Celtic Devotions 1st September

Morning
Reading  :  Mark 7 vs 14-16
Meditation :    consider Jesus’ words and what makes us unclean
Pray for the Holy Spirit to cleanse us afresh
LORD God,
As I read these words
Help me to be open and willing
To Your own Holy Spirit,
Cleansing and renewing me – even now this day.
In Jesus’ Name I ask this.
Amen.

Midday
Pray for God to be real to those using the Upper Room today

Evening
Reading :  Mark 7 v 15
Reflect on this verse and what needs cleaned out in your life – then pray for God’s help

Celtic Devotions 31st August

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Morning
Reading :   Mark 7 vs 9-13
Meditation :  consider Jesus’ words here – and then pray to understand
and to be true to God’s words
(Pray your own words
Of worship
For understanding
Of need
For truth in following Jesus)
Amen.

Midday
Pray a blessing on the staff and pupils at Liberton High School

Evening
Reading :  Mark 7 v 9
Reflect on what Jesus says here
and pray in response at the end of your day
and at the end of this month

Celtic Devotions 30th August

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Morning
Reading :  Mark 7 vs 1-8
Meditation :  consider what Jesus taught here – and what God expects
Pray to be clean
Lord Jesus
I read these words
I know it happened.
Help me
To trust You more,
Even this day.
May the Holy Spirit cleanse me afresh – again and again
In Your name I ask, Amen.

Midday
Pray a blessing on the Moderator of the Church of Scotland

Evening
Reading :  Mark 7 vs 6-7
Reflect and then pray in response to Jesus’s words
Lord
For all of today
I thank You.
As I have opened my lips
So may my heart be ever open to You
Help me to worship aright
And so please God my Father.
In Your name I ask these things,  Amen.

Celtic Devotions 29th August

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Morning
Reading :  Psalm 117
Meditation :  consider reasons given to praise God in this very short psalm
–  and then do so in your morning prayer to Him
(Pray your own words at the start of this day
Of praise
Of trust
Of expectation)
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Pray for the church to know a Sunday blessing tomorrow as we gather together

Evening
Reading :  Psalm 117
Reflect on these words again, resting in God’s love and faithfulness
Pray in response to Him.

Celtic Devotions 28th August

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Morning
Reading :  Psalm 116
Meditation :  take time and consider this psalm–
and then pray for your soul to be at rest –    look again at verse 7
O LORD God of this psalm,
Our God of grace and compassion,
Who hears our cry for mercy.
Take my soul to a place of rest
And flood it with Your goodness.
Today, tomorrow and forever!
Amen.

Midday
Pray the Prayer of a Member at Liberton Kirk as your prayer

Evening
Reading :  Psalm 116 v 1
Reflect on these words at the end of your day
Pray in response

Celtic Devotions 27th August

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Morning
Reading :  Psalm 115
Meditation :  consider how God blesses His people – as shown in this psalm
and Pray to Him in worship
Praise Him in the words of verse 1.
Pray for others in the words of verses 14-15.
Amen we pray together this new day.

Midday
Make the Lord’s Prayer your Thursday midday prayer.

Evening
Reading :  Psalm 115 v 1
Reflect on God’s love and faithfulness
And give Him the praise in your evening Prayer.