Author: Alastair

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus.

Reading : COLOSSIANS 4 verses 15-18
Meditation : take time and consider Paul’s final words here.
What words will you hold onto today?

Pray in response…..humbly, honestly.

O Spirit of God,
How we need You.
Teach us
Lead us
Help us
Fill us
Use us – even today
In Jesus’ name we ask- Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on your neighbours
O LORD, hear our prayers and bless each we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these final verses again
Reflect on the words written here….. and Pray in response
Spirit of the Living God, hear our evening prayers.

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from the LORD God

Reading : COLOSSIANS 4 verses 7-14
Meditation : consider carefully the people mentioned here.
What do they teach you? Which one do you relate to?
What is God saying to you from them today?

And then Pray in response

Father God
Teach us
To live
To work
To rest and play
That in all things we seek to please you,
That Your kingdom come, your will is done.
Amen.

Midday
Pray for peace in our world
Amen and Amen, O God.

Evening
Reading : read the verses again
Reflect on their meaning for you at the end of your day and then pray…..
O Lord, hear our evening prayers.

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God, the Holy Spirit

Reading : COLOSSIANS 4 verses 5 and 6
Meditation : take time and consider these words this morning.
Which phrase or words do you hold onto?
What is God teaching you today about living as a Christian?

Pray in response…using words from these verses

Father God
Today I call out to you afresh
Help me, oh help me
To live for Jesus
When I’m with others
…in Jesus’ Name.
Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on Christian believers in lonely places in our world
O God…protect and use them we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these few verses again
Reflect on the words, verse by verse, and then Pray in response as the Spirit leads you
Father God, hear my evening prayer.

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God

Reading : COLOSSIANS 4 verses 2-4
Meditation : take time to consider these few verses this morning about praying.
Which words are you drawn to?
What is your response to God today?

Then take time to put the words about Prayer into practice

Lord Jesus
I read these words,
Teach me what they mean for me this day
And how I should then be praying
Even this day.
Amen I pray.

Midday
Pray God’s hand of blessing on the churches in the Big Idea group in our city
O LORD God, hear our prayers and bless each church we name before you.

Evening
Reading : read these 3 verses again
Reflect …. and pray with Father God at the end of your day
Amen and Amen we pray, O Father.