Daily Devotions for Friday 30th July, 2021

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus

Reading : PSALM 84

Meditation : take time and consider all that is said here by the psalmist.
A Prayer of Longing.
What images or words stay with you?
What is God teaching/reminding you today?

Pray to this God of ours in response
Including for others on a journey meeting with God

O Living LORD,
I read these words.
I come closer to you.
Help me let the Holy Spirit work out these truths
In my life
In our lives as a Church
Even today.
May you guide and bless others on a journey with you
At this time in their lives
Amen – we pray together.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the Scottish Bible Society at work in our nation
Father God, hear our prayers and bless them real good we ask

Evening
Reading : read this passage again from PSALM 84
Reflect on the words and images here and pray in response to this God

Living LORD, hear our evening prayers and receive our praise
As we pause in your presence
For we believe and trust in you
For the large and the small things in our lives
For the journey we are on
For the world we live in.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

A Call to Thursday Evening Prayer with Others

As your Thursday closes you are invited to pause and pray with others in our Church Family

You may want to revisit the Daily Devotions for today from PSALM 80

You are encouraged to

P ause in God’s presence

R ejoice in the blessings of this day He has given

A sk
for His help – for yourself and for another

Y ield to His Kingdom will for tomorrow – say yes!

Pause to Pray for Others

On this final Thursday in July…as the nation continues to journey forward and the world wrestles with new cases and vaccine supplies.. you are invited to pause and continue to pray with others in our city and across the nation…to the LORD our God, our Father God.

You are encouraged to pray for all those affected by the coronavirus – in our community, in our nation and in our world

For family and friends and neighbours

For families struggling financially across the world

For NHS and Care Home staff across the nation

For our country and our national leaders at this time of decision making

Daily Devotions for Thursday 29th July, 2021

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Father God

Reading : PSALM 80
Meditation : take time and consider these words this morning.
Another Prayer for the nation.
What words stay with you?
What is your prayer for our nation at this time?

Then pause to pray to our God
Looking again at verses 3, 14 and 18

O LORD, hear our prayers
As we call out to you at this time.
Have mercy
Give saving grace
In our day we ask
In Jesus’ name, Ame
n.

Midday

Pray God’s blessing on the Bible Society of Honduras
God of grace…hear our prayers and pour a blessing we ask on each and all

Evening

Reading : read these verses again from PSALM 80
Reflect on the words and images – at the end of your day
and Pray in response to this God – our God
for His Church
for our nation
for this world

O LORD, hear our evening prayers
Thy Kingdom come
Thy will be done
On earth as it is in heaven
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

A Call to Evening Prayer with Others

As your Wednesday closes you are invited to pause and pray with others in our Church Family as we start a new week

You may want to revisit the Daily Devotions for today from PSALM 79

You are encouraged to

P ause in God’s presence

R ejoice in the blessings of this day He has given

A sk
for His help – for yourself and for another

Y ield to His Kingdom will for tomorrow – say yes!