Category: Celtic Devotions

Morning
Reading :  Isaiah 40 vs 12-26
Meditation :   consider these verses and the LORD our God
and then take time to Pray to Him
in worship
in confession
in trust at the start of this day
Father,  Son  and Holy Spirit
Hear my prayer
This new day,
   Amen.

Midday
Pray with thanksgiving for your faith in God – through all the ups and downs
LORD, hear my prayer.

Evening
Reading :  Isaiah 40 vs 25+26
Reflect on these words and pray in response to this God
Father God, hear our prayers.

Morning
Reading :  Isaiah 40 vs 1-11
Meditation :   consider God’s great words of comfort, spoken through Isaiah
Pray to receive His comfort and reward
LORD of all comfort,
God of perfect peace,
Hear our morning prayer
And grant us Your presence afresh this day.
We each have our own need…hear our cry this morning.
Amen we say together.

Midday
Pray a blessing of God on who was preaching this morning
LORD, hear our prayers.

Evening
Reading :  Isaiah 40 vs 9-11
Reflect on these words at the end of your day and
Pray in response
(Pray your own words at the end of this day
Words of worship and praise – for who God is and for His peace to you.
Words of trust and thanks – for what God has done today for you)
Amen we pray together.

Morning
Reading :  Isaiah 35
Meditation :  consider this chapter where God’s people in exile were going home!
and then pray in response to understand – are you walking on the Way of Holiness?
LORD God of the exiles coming home
What joy was theirs!
Strengthen our hands and feet and hearts.
May we see the blind see and the lame walk.
May we walk only on Your Way of Holiness.
And may Your joy fill us to overflowing – now – today!
In and through Christ Jesus we pray this morning, Amen.

Midday
Pray the Lord’s Prayer as your own prayer at this time of the day.
Father God, hear our prayers.

Evening
Reading :  Isaiah 35 vs 8-10
Reflect ….. and pray in response to the LORD who said this…..
LORD God, my God, hear my prayer.

Morning
Reading :  Isaiah 30 vs 15-18
Meditation :  consider these verses and God’s amazing grace – to His own people
– and then pray in response, with confession
Lord
Forgive
Heal
Restore
Bless
We call out to You this morning!
Amen we say together.

Midday
Pray a blessing on all in church leadership roles in the Church of Scotland
LORD, hear our prayers

Evening
Reading :  Isaiah 30 v 18
Reflect on this verse
And Pray in response to this God
LORD God, hear my prayer.

Morning
Reading :   Isaiah 29 vs 13-16
Meditation :   consider what God expects of His people as discovered here in these verses.
Pray to please God, even today
LORD God,   Holy God.
Our God.
Forgive us our sins – even in our worship and daily living.
Teach us to trust and obey You anew
And may we be more like Jesus
In all our ways.
Amen and amen we say together.

Midday
Pray for someone you know at a crossroads in their life.
Father God, hear our prayers.

Evening
Reading :  Isaiah 29 v 13
Reflect on these words and pray to God, our heavenly Father, in response
Father in heaven above, hear my prayer.

Morning
Reading :  Isaiah 24
Meditation :  consider these words of judgement from God
and  pray to Him in response
Spirit of the Living God,
Help me understand these words
And help me to live so to please my God
Even today..and tomorrow and every day!
In Jesus’ name I ask,   Amen.

Midday
Pray a blessing on the residents and staff at Liberton Hospital.
LORD, hear our prayers. 

Evening
Reading :  Isaiah 24 vs1-3
Reflect on these verses…and our world… and pray your evening prayer
O God, the Judge of all, hear our evening prayers.