Tag: devotions

Morning

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

Reading : Isaiah 49 verses 17-23

Meditation : take time to consider these words of promise given by God to His people.
What do they say to you today?
What is your response?

Pray in response…

This is my prayer
In Jesus’ Name.
Amen

Midday

Pray God’s blessing on the UK Parliament at Westminster
O LORD, have mercy and hear our prayers. 

Evening

Reading : read the verses again

Reflect on these words and then Pray in response at the end of your day
Father God, hear my evening prayer.

Morning

Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God

Reading : Isaiah 49 verses 14-16

Meditation :  take time to consider these words written many years ago.
What is God saying to you today from them?

Then take time to Pray to the One who spoke them.

Father God,
I read these words.
Oh help me
To believe and trust in You
Even this day.
   Amen I pray.

Midday

Pray God’s blessing on the work of Try Praying
O LORD God, hear our prayers.

Evening

Reading : read these 3 verses again

Reflect …. and pray in response to what you have read
Amen and Amen we pray, O Father God

Morning

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

Reading : Isaiah 49 verse 13

Meditation :   consider this one verse this morning.
What is God saying to you from it?

Then pray’n’praise in response!

O God of mercy and comfort,
God of worship and praise
due from all in heaven and earth
Receive our sacrifice of praise this morning!
Amen we say together.

Midday

Take time to listen for God to speak with you at this time of day
Thank you, Lord.

Evening

Reading : read these words again from this one verse

Reflect on the words again..has this been your experience recently or even today?

And then Pray in response
(Pray your own words at the end of this day
Words of worship and praise – for who God is
Words of trust and thanks – for what God has done today for you
Words of hope and longing – for what God will do in and through you – even tomorrow)
Amen we pray together.

 

Morning

Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God our heavenly Father

Reading : Isaiah 49 verses 8-12

Meditation :  carefully consider these verses again.
Note verse 8 in particular.
What is God saying to you today?

and then pray in response to what god is saying to you today

(Pray your own words in response to what you have read and meditated on )
In and through Christ Jesus alone we pray this morning, Amen.

Midday

Pray God’s blessing on the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood
LORD, have mercy and hear our prayers.

Evening

Reading : read these 5 verses again

Reflect ….. and pray for the words to be true for others known to you
Father God, hear our prayers

5^th Sunday in Lent

The Way of the Cross –   Beauty out of Brokenness

Morning

Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus.

Reading : Isaiah 49 verses 8-26
Meditation : consider these words as your day starts.
What words stay with you?
What is your response to what God is saying here?

Pray in response to this God of merciful rescue

LORD God,
My God,
Hear my prayer of response to what I have read and considered
And help me afresh to live my life for You
In grateful service
By the help of the Holy Spirit
Amen.

Midday

Pray for God’s Church in Edinburgh to know Sunday blessings
O God of mercy, hear our prayers!

Evening

Reading : read these verses again

Reflect on their meaning for you and then Pray to this God
Father God, hear our evening prayers.

Morning

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

Reading :  Isaiah 49 verses 1-13

Meditation :  take time and consider these words again.
What is God saying to you today from these verses?

Then take time to Pray in response to this God, our God 

LORD God,
Hear my praise
For who you are and all you have done
In and through Christ Jesus
My Servant King.
Amen we say together.

Midday

Pray the words of the Lord’s Prayer as your own midday prayer
(see Matthew 6 or under the Prayer tab on LK website)

Father God, hear our prayers we ask. 

Evening

Reading : read these verses again from Isaiah 49

Reflect on the words spoken and pray in response to what you read
Father God, our God, hear our evening prayers.