Celtic Devotions 3rd August

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Morning
Reading :   John 6 vs 24-36
Meditation :  consider all that it means for Jesus to be the Bread of Life
Pray for understanding
Lord Jesus
Thank You for being the Bread of Life –
My Bread of Life.
Feed my soul I pray,
This day and forever and forever –
And may I feed nowhere else.
Amen and amen.

Midday
Pray for someone you know in need of God’s care and provision

Evening
Reading :  John 6 v 35
Reflect on these words Jesus spoke and Pray in response.

Celtic Devotions 2nd July

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Morning
Reading :  Psalm 51 vs 13-19
Meditation :   consider what God expects of us, His forgiven, cleansed people
Pray to obey
LORD God,
Help me to realise the extent of how much You have forgiven me
And help me to love and serve and worship You all the more!
Even this new day!
I pray this simple prayer in Jesus’ name,
Amen.

Midday
Pray a blessing on the church at Northfield

Evening
Reading :  Psalm 51 v 15
Reflect on these words and pray them in response at the end of the day
LORD God, at the end of this Sunday
I bring my evening praise, my prayers, my life
And I now lay them all down before you.
I praise You for being my great and loving God,
God of grace and forgiveness,
Of provision and protection.
Amen.

Celtic Devotions 1st August

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Morning
Reading :   Psalm 51 vs 1-12
Meditation :  take time to consider David’s needs and that God, our God, is a God of mercy
And then Pray to receive
(Pray your own words
Of praise and worship
Of need and confession
To the LORD God, Father God
This new day)
Amen and amen we say together!

Midday
Pray for all who will gather in the Kirk and Centre tomorrow
to experience a day of God’s blessings
Amen we pray together.

Evening
Reading :  Psalm 51 v 1
Reflect on these words of confession and need by David and pray in response to
the God of unfailing love and compassion

Celtic Devotions 31st July

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Morning
Reading :  2 Samuel 11 vs 6-27
Meditation :  consider what David did
and Pray not to displease the LORD
LORD God,
Help me to learn from David’s ways.
Strengthen me.
Help me to live to please You
And even this day use me.
In Jesus’ name I ask.
Amen.

Midday
Pray the Prayer of a Member at LK as your prayer

Evening
Reading :  2 Samuel 11 v 27b
Reflect on these words at the end of verse 27
Pray in response at the end of your day  –  and at the end of this month

Celtic Devotions 30th July

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Morning
Reading :  2 Samuel 11 vs 1-5
Meditation :  consider what David did wrong
and Pray – not to be where God doesn’t want you to be
God of David and of Bathsheba
Forgive us our sins
Help us to be where and when You want us to be
And stop us being where You don’t want us to be.
Even this day –  Amen we pray together.

Midday
Make the Lord’s Prayer your Thursday midday prayer.

Evening
Reading :  2 Samuel 11 v 1
Reflect on David’s decision
and Pray to God – with honesty.

Celtic Devotions 29th July

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Morning
Reading :   2 Samuel 10
Meditation :  consider Joab’s faith in God – in the heat of battle
Pray to be like him
Faithful and mighty God,
I give You this day,
Whatever is ahead
And all that I am expecting.
Stay with me I ask – even in the heat of battle.
Amen – we pray together.

Midday
Say nothing – take time to listen for God to speak with you
even for a few moments in the middle of the day.

Evening
Reading :  2 Samuel 10 v 12
Reflect on this verse
and Pray in response.