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Daily Devotions for Tuesday 27th July, 2021
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus, Saviour and Lord
Reading : PSALM 77
Meditation : take time and consider this passage this morning.
Comfort in Time of Distress.
What words or images stay with you?
What are you encouraged and challenged by today?
Pray in response to what you have read
Taking time to pause and listen for God’s answer to you
O Lord
We pause
We wait
We thank
We ask
We receive
In Jesus’ name,
Amen.
Midday
Take time to listen for God to speak with you at this time of day
Ask, seek, knock….hear!
Father God…thank you.
Evening
Reading : read PSALM 77 again
Reflect on the words…. and then Pray….to the LORD our God
God of the psalmist, our God,
We pause in your presence
We rejoice in your love
We ask
We trust you for tomorrow
In Jesus’ name.
Amen and Amen.
A Call to Evening Prayer with Others
As your Monday closes you are invited to pause and pray with others in our Church Family as we start a new week
You may want to revisit the Daily Devotions for today from PSALM 72
You are encouraged to
P ause in God’s presence
R ejoice in the blessings of this day He has given
A sk for His help – for yourself and for another
Y ield to His Kingdom will for tomorrow – say yes!
Daily Devotions for Monday 26th July, 2021
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God, the Holy Spirit
Reading : PSALM 72
Meditation : take time to consider these word as your day starts.
A prayer for the king.
What is your response to these words in these times?
Then Pray in response to the LORD our God
For our national leaders
For members of the Royal Family
For world leaders
Looking again at verses 1-2 and 12-14 as you turn to prayer
Pausing
Thanking
Asking
Receiving
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the Bible Society in the Republic of Belarus
God of grace and mercy and rich blessing, hear our prayers we ask.
Evening
Reading : read these verses again from PSALM 72
Reflect prayerfully on what you read and then pray to our God in response
Eternal and Faithful One, Sovereign above all,
Hear our evening prayers
As we lay ourselves, our nation and this world before you at the end of today
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
A Call to Sunday Evening Prayer with Others
As your Sunday closes you are invited to pause and pray with others in our Church Family as we step into a new week with God
You may want to revisit the Daily Devotions for today from PSALM 71
You are invited to pray with….A C T S
A doration in praise and worship for who God is
C onfession for the sins of this day
T hanksgiving for the good gifts God has given today – to you and to others!
S upplication – asking for His help – for a certain situation or person
Pause to Pray for Others
On this final Sunday in July…as the nation continues to journey forward and the world wrestles with new cases and vaccine supplies.. you are invited to pause and continue to 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 – in our community, in our nation and in our world
For family and friends and neighbours
For Church leaders across the world
For NHS and Care Home staff across the nation
For our country and our national leaders at this time of decision making
