At this time in your Monday and in these changing times 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 in our Church Family
For NHS and Care Home staff in our city
For our country and our national leaders at this time
The times are a-changing indeed!
Jesus said His followers have a Helper, a Counsellor….the Holy Spirit.
As a Church we set aside a Tuesday each week and provide a place with space – the UPPER ROOM – a place for time-out. In the early weeks and months of lockdown it was not possible to open and run this space…but it is now still available for one and all…whether you belong to Liberton Kirk or not.
You are invited to come….perhaps for the first time…..
* A place with space in a busy world
** For time-out in these days
* Private prayer or with others
** With God the Holy Spirit
Above the Kirkgate Cafe…..7.30am-7.30pm
Opportunites to pray with others will be possible at 8am…12 noon and 7pm
There are guidelines to follow…..including wearing a face covering.
But…..our Tuesdays – and every day – can still be an opportunity for time out…..with God…..where we are…at home or at work
You are invited to pause regularly at some time during the day and be still with God – Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
You are encouraged to speak with Him….to listen to Him.…to receive from Him…especially at this time as we seek to hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church in our times.
The PATHWAY of PEACE around the Kirkyard is now closed but you can still walk around the Kirk and as you walk and think and reflect and pray in these days know that God is still walking with you. You will find that there are prompts to consider from the Bible as you prayerfully walk around.
You are invited to share in the Midday Prayers and Evening Prayers that will be posted online at 12noon and 9pm on various days on the Kirk website and on our social media pages. We are also encouraged to pray with others in our city and across our land at 5pm….focussing on all those affected by the coronavirus…..and during this particular week you are invited to join with others and pray for all those affected afresh by the new coronavirus restrictions.
We are all invited to pray with others in our Church family as we journey through the latter weeks of 2020 together…..and to listen for what God is saying to us in these particular days.
You are therefore encouraged to meet with others on Tuesday evening as we gather to pray – with thanksgiving, for others, as we approach Advent – via Zoom at 7.30. Gary or Alastair can help with the link if you haven’t received it. You don’t need to pray audibly. You don’t need to be part of any team or group. Our Father God welcomes one and all.
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus, Saviour and Lord
Reading : GENESIS 22 verses 13 and 14
Meditation : take time to consider this part of the Bible.
Jehovah-Jireh…our Provider God.
What does this mean for you in your life at this time?
Pray in response to this God of ours
O LORD,
Jehovah-Jireh!
Thank you for the blessings of this new morning.
Thank you for the daily bread you will provide
Thank you for being with me as I journey through the day
Thank you for who You are.
In and through Christ Jesus, Amen.
Midday
Pray God’s blessing on those in financial need at this time
O LORD, hear our prayers and provide for them real good we ask.
Evening
Reading : read these words again from GENESIS 22
Reflect on what is said here about our God and then Pray in response to Him
LORD God, our God, hear our evening prayers,
As we confess our failures
As we lift up to you
Our circumstances
Today
Tomorrow
And others in need calling out to you
At this time
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
At this time in your day you are invited to pause and pray with others as we step into a new week.
You may wish to revisit Psalm 119.137 and the Daily Devotions for today
You may need to name others before Father God
You may want to be still with God as you look back on your day
For a child is born to us,
a son is given to us.
The government will rest on his shoulders.
And he will be called:
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 9 verse 6
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from the Living God
Reading : PSALM 119 verse 137
Meditation : take time to consider this part of the psalm on this Sunday.
What do the words mean for you in your life?
What is your response to God’s written Word today?
And then pray in response
In Jesus’ Name, Amen!
Midday
Pray the Prayer for the Month as your own Midday Prayer
Heavenly Father — You know us better than we know ourselves.
We are conscious of our own limitations, and the weakness of our faith and witness.
Give us your Strength and Power –
show us how to find the right way – in the footsteps of your Son.
Let the re-assurance of your forgiveness be with us always.
We think of your promises given to your people over the ages — to Abraham — to David –
to Solomon — to the Virgin Mary — to the Apostles and Saints– and to us in our generation.
Help us to live out these Promises, with the help of your Holy Spirit.
Enable us to follow in the path of our Saviour, your Son Jesus Christ.
Make us more fully able to love You, to love our neighbours, and to love ourselves in due measure.
Give life in all its fullness, to our communities and to us,
so that in this way we may be agents in the advancement of your Kirk, in our World.
AMEN
Evening
Reading : read this verse again from Psalm 119
Reflect on the words spoken here and then Pray in response at the end of your day
O LORD, our Rock, our Creator, our King,
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 – pandemic or not!
In His saving name, Amen.