Category: Celtic Devotions

Morning

Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus

Reading :   1 Peter 5 verses 12-14

Meditation : take time and consider these final words from Peter’s letter at the start of your day.
What is God saying to you today from these 3 verses?

Pray in response – to Peter’s God – to our God 

O God of grace and peace
Thank you for your Word
And for those who share in all your blessings
In Christ Jesus
Over the years
In this world today.
Oh may Your Holy Spirit work in and through each of us
As You are already doing across the world.

Amen – we pray together.

Midday

Pray God’s blessing on those preparing summer missions in our land
Father God, hear our prayers and bless them all real good we ask 

Evening

Reading : read these particular verses again

Reflect on this God who was at work in Peter’s day and pray in response to Him – for your church and the church worldwide

LORD God, Father God, hear our evening prayers.
Thank you for this day, for this month
And for your saving grace – to even me.

Morning

Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Father God

Reading : 1 Peter 5 verses 10 and 11

Meditation :   take time and consider these great words about our faith.
What do they say to you about our God? about our Christian faith? 

then pray in response – to this God of undeserved kindness

(Pray your own words to the LORD God who ‘will be in control for ever’
In worship and thanks for what you have read,
In confession and need to be more like Jesus,
For yourself and for others.) 

O LORD God, receive our praise and hear our prayers this morning.
Amen.

Midday

Pray God’s blessing on those struggling with suffering
Lord, hear our prayers we ask and have mercy.

Evening

Reading : read these 2 verses again

Reflect again on these verses at the end of your day
and Pray in response to this great God of ours

LORD God, our God, hear our evening prayers

Morning

Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God, the Three in One

Reading : 1 Peter 5 verses 5-9

Meditation : prayerfully consider these words of teaching.
What words stay with you?
What is your response to God’s Word?

then pray with humility in response to God’s living Word

O LORD our God,
Teach me
Equip me
Help me
That Your Word changes me
From the inside out.

In Jesus’ name,
Amen and amen!

Midday

Pray God’s blessing on those struggling with a temptation today
O LORD, hear our prayers and deliver them we pray.

Evening

Reading : read these particular verses again

Reflect on the words and then pray in response to be more like Jesus

LORD God, Father God, our God, hear our evening prayers

Upper Room day and   evening Gathering for Prayer : 2 Chronicles 7:14

Morning

Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus, Saviour and Lord

Reading : 1 Peter 5 verses 1-4

Meditation : take time and consider what is said here in these verses.
What do the words teach you?
What is God’s Word for you today?

Then take time to Pray to this Chief Shepherd, Jesus

Lord Jesus,
I read
I believe
Help my unbelief….Even now
And lead and guide each of the elders and leaders in my church

In Your name I ask, Amen.

Midday

Take time to listen for God to speak with you at this time of day
Ask…Seek…Knock……Hear

Lord…thank you.

Evening

Reading : read these 4 verses again

Reflect….on the truths given and then Pray….to this Christ Jesus

Amen we pray together.

Morning

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

Reading : 1 Peter 4 verses 12-19

Meditation : take time to consider these verses as your day starts.
What is God saying to you today from them?

Then Pray in response to what you have considered

(Pray your own words at the start of this day
Of praise and worship
Of confession and trust
Of understanding and need)

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday

Pray God’s blessings on those living and working in refugee camps across our world
O Lord…have mercy on all we ask.

Evening

Reading : read these verses again from 1 Peter 4

Reflect on their meaning and then pray to God in response

Father God, hear my evening prayers.

Living in the Grace of God

Morning

Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from the Living God

Reading : 1 Peter 4 verse 12 – ch.5 verse 14

Meditation :  take time to consider these particular words as Peter’s letter ends.
What do they teach you about suffering as a Christian? about elders in the Church?
About the God of all grace?

and then pray to this God of all help and amazing grace.

O LORD God,
As I read these words
Help me|
Help me
And make them true in my life.
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Midday

Pray for your church family to know Sunday blessings
O LORD, our God, hear our cry at this time of the day.

Evening

Reading : read these verses again

Reflect on the words and themes and then Pray in response

O LORD God, God of all grace, hear our evening prayers we ask
As we thank you for Sunday blessings
Help in our suffering
The gift of elders to lead us
And Your amazing grace over all to sustain and equip us.

In Jesus’ name, Amen!