And then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea. They sang:
“Blessing and honor and glory and power
belong to the one sitting on the throne
and to the Lamb forever and ever.”
Revelation 5 verse 13
Tag: Coronavirus
Christmas Jumper BYOC for Bethany
On Wednesday morning you are invited to pause and Bring Your Own Cuppa and chat a while with others via Zoom.
This week you are invited to wear a Christmas jumper or hat and consider making a donation to Bethany Christian Trust at this time of year…the link is below.
Come and go as you wish…and keep the hosts in the far north company…whatever the weather outside!
If you haven’t received the Zoom ID email please do contact Gary or Alastair!
Daily Devotions for Sunday 20th December, 2020
Fourth Sunday in Advent
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from the Living God
Reading : REVELATION 1 verses 9-20
Meditation : take time to consider this vision on this Sunday.
The First and the Last.
What words or images stay with you?
What is your response to this vision today?
And then pray in response to this Person
We bow down
And worship
Saying
Hallelujah and Amen!
Midday
Pray 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 set verses again from REVELATION 1
Reflect on the words and images and then Pray in response at the end of your day
O LORD, Son of Man, the First and the Last,
We bring our evening sacrifice of praise to you.
As we return our thanks to you
As we acknowledge You our Saviour and Help even this day.
As we pray for all corners of our world
To know of You.
Amen.
A Call to Saturday Evening Prayer
You are invited to pause and pray with others at this time in your day
A prayer from the Church of England
A Time to Pray with Others
At this time in your Saturday and in these changing times you are invited to pause and pray with others in our city and across the nation…to the LORD our God, our Father God.
You are encouraged to pray for all those affected by the coronavirus
For family and friends and neighbours
For all who are anxious in our city at this time
For NHS and Care Home staff in our city
For our country and our national leaders at this time
Thy Kingdom Come #prayfor
As part of God’s Church we participated in the global prayer venture of Thy Kingdom Come earlier this year. This ran during the 11 days between Ascension and Pentecost….many months ago now!
Each Saturday at 12 noon we are continuing to ask and seek and knock on Heaven’s door…..’Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done’…..and to pray for up to 5 people we know to meet with Jesus and to experience God’s Kingdom reign in their lives.
This week we focus on the theme of PRAY FOR as we pause to pray with others.
We are encouraged to take time to bring our prayers for others to the LORD our God
For family
For friends
For neighbours
For colleagues
For those in need known to us.
Have mercy we call out
In Jesus’ name….Amen
