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Daily Devotions for Thursday 12th August, 2021

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Father God

Reading : PSALM 119 verses 169-176

Meditation : take time and consider what is said here – as your day starts.
An urgent Prayer for Help.
Is there a prayer for help on your lips today?
For yourself? For another?

And then pray in response as your day starts

Pray your own words to the LORD God

O LORD
We ask for help in Jesus’ name.
Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the Democratic Republic of Congo Bible Society
O LORD, hear our prayers and pour out a blessing we ask on this work

Evening
Reading : read the set verses again from PSALM 119
Reflect on these words again at the end of your day
and Pray in response to this God of ours with confidence

O LORD God, hear our evening prayers
As we thank You for Your help in our lives.
O have mercy we ask
On others
On our Church
On our world
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

A Call to Evening Prayer with Others

As your Wednesday closes you are invited to pause and pray with others in our Church Family as we journey through this week

You may want to revisit the Daily Devotions for today from PSALM 118

You are encouraged to follow the pattern of P-R-A-Y we have found to be blessing from Lectio365/24-7 Prayer

P ause in God’s presence

R ejoice in the blessings of this day He has given

A sk for His help – for yourself and for another

Y ield to His Kingdom will for tomorrow – say yes!

Daily Devotions for Wednesday 11th August, 2021

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God, the Three in One

Reading : PSALM 118

Meditation : consider all that is said here as your day starts.
A Prayer for Thanks.
What is your response to God’s written Word today?
Is there a prayer of thanks on your lips?

Then turn to pray to God in response

O LORD our God,
Thank you for all these words
And all they teach me.
Receive my sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving
In Jesus’ name, Amen

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the work of the Columbian Bible Society
O LORD, give blessing and hear our prayers we ask this day.

Evening
Reading : read this passage again from PSALM 118
Reflect on the words you have read and then pray in response – to this God, our God

LORD God, our God,
God who deserves our thanks
Hear the evening prayers of your people
For we are indeed in need of rescue from this world
In Jesus’ name. Amen.

A Call to Evening Prayer with Others

As your Tuesday closes you are invited to pause and pray with others in our Church Family

You may want to revisit the Daily Devotions for today from PSALM 117

You are encouraged to follow the pattern of P-R-A-Y we have found to be blessing from Lectio365/24-7 Prayer

P ause in God’s presence

R ejoice in the blessings of this day He has given

A sk for His help – for yourself and for another

Y ield to His Kingdom will for tomorrow – say yes!

Daily Devotions for Tuesday 10th August, 2021

Upper Room day – time-out with God

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus, Saviour and Lord

Reading : PSALM 117

Meditation : take time and consider this very short psalm this morning.
What do the words mean to you at this time?

Take time to Pray in response – including for others known to you in need at this time
The love of God
The faithfulness of God

We can but worship you this day O LORD
We can but ask for those in need or trouble this day O LORD
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Take time to listen for God to speak with you at this time of day
Ask and seek and knock……and hear
Father God…thank you.

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from PSALM 117
Reflect…. and then Pray as your day closes

God of the psalmist and the God of today,
The God of strong love
The God of eternal faithfulness
My God, our God,
Hear our evening prayers
As we thank you for your help today
As we journey from today to tomorrow
As we name others we care about before you
In Jesus’ name. Amen.

A Call to Evening Prayer with Others

As your Monday closes you are invited to pause and pray with others in our Church Family as we start this new week

You may want to revisit the Daily Devotions for today from PSALM 116

You are encouraged to follow the pattern of P-R-A-Y we have found to be blessing from Lectio365/24-7 Prayer

P ause in God’s presence

R ejoice in the blessings of this day He has given

A sk for His help – for yourself and for another

Y ield to His Kingdom will for tomorrow – say yes!