Daily Devotions 4th March ’16

Morning

Pray to hear and receive from God, the Holy Spirit
Reading : Ephesians 1 verse 18
Meditation :  consider what Paul prayed here for others

Pray in response to God to know Him more and more
God of the Ephesian believers and of Paul,
My God,
Hear my morning prayer I ask
And answer my heart’s desire
To know You more and more,
By Your amazing grace.
In Jesus’ Name, Amen

Midday

Pray for the work of Edinburgh City Mission, reaching out to others in need
God of love and grace, hear our prayers.

Evening

Reading : read Paul’s words again

Reflect on these words of truth and Pray to this God
LORD God, hear my evening prayer.

Daily Devotions 3rd March ’16

Morning

Pray to hear and receive from the Living God
Reading : 1 Peter 1 verses 6-7
Meditation :  consider these words from the Bible, as Peter wrote

Pray to have a strong faith….even in hard times
O Mighty and strong God,
Hear me,
Help me,
Strengthen me.
I ask, only in Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Midday

Pray for your Big Issue…..see your Catching the Wave booklet
God of amazing grace, hear our prayers.

Evening

Reading : read the 2 verses again

Reflect…….. then pray in response and worship and trust to God
O God, our God, hear our prayers.

Daily Devotions 2nd March ’16

Morning

Pray to hear and receive from the LORD, our God
Reading :  Luke 5 verses 18-25
Meditation : consider all that happened here….

and then pray in response to act out your faith in Jesus
(Pray your own words to this God, our God.
Of praise and trust in Jesus
For understanding of this passage
And of need – for self and for others)
Amen we say together.

Midday

Pray for your friend no.1 on the list in your Catching the Wave booklet
God of power, hear our prayers.

Evening

Reading : read the words of the verses again

Reflect how true they are for you, if you have this faith, and Pray in response to the Lord
God of grace, hear my evening prayer.

Daily Devotions 1st March ’16

Morning

Pray to hear and receive from Jesus, our Saviour and Lord.
Reading :  Luke 18 vs 35-43
Meditation :  consider Jesus’ question and the man’s answer

Pray in response – to hear Jesus asking….and answer in faith
Lord Jesus, our Servant King,
Open our ears and hearts to hear Your voice
Even today….even now.
And to respond in faith by trusting the answers You give us.
Amen.

Midday

Take time out to listen for God to speak with you – ask…seek…knock…hear!
Master, speak – even to us today.

Evening

Reading : read the verses again

Reflect on these words and what they say to you and then pray in response
O God, hear our evening prayers.

Celtic Daily Devotions for March ’16

See what great love the Father has lavished on us,
That we should be called children of God!
And that is what we are!           1 John 3 v 1

 

As we move through Lent towards Easter you are encouraged to take time each day and use the devotional guide overleaf – which is based on the Catching the Wave booklet for most of this month – and then we conclude by looking at 1 Corinthians 15. It is one of Paul’s great chapters to other believers and full of truly great truths for those who are in Christ Jesus. The Devotions are but one way to feed on God’s Word in the morning, at midday and in the evening….. to Pray with Him continually through your day…and even to share with others the treasures or hurdles you discover.

The Church website and Facebook page (even on a handy mobile) provide a fuller daily devotional page. However it all follows the pattern below which the information fits into, based on the Kirk’s origins of the Celtic and Northumbrian traditions.

Morning
Reading and Meditation on the them
Prayer of response to the Word

Midday
Prayer – mostly for others

Evening
Verse(s) from the morning reading
Reflection on the day and Prayer

 

A Prayer for the Month

A Prayer for the Month of March

 LORD God, Father God
As we journey on in life
May we know Your peace, Your love, Your hope
And the knowledge that You are holding us,
Encircling us, guiding us
This day and for ever.
Through Christ Jesus our Lord, Amen

                                                                                      Anon.

 

The Lord’s Prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven
Hallowed be Your Name.
Your kingdom come
Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread
And forgive us our debts
As we forgive our debtors.
Lead us not into temptation
But deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom, the power and the glory.
For ever and ever
Amen.

 

Celtic Devotions 29th February ’16

Morning

Pray to hear and receive from Jesus
Reading : Matthew 17 verse 20
Meditation : consider Jesus’ words here and what they mean for you

then pray in response, to be a person of faith in the Living God, more and more
O LORD our God,
Faithful and eternal God,
God of all goodness and compassion,
The One who alone is perfectly right and just,
Thank you for Your Word and all that it teaches me.
Amen and amen!

Midday

Pray the Prayer for the Month as your midday prayer
O LORD, hear our prayers

Evening

Reading : Psalm 119 verses 169-176

Reflect on each verse and then pray to have a new love for God’s Word and His commands
LORD God, Father God, our God, hear our many different prayers