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Daily Devotions for Thursday 5th October, 2023

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

Reading : JOHN 9 verses 1-41
Meditation : take time and consider what is said here – as your day starts.
Jesus heals a man born blind.
Spiritual Blindness.

As you imagine these events, which words stay with you?
What is God teaching/reminding you today?

And then pray in response as your day starts

Pray your own words to the LORD God
Asking Him to show you where is a spiritual blindness

O LORD
Our Father God
Hear our many prayers
For ourselves
For others
In Jesus’ name
Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on Adrian Lough and his family
O LORD, hear our prayers and pour out grace and strength and wisdom we ask

Evening
Reading : read the set verses again from JOHN 9 verses 1-41
Reflect on these words again at the end of your day
and Pray in response to this God of ours with honest humility

O LORD God, hear our evening prayers
As we thank You for Your grace and touch and forgiveness in our lives.
O have mercy we ask
On others
On our Church
On our world
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Friday 14th July, 2023

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus

Reading : LUKE 18 verses 35-43
Meditation : take time and consider all that is said here.
Jesus heals
A blind beggar
What images or words stay with you?
What is God saying to you today from His Word?

And then pray in response – as your day starts
Giving thanks
Naming others in a place of suffering at this time

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on Andy Chittick and his work for Young Life Int’l
Father God, hear our prayers and bless him and his family real good we ask

Evening
Reading : read this passage again from LUKE 18 verses 35-43
– in another version?
Reflect on the words and images here and pray in response to this Jesus

O Lord Jesus, hear our evening prayers
As we return our thanks to you
For all you have done for us
We believe
Help our unbelief
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Monday 24th April, 2023

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

Reading : MARK 10 verses 32-52
Meditation : take time and consider this passage this particular Monday morning.
Jesus speaks about His Death.
James and John have a request.
Blind Bartimaeus
What words stay with you?
What is your response to all that happens here?

Then Pray with honest and humble words – making your request known

In Jesus’ name, Amen

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on believers in Pakistan
God of grace and mercy and rich blessing, hear our prayers we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from MARK 10 verses 32-52
Reflect on what you read and then pray to this God in response

And so to you, O God, we bring our evening words of prayer
In Jesus’ name, Amen!

Daily Devotions for Saturday 11th February, 2023

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

Reading : MATTHEW 9 verses 18-34
Meditation : take time to consider these verses and events this morning.
Jesus.
The daughter of an official.
The woman who touched.
Two blind men.
Jesus.
Whose story stays with you?
What is your picture of Jesus like now?

And then Pray in response
For yourself
For others

O LORD
I look up to you,
Up to heaven, where you rule.

Hear my morning prayer
Hear the morning prayers of your people

As we bow before You
As we ask of You

In Jesus’ name.
Amen

Midday
Pray the Prayer for the Month as your own midday prayer

Dear Lord,
Matthew teaches us that You care intensely about people.
Most notably those who are on the margin of society; the aged, the blind,
The infirm, the psychotic, and even those
whom we would naturally distrust.
Give us encouragement and grace to follow Your example,
that we may show Your Glory in our lives.
Amen

Evening

Reading : read these verses again from MATTHEW 9 verses 18-34
Reflect on these events as you look back over the day and then Pray in response

LORD
I look up to you,
Up to heaven, where you rule.

Hear my evening prayer
Hear the evening prayers of your people

As we bow before You
As we ask of You

In Jesus’ name.
Amen