On this Thursday after Pentecost……You are invited to pause at the close of your day…with God….with others…..and pray
for yourself
for another person
for a particular situation
for our world
giving thanks for the blessings of this day
Thy Kingdom Come
Thy will be done
In Jesus’ name
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Father God
Reading : ROMANS 8 verses 7 and 8
Meditation : take time and consider what is said here – as your day starts.
Enemy of God.
Pleasing God.
What is God saying to you today from His Word?
What is your response?
And then pray in response as your day starts
Asking for His help to please Him – even today
Pray your own words to the LORD God
O LORD our God
We pray in Jesus’ name.
Amen.
Midday
Pray God’s blessing on workshops run by Leprosy Mission in India
O LORD, hear our prayers and pour out a blessing we ask on this work
Evening
Reading : read the two set verses again from ROMANS 8
Reflect on these words again at the end of your day
and Pray in response to this God of ours, humbly, honestly
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.
On this Wednesday after Pentecost……You are invited to pause at the close of your day…with God….with others…..and pray
for yourself
for another person
for a particular situation
for our world
giving thanks for the blessings of this day
Thy Kingdom Come
Thy will be done
In Jesus’ name
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God, the Three in One
Reading : ROMANS 8 verse 5
Meditation : consider all that is said here as your day starts.
Human nature. The Holy Spirit.
What is your response to God’s written Word today?
Then turn to pray to God in response
Asking His help to keep in step with the Spirit
O LORD our God,
Thank you for all these words
And all they teach me.
Help me, O help me,
To keep in step with your Spirit this day
In my thoughts, words and actions
In Jesus’ name, Amen
Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the staff of the Leprosy Mission in India
O LORD, give blessing and hear our prayers we ask this day.
Evening
Reading : read this verse again from ROMANS 8
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 ourselves
And from this world
In Jesus’ name. Amen.
On this Tuesday after Pentecost……You are invited to pause at the close of your day…with God….with others…..and pray
for yourself
for another person
for a particular situation
for our world
giving thanks for the blessings of this day
Thy Kingdom Come
Thy will be done
In Jesus’ name
Upper Room day – time-out with God
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus, Saviour and Lord
Reading : ROMANS 8 verse 2
Meditation : take time and consider this one verse this morning.
The Spirit.
The law of Sin and Death.
What do these words mean to you at this time?
Which law are you serving?
Take time to Pray in response – including for others known to you in need at this time
We can but worship you this day O LORD
We can but ask for those in need or trouble this day O LORD
We can but ask your help to keep in step with the Spirit through this day
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 words again from ROMANS 8 verse 2
Reflect…. and then Pray as your day closes
God of the Romans 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.
