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Daily Devotions for April 27th, 2020

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

Reading : JOHN 20 verses 10-18

Meditation : take time to consider these words as your day starts.
What do they mean to you?
What is your response to these verses in these times?

Then Pray with honesty in response to the LORD our God

(Pray your own words at the start of this day
Of praise and thanksgiving
Of confession and trust
For our nation
For our world)

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the materials in Perspex boxes at our LK gates
God of grace and mercy and rich blessing, hear our prayers we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from JOHN 20
Reflect prayerfully on what you read and then praise to our God in response

Eternal and Faithful One, hear my evening prayers
As I lay myself and this world before you at the end of today
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Sunday 26th April, 2020

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

Reading : JOHN 20 verses 1-9

Meditation : take time and consider this part of John’s Gospel this Sunday morning.
What does it mean for you today?
What is God teaching you from His written Word?

And then pray in response to what you have read

O God of grace
We bow before you
We believe in you
We trust in you
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

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

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 these particular verses again from JOHN 20
Reflect on the words and then Pray in response to this God of ours

O LORD, hear our evening prayers we ask
As we thank you for the blessings of this Sunday
As we believe and trust in you
As we pilgrimage on towards tomorrow
In Jesus’ name, Amen

Daily Devotions for Saturday 25th April, 2020

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

Reading : JOHN 17 verses 20-26

Meditation : take the time to consider these words of Jesus this morning.
What are you encouraged and challenged by?
Which words stay with you as your day starts?

And then take time to Pray in response to this God of ours

Amen we pray together this new day.

Midday
Pray the Prayer for the Month as your midday prayer

Father,
As we reflect on the promises and prophecies in your Word,
we pray that you will give us wisdom and understanding
to see the relevance of these and apply them in our times.
Thank you that all these promises and prophesies are fulfilled in Christ Jesus,
our High Priest, who ever intercedes for us.
Amen.

Evening
Reading : read the verses again from JOHN 17
Reflect on the words…. and then Pray in response to what you have read

LORD God, our God, hear our evening prayers.
As we worship you for who you are
As we thank you for your help this day
And name others before you
As we journey into Sunday
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for April 24th, 2020

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus

Reading : JOHN 17 verses 6-19

Meditation : take time and consider all that is said by Jesus
What is God saying to you today from His Word?
What is your response to Him?

Pray to this God of ours in response
Including for others on a journey meeting God in these days

O Living LORD,
I read these words.
Help me let the Holy Spirit work out these truths
Even today.
May you guide and bless others
At this time in their lives
In our community
In our land
In our world
Amen – we pray together.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on those preparing for marriage in 2020
Father God, hear our prayers and bless them real good we ask

Evening
Reading : read this passage again from JOHN 17
Reflect on the words and events here and pray in response to this Jesus

Living Lord, hear our evening prayers and receive our praise
As we believe and trust in you
For the large and the small things in our lives
For the world we live in.
For our tomorrows.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for April 23rd, 2020

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

Reading : JOHN 17 verses 1-5

Meditation : take time to consider this part of the chapter this morning.
What does it mean for you today?
What is God saying to you from His written Word?

And then pray in response – as your day starts
including for others recently blessed by God

(Pray your own words to the LORD God.)

And together we pray…..

O LORD,
God of truth and love,
Have mercy we ask and hear our prayers
For others
For family
For neighbours and colleagues
For ourselves as your People in this world
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on those who walk through the cemetery land
Father God…hear our prayers and bless them each and all we ask.

Evening
Reading : read this passage again from JOHN 17
Reflect on the verses and events at the end of your day
and Pray in response to this Jesus

O LORD, hear our evening prayers
As we return our thanks to you
For those you have shown mercy to
Even today
As we name others known to us
In these uncertain times.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.