You are invited to pause and pray with others at this time in your day as you prepare to step into a new week
You may want to revisit the Daily Devotions post for today and the set Bible verses from Psalm 18
You are invited to pause and pray with others at this time in your day as you prepare to step into a new week
You may want to revisit the Daily Devotions post for today and the set Bible verses from Psalm 18
But you, O Lord, are always my shield from danger;
you give me victory
and restore my courage.
I call to the Lord for help,
and from his sacred hill he answers me.
Psalm 3 verses 3 and 4
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.
You are invited to pause and pray with others at this time in your day as you prepare to step into Sunday
You may want to revisit the Daily Devotions post for today and the set Bible verses from Psalm 18
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.
You are invited to pause and pray with others at this time in your day
You may want to revisit the Daily Devotions post for today and the midday prayer topic