Category: Celtic Devotions

Daily Devotions for 23rd April, 2019

Upper Room day

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

Reading : 2 SAMUEL 3 verses 6-21

Meditation : take time and consider what happens here between Abner and David
What is your response to God’s Word today?
Is there someone you need to speak with in your church family at this time?

Pray in response to God – Father, Son and Holy Spirit

O LORD
Our God
Hear our morning prayers
We ask
In Jesus’ name
Amen.

Midday
Take time to listen for God to speak with you at this time of day
Ask, seek, knock….hear!
Father God…thank you.

Evening
Reading : read 2 Samuel 3 again
Reflect on these events from yesteryear and then Pray….to the LORD our God
God of greatness and majesty and amazing grace
We bring our evening worship to you
As we name our family members before you
In Jesus’ name.
Amen and Amen.

Daily Devotions for 22nd April, 2019

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

Reading : 2 SAMUEL 1

Meditation : take time to consider this chapter as your day starts.
How would you describe David’s relationship with his family?
What is God’s Word saying to you today?

Then Pray in response to our Father God
Including for those recently bereaved

(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 blessing on the trypraying venture in Scotland this month
God of grace and mercy and rich blessing, hear our prayers.

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from 2 Samuel 1
Reflect on what you read and then pray to Father God in response
Good and faithful One, hear my evening prayers
And receive my evening praise
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Call to Evening Prayer

At this time of the day
As part of your Easter Sunday
You are invited to pause and pray with others – including those gathered in the Usher Hall to celebrate

You may wish to re-visit the Daily Devotions for today
You may wish to pause and consider the events of that first Easter week
You may wish to speak your own prayer to Father God for those in need known to you today

Call to Midday Prayer

At this time of the day
As part of your Holy Week
You are invited to pause and pray with others on this Easter Sunday!

You may wish to re-visit the Daily Devotions for today
You may wish to pause and consider the events of that first Easter week
You may wish to speak your own prayer to Father God for those in need known to you today

Daily Devotions for Sunday 21st April, 2019

! EASTER SUNDAY !

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

Reading : MARK chapter 16

Meditation : take time and consider these words this particular morning!
What do they mean for you today?
What is your response to God’s Word this Easter Sunday?

and then pray in response – noting again verse 6

O LORD
My risen Saviour
I believe in You!
My risen Lord
I trust in you!
My risen Jesus
I speak out for you
I sing my praises to you!
I call to you this new day!
Amen!!

Midday
Pray God’s Easter blessing on someone you prayed for this past week
O LORD, God of mercy, hear our cry and bless this person we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these particular verses again from Mark 16
Reflect on the words and images and then Pray in response to this Lord of ours
O LORD, hear our evening prayers we ask
As we cry out to you in praise and trust
As we thank you for the blessings of this day
As we pilgrimage on towards tomorrow
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Thy Kingdom Come #silence

In our land and across our world during the 10 days in 2017 and 2018 before Pentecost believers and followers of Jesus were invited to pause and pray for the Kingdom of God to be experienced and evidenced anew…and to pray for 5 friends and contacts to meet with Jesus. This was a venture created by God through the Archbishop of Canterbury and others and will be repeated in 2019…and wholly encouraged by the Moderator of the Church of Scotland.

As part of our daily devotional rhythm there are 11 posts on our website and social media pages – each Saturday morning at 8am – on the 11 themes brought to us by the Thy Kingdom Come prayer venture leaders.

On this particular Saturday we are invited to pause in God’s presence – and to be still – listening.

Please take a few minutes with God – when you are able now or during the day – to be still in a time of silence.

Listen.
Expect.
Receive.