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Daily Devotions for Monday 29th March, 2021

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

Reading : HEBREWS 3 verses 7-19

Meditation : take time to consider these words as your day starts.
Rest for God’s People.
What is your response to this passage in these times?

Then Pray with honesty in response to the LORD our God

Pray your own words at the start of this day
Of praise and thanksgiving
Of confession and trust
For God’s Church
In our city
In our nation
In our world

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on TEARFUND at work in Brazil in these days
God of grace and mercy and rich blessing, hear our prayers we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from HEBREWS 3
Reflect prayerfully on what you read and then pray to our God in response

Eternal and Faithful One, hear my evening prayers
As I lay myself and Your church in this world before you at the end of today
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Pause to Pray with Others on Palm Sunday

On this particular Sunday..in this season of Lent…as the nation journeys through this further stage 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 church leaders in our villages and towns and cities 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

Daily Devotions for Palm Sunday – 28th March, 2021

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

Reading : HEBREWS 3 verses 1-6

Meditation : take time and consider these verses this particular Sunday morning.
Jesus. Moses. Faithful.
What do they mean for you today?
What is God teaching you this morning from His written Word?

And then pray in response – to this Jesus

Living Lord
Faithful One
We bow before you
We believe in you
We trust in you
Amen.

Midday
Pray the Prayer for the Month as your own midday prayer

Jesus
Saviour and Friend
Bearer of our sins and griefs
Bring God’s perfect peace

Jesus
Lord and Friend
Faithful in our storms
Help us – we call out

Jesus
Our Strong Friend
Carry and shield us
As we pray to You

Amen

Evening
Reading : read these particular verses again from HEBREWS 3
Reflect on the words and images and then Pray in response to this God

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