During this week you are invited to pause and pray with others as your day closes.
You are encouraged to consider afresh the daily theme for these 5 days this week from YouVersion and pause to pray with God….even for a few moments as you focus on one or more of these….
You are invited to pause and pray with others in our city – and across the nation – at this time of the day.
We are encouraged to pray for all those affected by the coronavirus.
‘You prepare a feast for me in the presence of my enemies.
You honour my anointing my head with oil.
My cup overflows.’
Psalm 23 verse 5
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from the Living God
Reading : PSALM 23 verse 5
Meditation : take time to consider this part of the psalm on this Sunday.
My cup overflows.
What words or images stay with you?
What are you grateful for at this time?
And then pray in response,
Using the words as part of your own prayer of praise
‘Give thanks with a grateful heart’
In Jesus’ Name, Amen!
Midday
Pray the Prayer for the Month as your midday prayer
Loving Father,
We face a wide river and we long to reach the other side;
And we must use the stepping stones offered to us.
You say, ’When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
When you pass through rivers, they will not sweep over you’.
Our trust is in you, O Lord.
In Jesus’ name. Amen
(Isaiah 43.2)
Evening
Reading : read these words again from PSALM 23.5
Reflect on the words and images and then Pray in response at the end of your day
O LORD, our Provider and Protector
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 Jesus.
In His saving name, Amen.
You are invited to pause and pray with others at this time in your day.
You may wish to name others before God.
You may wish to revisit the Daily Devotions Bible verse from Psalm 23 for today.
You may wish to be still with Father God as you step into Sunday.
As a Church we took part in the global prayer venture of Thy Kingdom Come earlier this year.
This ran during the 11 days between Ascension and Pentecost.
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 HELP as we pause to pray with others.
Thank God for His help this past week.
Ask God the Holy Spirit for His help to speak of Jesus to someone – today – this week.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
