Author: Alastair

ASH WEDNESDAY……..LENT starts

We follow the themes from the booklet Catching the Wave in the morning readings
and continue Psalm 119 in the evenings.

Morning

Pray to hear and receive from Father God
Reading : Matthew 7 verses 9-11
Meditation : consider these verses and what they say to you about God’s love and care as heavenly Father

and then pray to Him with thanks
Father God,
Hear my prayer this morning
As I thank You for being a Perfect Heavenly Father
And all Your good gifts to me.
In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.

Midday

Pray a blessing from God on someone who has hurt you
Lord, hear my prayer and let Your compassion abound 

Evening

Reading : Psalm 119 verses 73-80

Reflect on these words and pray your evening prayer for others in need
LORD God, hear our prayers and have mercy on those we name before You.

 

Morning

Pray to hear and receive from Father God
Reading : Psalm 119 verses 65-72
Meditation : take time and consider verse 68 in particular – God is good, He does good
and therefore His laws are good.

Pray in response to this God, letting go of anything He says is not good….ask, listen, trust, let go!
Father God
Hear me
Help me
Make me more like Jesus
And less of self
I pray in His great name, Amen.

Midday

Pray for those using the Upper Room today – time and space with God
Lord, hear our prayers

Evening

Reading : read verses 71 and 72 again

Reflect on these 2 verses again at the end of your day and then pray in response –
Father God, hear our evening prayers.

 

Morning

Pray to hear and receive from God
Reading : Psalm 119 verses 57-64
Meditation : consider God’s commands taught here…

And then take time to pray to keep in step, in the right direction, on God’s path, not distracted
LORD God
Hear my prayer
And help me to keep in step with the Holy Spirit, even this day.
Amen.

Midday

Pray with thanksgiving for your faith in God, through Jesus – thru all the ups and downs!
Lord, hear my prayer!

Evening

Reading : read verses 57 and 59 again

Reflect on these words at the end of the day and then pray in response
LORD God, hear our prayers

Morning

Pray to hear and receive from the God who keeps His word
Reading : Psalm 119 verses 49-56
Meditation : consider God’s Word that brings hope and comfort

Pray in response to this faithful God of promise…using verse 52?
(Pray your morning worship to this God in your own words
Words of thanks for His promises
In His Word, the Bible
Through Christ Jesus, His Son)
Amen and amen we say together.

Midday

Pray God’s blessing on LK’s twinned church – Canning Methodist Church, in Malaysia
Lord, bless this church we pray. 

Evening

Reading : read verse 55 again

Reflect on these words again – and pray in response to the LORD God
God of promise, come into my prayer of praise and worship to You.
Thank you for today, and as I count my daily blessings
Help me to trust Your words more
And to stand my life afresh on Your promises in Jesus, Name above all names.
Amen I pray.

Morning

Pray to hear and receive from Father God.
Reading : Psalm 119 verses 41-48
Meditation : consider how the psalmist is in a good place here in these verses

Pray to be so too…and worship our God, the Living God….see verse 48 again
Father God
We declare that we love Your commands
And seek to live them out in our lives, with Your help.
Hear our prayers
And answer us in ways that surpass ourselves
So that You alone have all the glory!
Amen we dare to pray this new day.

Midday

Make the Lord’s Prayer your prayer at this time of the day
(the words can be found in Matthew 6 vs 9-13 or online at LK website under Prayer tab)

Evening

Reading : read verses 41-48 again

Reflect on God’s unfailing love, at the end of your day and Pray to Him in response
O LORD, hear our prayers.

 

Morning

Pray to hear and receive from God, the Holy Spirit
Reading : Psalm 119 verses 33-40
Meditation :  consider where our eyes and heart are focussed

Pray the verses as your response to God
God of the psalmist,
My God,
Hear my morning prayer I ask
In Jesus’ Name, Amen

Midday

Pray for the work of Bethany Christian Trust, reaching out to others across Scotland
God of love and grace, hear our prayers.

Evening

Reading : read verse 37 again

Reflect……. and Pray to God
LORD God, hear my evening prayer.