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Daily Devotions for Monday 15th February, 2021

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

Reading : 2 SAMUEL 7 verses 18-29

Meditation : take the time to consider this passage this morning.
David’s Prayer of Thanksgiving.
What words or images stay with you?
What is God saying to you this morning and what is your response?

Pray in response – to this God
Looking again at verses 28 and 29

Pray your own words at the start of this day
Of praise and worship
Of confession and trust
For others in your family at this time

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessings on the land and people of Eritrea at this time
O LORD, have mercy on all we call out and pour rich blessings!

Evening
Reading : read the set passage again prayerfully at the end of your day
Reflect….. and then pray to God in response to what you have read

Father God, hear my prayer this evening.
I bow before you
With thanksgiving and confession
As I humbly name others before you.
As I lay myself and this world before you
In these changing days
In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Daily Devotions for Sunday 14th February, 2021

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

Reading : PSALM 18 verses 25-29

Meditation : take time and consider these verses this Sunday morning.
‘O LORD, you give me light…
You give me strength to attack my enemies’

What encourages and challenges you today?

And then pray in response to this God, the LORD our God
Use verses 28 and 29 as you turn to prayer.

O LORD, you give me light;
you dispel my darkness.
You give me strength to attack my enemies
and power to overcome their defences

In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Midday
Pray the words of the Prayer for the Month as your own prayer today

God of the journey,
You call us to follow you
Without fear of stumbling,
Your hand held out
To steady the weakest soul.

Grant us faith strong enough
To take you at your word
And, should we struggle,
To know you’re with us along the way.

Through Christ our Saviour
Amen.

Evening
Reading : read these set verses again from Psalm 18
Reflect on all that is said here in this short passage and then Pray in response to this God

O LORD, our Great Creator God,
Our Help and Strength,
Hear our evening prayers we ask
As we thank you for what we read
As we look back over our day
As we look ahead to tomorrow
As we name before you those we are concerned about.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Saturday 13th February, 2021

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

Reading : PSALM 18 verses 20-24

Meditation : take time to consider these verses this morning.
‘I have not turned away from my God.’
What do they mean for you in your life?
What is God saying to you today?

And then Pray in response to what you read – to this God of David’s.
Pray with honesty.
Pray for grace and forgiveness.
Pray to be led through this day.

In Jesus’ name
Amen

Midday
Pray the words of the Lord’s Prayer as your own prayer today

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 the set verses from Psalm 18 again
Reflect on this God, your God, our God…. and then Pray to Him in your evening Prayer

LORD God, our God,
Hear our evening prayers
Forgive us our sins
As we forgive those who have sinned against us.
In Jesus’ name. Amen.