Tag: December

Daily Devotions for Monday 26th December, 2022

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

Reading : LUKE 2 verses 8-20

Meditation : take time and consider this part of the Christmas story this Monday morning.
The Shepherds are told the Good News.
What words stay with you?
What is your song of prayer and praise to God today?
Who needs to hear the Good News story from you?

Then Pray with words and songs of praise in response to the LORD our God

Praise the LORD!
Sing a new song to the LORD;
praise him in the assembly of his faithful people!
Be glad, Israel, because of your Creator;
rejoice, people of Zion, because of your king!
Praise his name with dancing;
play drums and harps in praise of him.

As we name others to hear the Good News story
In Jesus’ name, Amen!

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

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from LUKE 2 verses 8-20
Reflect on what you read and then give praise to our God in response

Praise the LORD!

The LORD takes pleasure in his people;
he honours the humble with victory.
Let God’s people rejoice in their triumph
and sing joyfully all night long.

And so to you, O God, we bring our evening words of prayer
As we name others to hear the Good News story
In Jesus’ name, Amen!

Thy Kingdom Come – Celebration!

As a Church we were part of the global prayer venture earlier this year – Thy Kingdom Come.

This prayer continues around the world!

Each Sunday at Midday we are re-visiting one of the 11 daily themes….and on this Special Day we revisit the theme of CELEBRATEas we watch and listen with others on this Christmas Day….

Daily Devotions for CHRISTmas Day – 25th December, 2022

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

Reading : LUKE 2 verses 1-7

Meditation : take time and consider these words this particular Sunday morning.
The birth of Jesus.
Joseph. Bethlehem.

And then pray in response – giving thanks for JESUS!

O God of greatness and grace
We bow before you
We believe in you
We trust in you
We offer you our songs of praise
This special day
In Jesus’ Name, Amen!

Midday
Pray the Lord’s Prayer as your midday prayer on this special Day

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 LUKE 2 verses 1-7
Reflect on the words and images on this CHRISTmas evening
and then Pray in response to the God who sent Jesus, our Saviour God

Praise him, kings and all peoples,
princes and all other rulers;
young women and young men,
old people and children too.
Let them all praise the name of the LORD!
His name is greater than all others;
his glory is above earth and heaven

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