On this particular Thursday..in this Holy Week…as the nation journeys through this season of Lockdown.. 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
For all who are struggling with employment concerns at this time
For NHS and Care Home staff across the nation
For our country and our national leaders at this time of decision making
Maundy Thursday
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Father God
Reading : EPHESIANS 1 verses 3-14
Meditation : take time and carefully consider these words of praise from Paul.
What do the words mean for you in your prayer life?
Then pray in response to this God as your day starts
Pray your own words this morning to the LORD our God……..
In Jesus’ name. Amen and Amen!
Midday
Pray God’s blessing on OPEN DOORS at work in North Korea
Lord, hear our prayers and bless each and all real good we ask.
Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done
Evening
Reading : read these particular verses again from EPHESIANS 1
Reflect on the words written here – and what God is saying to you now.
Pray in response to this God who is the Living and True One
O LORD, hear our evening prayers as this day closes
As we return our thanks to You.
As we humbly confess our sins
As we lay all we are and have before You
In Jesus’ name. Amen.
On this particular Wednesday..in this Holy Week…as the nation journeys through this season of Lockdown.. 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 struggling with financial worries at this time
For NHS and Care Home staff across the nation
For our country and our national leaders at this time of decision making
Pray that I may be bold in speaking about the gospel as I should.
Ephesians 6 verse 20
During 2021 we are looking daily at the theme of PRAYER – and pausing at our times of Midday Devotion to pray for others in our church family, our city and our world at this time.
* In April as we journey on from Easter we consider therefore PETER, PAUL and JAMES – the EARLY CHURCH IN PRAYER. *
We are all encouraged to listen for God’s voice and make our response as we journey together in our ‘rhythm of devotion’ during this year of 2021.
These Devotions are but one way to feed on God’s Word in the morning, at midday, in the evening… to pray with Him continually through the day and even to share with others the treasures or hurdles you discover.
The Church website and Facebook page (even on a handy mobile) provide a fuller daily devotional page. However it all follows the pattern below which the information provided fits into, based on the Kirk’s origins of the Celtic and Northumbrian traditionswhich we started as a church family in 2015.
Morning
Reading and Meditation on the content and Prayer of response
Midday
Prayer – mostly for others
Evening
Verse(s) from the morning reading
Reflection and Prayer at the end of the day
A Prayer for the Month of April
God of Peter
God of yesterday
Hear us
Answer us
God of Paul
God of today
Lead us
Help us
God of James and John
God of tomorrow
Guide us
Use us
And may we be careful
To give You all the glory!
In Jesus’ name
Amen
The Lord’s 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
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God
Reading : HEBREWS 4 verse 14 – ch.5 verse 10
Meditation : take time to consider what these verses teach us
about Jesus, our Great High Priest.
What does this mean for you in your daily living?
Then take the time to Pray to this God, our God
Look again at verses 14-16 of chapter 4 as you turn to prayer
Pray your own words in response to these truths
In Jesus’ Name
Amen!
Midday
Pray God’s blessing on TEARFUND at work in South Africa in these days
O LORD God, have mercy on each and all and hear our prayers this day.
Evening
Reading : read these verses again from HEBREWS 4 and 5
Reflect on the words…. And then pray to the LORD our God
Hear our evening prayers, O God, as this day ends.
As we thank you for Jesus, our Great High Priest.
We believe and trust in You and lay ourselves before You.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
