Daily Devotions for Wednesday 2nd April, 2025

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

Reading : GALATIANS 1 verses 6-11
Meditation : take time and consider what happens here – as your day starts.
No other Gospel

Which words stay with you?
What is God teaching/reminding you today?

And then pray in response as your day starts

In Jesus’ name
Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the SEECOS Session members
O LORD, hear our prayers and pour out love, joy and peace we ask

Evening
Reading : read the set verses again from GALATIANS 1 verses 6-11
Reflect on these words again at the end of your day
and Pray in response to this God of ours with humility

O LORD God, hear our evening prayers
As we thank You for Your help and provision in the past year
O have mercy we ask
On others
On our Church
On our world
As we step into this new month
May we trust in you above all others
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Tuesday 1st April, 2025

Upper Room day – time-out with God – in Kirk House

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

Reading : GALATIANS 1 verses 1-5
Meditation : consider this short passage as your day starts.
Grace and Peace

What is God teaching/reminding you today?

Take time to Pray in response to the LORD our God
Trusting in Him as you step into this new day

In Jesus’ Name
Amen.

Midday
Take time to listen for God to speak with you at this time of day
‘Thy Kingdom come’ Father God
LORD our God…thank you.

Evening
Reading : read the passage again from GALATIANS 1 verses 1-5
Reflect on the opening words of this letter…. And then pray to this Jesus in response

O Lord Jesus,
Hear our evening prayers,
For our city and our nation.
As we return our thanks to you.
As we look back on our day
As we trust you for tomorrow’s needs
In Jesus’ name
Amen

Time-Out Tuesday Kirk House

As we journey through Lent 2025 ….and reflect on God’s amazing grace and walk with us…

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. However, for the weeks of Lent this space will move into the Kirk House – next to the Kirkgate entrance – through the red door and with access on the ground floor. This is a safe place for you to be.

You are encouraged to find a time and place that suits you…..if getting to this Upper Room during Lent is not possible….

* A space for you to be still in your busy needy 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

You are also encouraged to visit the Offering House – beside the gates – 8am-5pm each day – where you can find more information 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. Have you visited the nativity scene in the Offering House? As you do…pray for your family, and the Kirk buildings, inside and outside..and all those who pass through the doors and gates. The COVID-19 memorial is now in place, beside the Cairn, and you may want to visit and pause there. Have you walked the new Word for Today around the Kirk building? It is based on JOHN 15…..I am The Vine….

You are also encouraged 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.

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 will continue on the book of GALATIANS and EASTER Resurrection 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 the Thy Kingdom Come global prayer venture daily reflections on our YouTube channel….from members of our Church Family providing a Sunday reflection over the 11 days period. This year the venture ran 9-19 May. Will you still be praying for 5??

May we each and all experience time-out with the Living and True God – whenever – wherever – as we continue to journey through the rest of Lent 2025.

Daily Devotions for Monday 31st March, 2025

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

Reading : JOHN chapter 17
Meditation : take time and consider this passage this Monday morning.
Jesus said….
Jesus prayed….

What words stay with you?
What encourages and challenges you?

Then Pray with your own words in response to this Jesus
Humbly
Honestly

In Jesus’ name, Amen

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on our children and young people
God of grace and mercy and rich blessing, hear our prayers we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from JOHN chapter 17
Reflect on what you read and then pause to pray to this Jesus in response
Humbly
Honestly

And so to you, O God, we bring our evening words of prayer
as we step into a new month with You
In Jesus’ name, Amen

Sunday Evening Prayer with Others

As we step into a new week….. with God – together – you may want to revisit today’s Daily Devotions from JOHN 16 verses 29-33– as we consider some of the things that JESUS said….

We PAUSE with the Lord in prayer as the day closes….

We REJOICE in the help and blessings He has given this particular Sunday – to us and to others

We ASK for His presence, peace and strength – for ourselves and for others in our church family and our nation and in our world at this time – especially prayerfully supporting the people of Syria, Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, Ukraine, Russia, Yemen, Goma and other parts of our world in deep need at this time

We YIELD – say Yes – to His Kingdom ways for tomorrow

Bible Verse for the Week and Sunday Morning Reflection

Jesus said…..“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”

John 16 verse 33

Do you follow our Sunday morning reflection on the Bible Verse for the Week?

It is usually found on our YouTube channel…and our Facebook page……..8am each Sunday morning.

The link to this morning’s is available below – from Lindsay …as we continue to consider some of the things that Jesus said….