(thank you Church of England for this image earlier this month)
Tag: 2022
Daily Devotions for Thursday 31st March, 2022
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Father God
Reading : LEVITICUS 22 verses 14-33
Meditation : take time and consider these words this morning.
The Holiness of Offerings
Which words stay with you?
What is God teaching you about Himself?
Then pause to praise and pray to this holy and good God
All your creatures, LORD, will praise you,
and all your people will give you thanks.
They will speak of the glory of your royal power
and tell of your might,
so that everyone will know your mighty deeds
and the glorious majesty of your kingdom.
Your rule is eternal,
and you are king forever.
The LORD is faithful to his promises;
he is merciful in all his acts.
He helps those who are in trouble;
he lifts those who have fallen.
And so we bring our sacrifice of praise to you, our God
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Midday
Pray God’s blessing on those on your personal prayer list
God of grace…hear our prayers and pour a blessing we ask on each and all
Evening
Reading : read these words again from LEVITICUS 22 verses 14-33
Reflect on the words and images – at the end of your day
and Pray with honest humility in response to this God – our God
People will speak of your mighty deeds,
and I will proclaim your greatness.
They will tell about all your goodness
and sing about your kindness.
The LORD is loving and merciful,
slow to become angry and full of constant love.
He is good to everyone
and has compassion on all he made.
O LORD, hear our evening prayers
As we step into a new month
Together
With You
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Evening Prayer with Others
As we journey through Lent – with God – together – you may want to revisit today’s Daily Devotions from LEVITICUS 22 verses 1-13 – as we consider the perfect sacrifice of Jesus
We PAUSE with the Lord in prayer
We REJOICE in the blessings He has given this day – to us and to others
We ASK for His presence, peace and strength – for ourselves and for others in our world at this time
We YIELD – say Yes – to His Kingdom ways for tomorrow
(thank you Church of Scotland for this image)
Pause to Pray for Others
On this Wednesday in Lent…as the nation and the world wrestles with the virus and vaccine supplies…and the crisis in Ukraine is a major concern before us in our world … 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 continue to pray for all those affected by the coronavirus – in our community, in our nation and in our world – and for all those in need on our Church Prayer List at this time – and for parts of the world in turmoil at this time
For family and friends and neighbours affected by the coronavirus
For all those who have left homes in Ukraine and Russia at this time
For NHS and Care Home staff across the nation
For those who are anxious about a loved one at this time
Daily Devotions for APRIL 2022
God sent Christ to be our sacrifice. Christ offered his life’s blood,
so by faith in him we could come to God.
Romans 3 verse 25
During 2022 we are looking daily at the theme of GOOD NEWS as we journey with Paul through his letter to the ROMANS – and pausing at our times of Midday Devotion to pray for others in our church family, our city and our world.
In April, as we journey though Lent to Easter, and beyond we continue to look into LEVITICUS as well as considering individual verses from ROMANS.
God’s Good News through the Sacrifice of Jesus.
We are all encouraged to listen for God’s voice and make our response as we journey together in our ‘rhythm of devotion’
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 APRIL
When I survey the wondrous cross
Praise the name of Jesus!
For God so loved the world
How deep the Father’s love!
There is a Redeemer, God’s own Son
Thank you, O my Father!
Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast
Save in the death of Christ my God
When I stand in glory
I will see his face,
And there I’ll serve my King for ever
In that holy place.
Amen and 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 Wednesday 30th March, 2022
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God
Reading : LEVITICUS 22 verses 1-13
Meditation : take time to consider what these verses teach us today.
The Holiness of Offerings
What are you challenged and encouraged by this morning?
Then take the time to Pray to this God, our God of Perfect Holiness
Spirit of the Living God
Fall afresh on me
Break me
Cleanse me
Melt me
Mould me
Fill me
Use me
Even today
In Jesus’ Name
Amen
Midday
Pray God’s blessing on your own family members at this time
O LORD God, have mercy and hear our prayers this day we ask.
Evening
Reading : LEVITICUS 22 verses 1-13
Reflect on the truths behind the words…. And then pray to the LORD our God
Hear our evening prayers, O God, as this day ends.
We believe and trust in You and lay ourselves before You.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.