Category: Celtic Devotions

Morning
Reading : 1 Corinthians 15 vs 35-58
Meditation :  consider ‘the resurrection body’
Pray for understanding
‘God of Promise and God of Hope,
who through your great mercy  have granted us new birth
through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ,
we praise your wonderful name on this new day!
God of Glory and God of Might
who through your great power have granted us new strength
to endure all things through faith in Christ our risen King,
teach us afresh the wonders of Your Word.
In Jesus’ name we ask.  Amen’

Midday
Say nothing – take time to listen to God to speak with you at this time of the day.

Evening
Reading : 1 Corinthians 15 vs 39-41
Reflect on these words by Paul and
Pray your words of response – in faith and hope!

Morning
Reading : 1 Corinthians 15 vs 12-34
Meditation :   consider our hope in Christ
Pray in worship
Lord of life
You defeated death
To show that we can rise
From all that binds us to the world –
Pride, envy, anger, fear and
The debt of sin that holds us here.
Christ the Lord is risen!
Alleluia!

Midday
Pray for someone you know who is suffering or sorrowing

Evening
Reading : 1 Corinthians 15 v 20
Reflect on these words and
Pray to Him in response.

Morning
Reading :  1 Corinthians 15 vs 1-11
Meditation :  consider Paul’s words – of fact – of personal testimonyPray to see the risen Jesus.
(Pray your own words
Of thanks and worship
Of need and trust
Of seeing Jesus one day in heaven)
In Jesus’ Name we pray this day,  Amen.

Midday
Pray to be more like Jesus, every day, in every way
And less as self would want to be.

Evening
Reading : 1 Corinthians 15 v 10
Reflect on these words at the end of the day.
Pray with thanksgiving for God’s amazing grace!

Morning
Reading :   Ephesians 2 vs 1-10
Meditation :  consider the riches of God’s grace given to us in Christ
Pray to be more like Jesus
Thank you God for sending Jesus,
Thank you Jesus that You came to be my Saviour,
Spirit of God, teach me more about these words of truth I have read
And help me to be more like Jesus – even this day.
I pray in His name, Amen.

Midday
Pray for those who serve as councilors in our city

Evening
Reading : Ephesians 2 vs 4+5
Reflect on these words and
Pray in praise and worship

Morning
Reading :  Acts 11 vs 1-18
Meditation :  take time and consider verses 15-17
Pray to receive from God.
O LORD of grace,
We praise you that
All over the world
The Spirit is moving.
Move among us afresh at Liberton
We pray this day.
Amen and Amen.

Midday
Pray the words of the Lord’s Prayer as your prayer

Evening
Reading : Acts 11 v 18
Reflect on this verse and give thanks for your salvation.

 

Morning
Reading :   Acts 10 vs 34-48
Meditation :  consider all that Peter realized and Pray in response

‘We thank you, O Lord God
that Easter is not about a people,
but all people,
that your love and your salvation
are for all who confess
with voices, hearts and lives that the tomb is empty
– because Jesus is risen,
that we might know forgiveness,
that lives might be reborn
and your name glorified
now and for eternity.   Amen.’

Midday
Pray for someone you know in need of an Easter Monday blessing.

Evening
Reading : Acts 10 vs 39-43
Reflect on these truths that Peter spoke and then Pray in response.