Category: Celtic Devotions

Morning
Reading :   Ephesians 6 vs 1-4
Meditation :   consider these words – for family life in God’s Kingdom
Pray for the children in our community
LORD God, Father God
Thank you for family, our families.
Keep Your hand on our children,
The children of our community
The children in our nation
And bless them real good we ask.
Amen and amen we say together.

Midday
Pray for Jesus to use you to reach out to others in Jesus’ name – even today

Evening
Reading :  Ephesians 6 v 4
Reflect on these words and pray to God, our heavenly Father, in response

Reading :  Ephesians 5 vs 22-33
Meditation :  consider this teaching for us today –
and  pray for a married couple you know – God bless them!
Spirit of the Living God,
Help me understand these words
And bless those I mention now before You…
May our marriages be strong
And lights in a dark world –
In Jesus’ name I ask,   Amen.

Midday
Pray a blessing on the work of Self Help Africa, helping others  

Evening
Reading :  Ephesians 5 v 25
Reflect on Jesus’ perfect love and pray your evening prayer

Morning
Reading :  Ephesians 5 vs 3-21
Meditation :  consider how to live in order to please God
Pray in response to be more like Jesus
Lord
These are hard words
Help me
Help us
To live in the light
Even this day.
Amen I pray in Your precious name.

Midday
Make the Lord’s Prayer your midday Prayer

Evening
Reading :  Ephesians 5 v 20
Reflect on this verse at the end of your day and pray in response –
giving thanks for something particular

Morning
Reading :  Ephesians 4 vs 17- ch.5 v 2
Meditation : consider what it means to live in the light as Christ’s disciples
Pray to do so – as you pray these words slowly and meaningfully
Lord Jesus –
Take my life
Take my hands
Take my mouth
Take my monies
Take my mind
Take my motives
Take my whole life and shine through me
Even this day.
Amen.

Midday
Pray for someone you know who is struggling in life at this time

Evening
Reading :  Ephesians 4 v 29
Reflect … and pray ….

Morning
Reading :  Ephesians 4 vs 1-16
Meditation :  consider God’s gifts to the Church – what gifts do you see at LK?
Pray in response for God to use you
(Pray your morning worship to this God in your own words
Words of thanks for His gifts
Words for the Church to grow in our land
Words of willingness and service)
Amen and amen we say together.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on Cammy MacKenzie and the church at Gilmerton

Evening
Reading :  Ephesians 4 v 2
Reflect on this verse – and pray it to be so
God of perfect kindness, come into my prayer of praise and worship to You.
Thank you for today, and as I count my daily blessings
Help me to be more humble, more gentle, more patient
And overflowing with Your love.
Even at this time of day.
Amen I pray.

Morning
Reading :  Ephesians 3 vs 14-21
Meditation :   take time to consider this great prayer – and then
pray it in response for yourself this day
Father God
Hear our prayers
And bless us in ways that surpass ourselves
So that You alone have all the glory!
Amen we dare to pray this new day.

Midday
Take time to listen for God to speak with you – say nothing – but expect Him to speak

Evening
Reading :  Ephesians 3 v 20
Reflect on these words at the end of the day
Pray in response – and give God all the glory for what He is able to do