Category: Celtic Devotions

Morning

Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Father God

Reading : ACTS chapter 19

Meditation :   take time and consider all that happens here – in Ephesus
What words and images stay with you?
What is God saying to you today from His Word?

then pray in response as your day starts

(Pray your own words to the LORD God
In worship and thanks for what you have read,
In confession and need to be more like Jesus,
And for your city, your town, your neighbourhood
For yourself and for others known to you at this time.) 

O LORD, receive our morning praise and hear our prayers.
We ask in Jesus’ name.  Amen.

Midday

Pray God’s blessing on our Pastoral Care Group at LK
O LORD, hear our prayers and give grace and mercy we ask.

Evening

Reading : read chapter 19 again

Reflect on these verses at the end of your day

and Pray in response to this God

O LORD God, hear our evening prayers

Morning

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

Reading : ACTS chapter18

Meditation : consider what happens here in this chapter.
What words stay with you? What is God saying to you today?

then pray to Him in response….

O LORD our God,
Thank you for these words
And all they teach me.
May Your Church be a people
Who ever reach out to others
With the Good News of the Gospel.

In Jesus’ name,   Amen and amen!

Midday

Pray God’s blessing on the Messy Church Team at LK

O LORD, show mercy and hear our prayers.

Evening

Reading : read this chapter again

Reflect on the words you have read and then pray in response – to this God, our God

LORD God, our God, hear the evening prayers of your people.
In Jesus’ name.   Amen.

Upper Room day

Morning

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

Reading : ACTS 17 verses 16-34 

Meditation : take time and consider these verses this morning.
What words stay with you?  What is God saying to you today?

Take time to Pray in response – for others who know of God – but who do not know Him in and through Jesus

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday

Take time to listen for God to speak with you at this time of day
Ask and seek and knock……and hear

Father God…thank you.

Evening

Reading : read these verses again from chapter 17

Reflect…. and then Pray as your day closes

God of Paul in Athens and the God of today,
My God, our God,
Hear our evening prayers.

In Jesus’ name.   Amen.

Morning

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

Reading : ACTS 17 verses 1-15

Meditation : consider these verses and the birth of the Church in Thessalonica.  What is God teaching you today from the verses?

Take time to also read 1 Thessalonians chapter 1 – this church grew!!

Pray in response – as you look at your own church history

(Pray your own words at the start of this day
Of praise and worship
Of confession and trust
And for churches being planted in our world in these times)

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday

Pray God’s blessings on the Kirk Session at LK

O LORD, have mercy we call out and lead and guide!

Evening

Reading : read these verses again from chapter 17

Reflect on the events and then pray to God in response

Father God, hear my prayers this evening.
As I thank you for churches planted and growing in these days.

In Jesus’ name,   Amen.

Morning

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

Reading : ACTS 16 verses 16-40

Meditation :  take time and consider these words about Paul and Silas and Philippi and prison and the jailer and the officials!
What is God saying to you today from His Word?

and then pray to their God, our God, in response

O LORD God,
God of astonishing events,
Thank you for what I read.
Help me to live and speak for You afresh this day
Whatever the circumstances
With the help of your Holy Spirit
In thought and word and action.

In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Midday

Pray a blessing on another church family in our city

O LORD, God of mercy, hear our cry and pour out a blessing!

Evening

Reading : read these verses again

Reflect on all that is said and done and then Pray in response to this God

O LORD, Father God, hear our evening prayers we ask
As we thank you for what we read.
As we look back over our day
As we look ahead to tomorrow
As we name before you those trapped in life at this time.

In Jesus’ name,   Amen.