Author: Alastair

Morning

Pray to hear and receive from the LORD God, the Eternal One

Reading : Romans 9 verses 30- ch.10 verse 1
Meditation : consider Paul’s longings here….

Pray around the words of verse 1
LORD God
As we open our hearts to You this morning
Teach us more of Your truth
And bring Your salvation in Christ to Israel
Amen and amen we pray together this day.

Midday

Pray God’s blessing on the Church across the world in these days
LORD, hear our prayers! 

Evening

Reading : read verse 1 again

Reflect on the words and pray in response…for Israel
King of kings, hear our evening prayers.

Morning

Pray to hear and receive from God, the Holy Spirit, who leads us into truth

Reading : Romans 8 verses 28-39
Meditation : take time to consider these verses, full of great truths!

Pray in response – for the words to be a living reality for you – even right now
LORD God,
Thank You for….so much!
Help me to….trust You more!
Hear my prayer this morning
In Jesus’ name I ask.
Amen.

Midday

Pray for those who feel that everything is against them in life at this time
O God, hear our prayers.

Evening

Reading : read the verses again

Reflect on the truths beyond the words and then Praise in prayer …
O Father, Son and Holy Spirit, hear our prayers.

Morning

Pray to hear and receive from Jesus.

Reading : Romans 8 verses 26 and 27
Meditation : consider how the Spirit within us helps us

Pray in response to Him, asking for His help even today…and every day!
O Spirit of God,
How we need You.
Teach us
Lead us
Help us
Fill us
Use us
In Jesus’ name we ask- Amen.

Midday

Pray God’s blessing on a church that meets near your home
LORD, hear our prayers. 

Evening

Reading : read these 2 verses again

Reflect on the words again….. and Pray in response
Spirit of the Living God, hear our evening prayers.

Morning

Pray to hear and receive from the LORD God

Reading :  Romans 8 verses 18-25
Meditation :  consider what these verses teach you……

Pray to God, that ‘His kingdom come, His will be done on earth as it is in heaven’
Faithful and loving and holy God,
Thank you for these verses.
Help me understand You more
And what You are doing in this world
And our hope for the world to come.
Amen.

Midday

Pray for our needy world in these times
Amen and Amen, O God.

Evening

Reading : read the verses again

Reflect on their meaning and then pray with hope!
O Lord, hear our prayers.

Morning

Pray to hear and receive from God, the Holy Spirit

Reading : Romans 8 verses 2-17
Meditation : take time and consider these words about Life through the Spirit

Pray in response…to keep in step with the Holy Spirit each and every day
Spirit of God
Fall anew on me
Break and melt and mould and fill me
All over again
From the inside out
And guide my daily steps
This day I pray
Amen…in Jesus’ Name.

Midday

Pray for those who feel hopeless
God of grace and mercy…and hope, hear our prayers.

Evening

Reading : read verses 9-17 again

Reflect on these words and then Pray in response to Abba Father
Father God, hear my evening prayer.

Morning

Pray to hear and receive from God

Reading : Romans 8 verse 1
Meditation :  take time to consider the wondrous truths of this one verse
and what it means to be ‘in Christ Jesus’

Pray to know this truth as a reality in your heart, soul and mind
Lord Jesus
I read these words,
Teach me what it means for me to be in You
And how I should then live for You – even this day.
 Amen I pray.

Midday

Pray for the work of the Scottish Bible Society, as they spread God’s Word
O LORD God, hear our prayers.

Evening

Reading : read the verse again

Reflect …. and pray to live in this great truth in Christ Jesus
Amen and Amen we pray, O God