Category: Celtic Devotions

Daily Devotions for Thursday 3rd August, 2023

SUMMER BUZZ

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Father God

Reading : PSALM 14
Meditation : take time and consider what is said here – as your day starts.
The fool says…..

Which words stay with you?
What is God teaching/reminding you today?

And then pray in response as your day starts

Pray your own words to the LORD God

O LORD
Our Creator and Saviour.
Hear our many prayers
As we respond to this Psalm today
In Jesus’ name
Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the Bible Society in Turkey
O LORD, hear our prayers and pour out blessings we ask

Evening
Reading : read the set verses again from PSALM 14
Reflect on these words again at the end of your day
and Pray in response to this God of ours with confidence

O LORD God, hear our evening prayers
As we thank You for Your help in our lives.
O have mercy we ask
On others
On our Church
On our world
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Wednesday 2nd August, 2023

SUMMER BUZZ

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

Reading : PSALM 12
Meditation : consider all that is said here as your day starts.
O LORD, you will keep us safe.

What is your response to God’s written Word today?
This is our God we believe and trust in.

Then turn to pray to Him in response

O LORD our God,
Thank you for all these words
And all they teach me about who you are.
Receive my sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving
And help me keep my eyes upward this day
My strength
My fortress
My loving God
In Jesus’ name, Amen

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the Bible Society in Guatemala
O LORD, give blessings and hear our prayers we ask this day.

Evening
Reading : read this passage again from PSALM 12
Reflect on the words you have read and then pray in response – to this God, our God

LORD God, our God,
God who deserves our thanks
Our strength and fortress and loving God,
Hear the evening prayers of your people
For we are indeed in need of rescue from this world
In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Midday Prayers for Summer Buzz

On this first Tuesday in August – you are invited to pause and pray where you are……

P-ause with God
R-ejoice in His blessings given
A-sk for the needs of our church Summer Buzz this week, other SEECoS churches, our nation and our world at this time – especially the people and leaders of Ukraine and Russia
Y-ield to His Kingdom ways

Daily Devotions for Tuesday 1st August, 2023

SUMMER BUZZ

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

Reading : PSALM 11
In the LORD I take refuge.

What do the words mean to you at this time?

Take time to Pray in response – including for others known to you in need at this time
Asking….seeking…knocking….for our world, our nation.

We can but worship you this day O LORD
We can but ask for those in need or trouble this day O LORD
As we call out to you for our world in these days
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 PSALM 11
Reflect…. and then Pray as your day closes

God of the psalmist and the God of today,
The God of perfect refuge
My God, our God,
Hear our evening prayers
As we thank you for your help today
As we journey from today to tomorrow
As we name others we care about before you
In Jesus’ name. Amen.