Pray the Prayer of the Kirk member this month – as your prayer.
Amen together we say.
Evening
Reading : 2 Corinthians 4 v 18
Reflect on the unseen that Paul is talking about
And Pray at the end of the day – to hope.
In the coming months, we will all have the chance to take part in the re-enactment of a well-known parable in the streets and lanes of Liberton. It’s a parable Jesus once told, of a man who prepared a great feast. When none of the invited guests wanted to come, his response was to send his servants out into the streets and alleys of the town, and into the country lanes and byways, and invite whoever they found (see Luke 14).
This summer we will have the opportunity to take on the role of these servants not just once but three times, in a modern day version of this parable. Our task will be to deliver the following sets of invitations:
As with parish-wide deliveries of past years, we will need everybody’s help to get these invitations out as quickly as we can, so that no one misses out.
You may well be thinking, “Who is going to pay any attention to just another mail-drop?” Who does or doesn’t pay attention is not for us to say. The important difference between there and other mail-drops is that, for us, this shouldn’t be just about posting things through letter boxes. Rather, it will be our opportunity to pray for every home we deliver them to. (And by prayer, I just mean something simple, like “May God bless you, this year, with the knowledge of his love!”)
Last week’s ‘Celtic Devotions’ included a meditation on Jesus promise to us in John 14, when he said
“You can ask for anything in my name, and I will do it, so that the Son can bring glory to the Father. Yes, ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it!” (John 14.13-14)
Imagine what would happen if every single home in our parish were prayed for, not just once, but three times in the coming months! Imagine what would happen if they were blessed with the knowledge of God’s great love for them, made known in Jesus!
Much love
John
