Author: Alastair

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

Morning

Pray to hear and receive from God, the Holy Spirit

Reading : Romans 7 verses 7-25
Meditation :   consider what is taught here about God’s Law…

Pray in response that His laws affect your lifestyle choices – day by day
O God of the Romans’ church,
Our God,
Help us to make these words we read
A living reality…day by day…today,
With the help of Your Holy Spirit within us.
Amen we say together.

Midday

Pray for those struggling with an addiction
Lord, hear my cry from deep within.

Evening

Reading : read verses 13-25 again

Reflect on these words again and Pray in response
(Pray your own words at the end of this day
Words of worship and praise – for who God is
Words of trust and thanks – for what God has done today for you
Words of hope and longing – for what God will do in and through you – even tomorrow)
Amen we pray together.

Morning

Pray to hear and receive from God our heavenly Father

Reading : Romans 6 verses 19-23
Meditation :  consider what these words say…..what this means to you..for you and for others

and then pray in response…to love God more and sin less
(Pray your own words in response to what you have read and meditated on )
In and through Christ Jesus alone we pray this morning, Amen.

Midday

Pray the Prayer for the Month as your own prayer at this time of day
LORD, have mercy on us and hear our prayers.

Evening

Reading : read verse 23 again
Reflect ….. and pray in praise for God’s gift!

Father God, hear our prayers

Morning

Pray to hear and receive from Jesus.

Reading : Romans 6 verses 11-18
Meditation : consider what it means to be a slave to righteousness…..

Pray in response to this God of Romans 6…and what He is asking of you
LORD God of Romans 6,
My God,
Hear my prayer of response to what I have read and considered
And help me afresh to live my life for You
In Christ Jesus
By the help of the Holy Spirit
Amen.

Midday

Pray for Scotland to experience God’s saving grace afresh
God of mercy, hear our prayers!

Evening

Reading : read these 8 verses again
Reflect…..

And Give thanks for being set free!!
Father God, hear our prayers…and receive our thanks!