Prayer

As a Church we believe in the reality and power of Prayer.

There are many avenues for prayer through Liberton Kirk.

Prayer Requests

The Prayer Team can be contacted via email: minister@libertonkirk.net with any request and they will prayerfully act on the content. Team members can also meet you somewhere suitable if this is required.

There is also a Prayer Box for any request in the Kirkgate Foyer, the Offering House and at the east door in the Kirk. These boxes are checked regularly and treated confidentially.

Word for Today

The kirkyard is open from 8am to 5pm, (8pm in July and August). There are several stations (stopping points) starting at the Offering House just inside the main gate then tracing round the church building. At each station there is a verse from a Bible passage, with thoughts and a prayer. These change each month. There are many benches around the church building to rest in reflection and prayer.

In July/August the Word for Today takes the form of a Peace Pathway with different Bible verses relating to the peace which Jesus can give us in our lives.

If you are unable to visit in person, you can follow the pathway by clicking here.

Upper Room

On Tuesdays from 9am to 5pm in Kirk House (30 Kirkgate, next to Kirk Centre), there is a safe space for spending time alone with God. At midday there is a time to pray with others in a Northumbrian Community style.

All Welcome.

Sunday Service Prayer

Every Sunday, at the end of the 11am service, members of the prayer team will be available at the prayer station at the east door of the Kirk to speak to and pray with anyone who wishes to do so.

Daily Devotions

The daily devotion page and Facebook page is a semi-guided tool providing support for your prayer time.

These Devotions are but one way to feed on God’s Word in the morning, at midday, in the evening… to pray with Him continually through the day and even to share with others the treasures or hurdles you discover.

These devotions, which we started as a church family in 2015, follow the pattern below, based on the Kirk’s origins in the Celtic and Northumbrian traditions

Morning:
Reading and Meditation on the content and Prayer of response
Midday:
Prayer – mostly for others
Evening:
Verse(s) from the morning reading
Reflection and Prayer at the end of the day

Daily Devotions for December 2025

During 2025 we are looking daily at the theme of  IT’S ALL ABOUT JESUS.  So far we have considered some of the things He did and said and how the Early Church followed His teachings.

We pause at our times of Midday Devotion to pray for others in our church family, our city and our world.

In December we look at the ultimate triumph of Jesus through his second coming in Revelation while looking at his first coming at Christmas time.

Nativity; provided by Laura Morgan

We are all invited to listen for God’s voice and make our response as we journey together daily in our ‘rhythm of devotion’ in 2025

Go to daily devotions for this month.

Prayer for the Month of December

The Lord’s Prayer

For more resources, click the link to the left for the prayer archive.


REFLECTIONS

This week’s reflection 🙏

If you want to see more reflections, go to the Reflections page


SUNDAY PREVIEW

Sunday 14th December 2025

Third Sunday of Advent

Morning:
Services at 9.30am (shorter service) and 11.00am (service in the Kirk and on Zoom, with creche and Sunday club).
Preacher: Elliot Mitchell
Theme: Sing a song for the coming Saviour

Evening:
Cafe Church at 6.30pm in Liberton Kirk Centre


SUNDAY NOTICES

To see current and recent notices, go to the Notices Page.

Click here to see the Notices Archive


NEWS EXTRA

To see current and previous News Extras, go to the News Extra Page.


ON CHRISTMAS NIGHT – CHRISTMAS WORD FOR TODAY

In the Kirkyard (open 8am to 5pm), starting at the Offering House just inside the main gate, the Christmas story is on view in three sections: the stable (in the Offering House), the shepherds and the wise men (both in the Kirkyard).  If you are unable to visit in person, click on the picture below for the script.   


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