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Daily Devotions for Friday 16th June, 2023

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus

Reading : LUKE 8 verses 22-25
Meditation : take time and consider all that happens here.
A storm calmed.
Jesus.
What images or words stay with you?
Is there a storm you need Jesus to calm?

And then pray in response – as your day starts
Naming others in a storm at this time

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the Presbytery of Edinburgh and Lothians
Father God, hear our prayers and bless them real good we ask

Evening
Reading : read this passage again from LUKE 8 verses 22-25 – in another version?
Reflect on the words and images here and pray in response to this Jesus.

O LORD, 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 17th April, 2023

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

Reading : MARK 4 verses 35-41
Meditation : take time to consider these events as your day starts.
Jesus calms a storm
What words stay with you today?
Is there a storm you need Jesus to calm?

Then Pause to Pray in response to this Jesus

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

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

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

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from MARK 4 verses 35-41 – in another version?
Reflect prayerfully on what you read and then pray to our God in response

Eternal and Faithful One,
Hear my evening prayer
As I lay myself and this world before you at the end of today
Calm the storms we ask
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Bible Verse for the Week and Sunday Morning Reflection

Jesus got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!”
Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.

Mark 4 verse 39

Do you follow our Sunday morning reflection on the Bible Verse for the Week?
It is found on our YouTube channel…and our Facebook page……..8am each Sunday morning.
The link to this morning’s reflection from John is below (although a different verse but the same chapter!)

Evening Prayer with Others

As we journey through this week….. with God – together – you may want to revisit today’s Daily Devotions from MATTHEW chapter 8 verses 23-34– as we start to consider TELLING OTHERS THE GOOD NEWS about Jesus through 2023.

We PAUSE with the Lord in prayer as the day closes

We REJOICE in the help and blessings He has given this particular Wednesday – to us and to others

We ASK for His presence, peace and strength – for ourselves and for others in our church family and our nation and in our world at this time – especially prayerfully supporting Turkey and Syria and all those providing help

We YIELD – say Yes – to His Kingdom ways for tomorrow

Daily Devotions for Wednesday 8th February, 2023

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God, the Three in One

Reading : MATTHEW 8 verses 23-34
Meditation : consider all that happens here as your day starts.
Jesus calms a storm.
Jesus heals a man.
What is your response to God’s written Word today?
Is there a storm to be calmed?
Is there a healing to be sought?

Then turn to pray to this Jesus in response
And ask….seek….knock….

Amen and Amen

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on your neighbours
O LORD, give grace and hear our prayers we ask this day.

Evening
Reading : read this passage again from MATTHEW 8 verses 23-34
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 this world
In Jesus’ name. Amen.