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Daily Devotions for Sunday 30th May, 2021

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from the Living God

Reading : HEBREWS 12 verses 25-29

Meditation : take time and consider this short passage on this Sunday morning.
What does it mean for you?
What is God teaching you about His Kingdom today?

And then pray in response

O God Eternal
Strong and sure
We bow before you
We believe in you
We trust in you
Thy Kingdom come
Thy will be done we call out
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Midday
Pray the Prayer for the Month as your own midday prayer

Our Father in Heaven
May your holy name be honoured
In our lives
In your Church

Our Father in Heaven
May your kingdom rule be seen
In our lives
In our community

Our Father in Heaven
May your will be done
In our lives
In our nation

Our Father in Heaven
May your kingdom come
May your will be done
In our world

In Jesus’ name
Amen

Evening
Reading : read these particular verses again from HEBREWS 12
Reflect on the words and images and then Pray in response to this God

O LORD, Eternal One,
Hear our evening prayers we ask
As we thank you for the blessings of this Sunday
As we believe and trust in you
As we pilgrimage on towards tomorrow
Thy Kingdom come!
Thy will be done!
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

A Call to Evening Prayer

As your Saturday draws to a close, you are invited to pause and pray with others as we step into Sunday

You may want to revisit the Daily Devotions for today – words of Jesus from Matthew 25 vs 14-30

You may need to name others before Father God

You may want to be still and receive from God the Holy Spirit

Pause to Pray with Others

On this particular Saturday…as the nation journeys forward out of this season of Lockdown.. you are invited to pause and continue to pray with others in our city and across the nation…to the LORD our God, our Father God.

You are encouraged to pray for all those affected by the coronavirus

For family and friends

For the children and young people in our community

For NHS and Care Home staff across the nation

For our country and our national leaders at this time of decision making

Daily Devotions for JUNE 2021

O LORD, I have heard of what you have done, and I am filled with awe.
Now do again in our times the great deeds you used to do.
Be merciful, even when you are angry.
Habakkuk 3 verse 2

During 2021 we are looking daily at the theme of PRAYER – and pause at our times of Midday Devotion to pray for others in our church family, our city and our world at this time.

* In June as we journey onwards after PENTECOST we consider the theme of THE OLD TESTAMENT PROPHETS + DANIEL *

We are all encouraged to listen for God’s voice and make our response as we journey together in our ‘rhythm of devotion’ during this year of 2021.

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.
The Church website and Facebook page (even on a handy mobile) provide a fuller daily devotional page. However it all follows the pattern below which the information provided fits into, based on the Kirk’s origins of the Celtic and Northumbrian traditions which we started as a church family in 2015.

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

A Prayer for the Month of June
O God of Isaiah
Holy Holy Holy
Is your name
In our midst

O God of Ezekiel
Spirit at work
All around
In our lives

O God of Jonah
Forgive us
When we your people
Get it wrong

Have mercy
Show compassion
In Jesus’ name
Amen

The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven
Hallowed be Your Name.
Your kingdom come
Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread
And forgive us our sins
As we forgive those who sin against us.
Lead us not into temptation
But deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom, the power and the glory.
Now and for ever
Amen

Daily Devotions for Saturday 29th May, 2021

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God, the Holy Spirit

Reading : MATTHEW 25 verses 14-30

Meditation : take the time to consider these words on this Saturday morning.
What is God saying to you about His Kingdom?
What is your response?

And then take time to Pray in response to this God

O God, our God
Thy Kingdom come
Thy will be done
Amen we pray together this new day.

Midday
Pray the Lord’s Prayer as your midday prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven
Hallowed be Your Name.
Your kingdom come
Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread
And forgive us our sins
As we forgive those who sin against us.
Lead us not into temptation
But deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom, the power and the glory.
Now and for ever
Amen

Evening
Reading : read the set verses again from MATTHEW 25
Reflect on the words…. and then Pray in response to what you have read

LORD God, our God, hear our evening prayers.
As we worship you for who you are
As we thank you for your help this day
And name others before you
Thy Kingdom come
Thy will be done
In Jesus’ name, Amen.