Time-Out Tuesday here and there

As we journey through these days of April 2023….

At Liberton Kirk 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 for you to be.

The Upper Room will be open once again this Tuesday…..and you are invited to take time-out with God at some point…7.30am – 7.30pm….and to pause with Him….reflecting…praying….

This is a quiet place…..a safe place for you and God to take time-out together

* A space for you to be still in a busy world
** To pause and pray with God at this time – the God of all comfort, wisdom, mercy and hope
* To listen to God – Father Son and Holy Spirit – in these times

There are opportunities to pause and pray with others at 8am, 12 noon and 7pm….and John and others gathered then will be happy to see you at any of these times…..or you can arrange to pray with the Prayer Team at some point suitable for you….

You are also invited to walk round the Kirk, pondering some of the words laid out at the various stations……or to visit the Offering House – beside the gates – 8am-5pm each day – there are several helpful reflections and prayers – and helpful leaflets and booklets about our faith and our Kirk. There is also a Prayer Request Box situated here for you to leave your own personal requests – our Prayer Team will prayerfully support those you name.

The Daily Devotions have been taking us to a daily time of considering God’s Good News with God’s written Word – and you may want to pause to pray with others at the start of each day as we consider the truths behind the words of this part of the Bible. During April our focus continues on the theme of Telling Others the Good News from Mark’s Gospel . 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…….and you can still revisit Thy Kingdom Come global prayer venture daily reflections on our YouTube channel….from our Prayer Ministry Team providing a reflection over the 11 days period. This year the venture runs 18-28 May. Will you be praying for 5??

May we each and all experience time-out with the Living and True God – whenever – wherever – as we journey through the month of April 2023.

Daily Devotions for Monday 17th April, 2023

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

Reading : MARK 4 verses 35-41
Meditation : take time to consider these events as your day starts.
Jesus calms a storm
What words stay with you today?
Is there a storm you need Jesus to calm?

Then Pause to Pray in response to this Jesus

Pray your own words at the start of this day
Of praise and thanksgiving
Of confession and trust
For others
For our nation
For our world

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on believers in Nigeria
God of grace and mercy and rich blessing, hear our prayers we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from MARK 4 verses 35-41 – in another version?
Reflect prayerfully on what you read and then pray to our God in response

Eternal and Faithful One,
Hear my evening prayer
As I lay myself and this world before you at the end of today
Calm the storms we ask
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Sunday 16th April, 2023

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

Reading : MARK 4 verses 1-34
Meditation : take time and consider this chapter this particular Sunday morning.
The Parable of the Sower
What does it mean for you today?
What is God teaching/reminding you about His ways?

And then pray in response
Naming others known to you seeking spiritual life and truth

In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

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 these particular verses again from MARK 4
Reflect on the words and images and then Pray in response to this God

O LORD, 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 name others seeking you
As we pilgrimage on into this new week
In Jesus’ name, Amen.