You are invited to pause and pray with those gathered in the Upper Room today
P-ause with God
R-ejoice in His blessings given
A-sk for the needs of our world at this time – especially in Ukraine, Russia and Afghanistan
Y-ield to His Kingdom ways
Tag: 2022
Daily Devotions for Tuesday 1st March, 2022
Upper Room day – time out with God
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Father God
Reading : LEVITICUS chapter 1
Meditation : consider this chapter… at the start of your day.
Sacrifices burnt whole.
What is God teaching/reminding you about what He expected?
How do these words relate to the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross?
And then Pray in response to what you have read
Taking time to thank God for His gift of the perfect sacrifice.
Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
I have read these words
And now I pray for you to work them out
as a living reality in my life – even today
as I thank you that you are with me
on my journey through life.
O fill me with an attitude
Of gratitude!
In Jesus’ name.
Amen.
Midday
Take time to listen for God to speak with you at this time of day
…..and respond to His voice….
Father God…thank you.
Evening
Reading : read the verses again from LEVITICUS chapter 1
Reflect prayerfully on these words…. And then pray as your day closes
LORD God, our great God,
Thank you for Jesus – the perfect sacrifice.
I thank You,
Even for those things that have caused me fear and concern.
Help me to rest in Your unfailing love and on Your faithful Word
As I wait for tomorrow.
As I look around at this world
In these days.
Have mercy O Lord!
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Evening Prayer with Others
As we step into Lent later this week – with God – together – you may want to revisit today’s Daily Devotions from ROMANS chapter 16 verses 25-27
We PAUSE with the Lord in prayer
We REJOICE in the blessings He has given this day
We ASK for His presence, peace and strength – for ourselves and for others
We YIELD – say Yes – to His Kingdom ways for tomorrow
Pause to Pray for Others
On this last day of the month…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
For those striving to find peace between Russia and Ukraine
For NHS and Care Home staff across the nation
For our country and world leaders at this time
Time-Out Tuesday for Ukraine
As a Church we usually set aside a Tuesday each week and provide a place with space – the UPPER ROOM – a place for time-out in our busy days above the Kirkgate Cafe. This is a safe place, and COVID-19 guidelines are carefully followed.
Please do remember to take a lateral flow test before you come out…..face coverings and social distancing please.
As we journey further into 2022, the Upper Room will be open this Tuesday 7.30am-7.30pm – and perhaps this will be a place for you to visit – as a place to pause and pray in particular for the situation in Ukraine and our world at this time.
* To find a quiet space to be still in a busy world
** To pause and pray with God – the God of all comfort, wisdom, mercy and hope
* To listen to God – Father Son and Holy Spirit – in these slower days and moments
There will be opportunities to pause and pray with others – at 8am – 12 noon – 7pm – and John and those who gather will be glad to share these with you as we turn in prayer with others.
You are invited to use the bench at the top left of the Kirkyard (under the large tree – weather permitting) to pause and pray – to be still with God – to ask, seek, knock, wait and receive.
Complementing our recent WORLD MISSION service, the Offering House will have a display of the breadth of the church’s missionary interests across our European, African and Asian Partners. It will remain up there until the end of this week, so, take the opportunity to visit (it will be open daily) and become better informed so as to PRAY more effectively for our contacts around the world.
You are also reminded of the Prayer Wall available on the Kirk website under the Prayer tab – a place you can bring your prayers – and ask for prayer from the Prayer Team if appropriate. At this time of new coronavirus cases you may want to add your own prayer for our world at this time.
The Daily Devotions are taking us to a daily time of considering God’s Good News with God’s written Word in the book of LEVITICUS for March – as we consider the perfect sacrifice of Jesus in this season of Lent – and you may want to pause to pray with others at the start of each day. This is available on the Kirk website blog and our social media pages on Facebook and Twitter from 7am- and in the church magazine.
And – don’t forget the brief Sunday morning Reflection at 8am…
May we each and all experience time-out with the Living and True God – whenever – wherever – as we journey through these days of 2022.
Daily Devotions for Monday 28th February, 2022
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God, the Holy Spirit
Reading : ROMANS 16 verses 25-27
Meditation : take time and consider this prayer of praise this Monday morning.
Praise the LORD!
What is your song of praise to God today?
Then Pray with words and songs of praise in response to the LORD our God
Make these verses your own
Praise the LORD!
Sing a new song to the LORD;
praise him in the assembly of his faithful people!
Be glad, Israel, because of your Creator;
rejoice, people of Zion, because of your king!
Praise his name with dancing;
play drums and harps in praise of him.
In Jesus’ name, Amen!
Midday
Pray God’s blessing on student Christian Unions in our land
God of grace and mercy and rich blessing, hear our prayers we ask.
Evening
Reading : read these verses again from ROMANS 16 verses 25-27
– In another version?
Reflect on what you read and then give praise to our God in response
Praise the LORD!
The LORD takes pleasure in his people;
he honours the humble with victory.
Let God’s people rejoice in their triumph
and sing joyfully all night long.
And so to you, O God, we bring our evening words and songs of praise
In Jesus’ name, Amen!