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Daily Devotions for Wednesday December 2nd, 2020

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus

Reading : MATTHEW 22 verses 1-14

Meditation : consider these particular words this morning.
The Parable of the Wedding Feast.
What words and images stay with you from this parable?
What is God saying to you today as your day starts?
Is there a response God is asking of you?

And then pray in response – to this God of ours
Looking again at verse 14 as you turn to prayer

O LORD our God,
This is our morning prayer
In Jesus’ name,
Amen

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the work of the Christian Institute at this time
LORD, hear our prayers and bless them real good we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these set verses again from MATTHEW 22
Humbly reflect on what you read and then pray in response – for yourself and
for others you are concerned about at this time

LORD God, Father God, hear our many different prayers.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Tuesday December 1st, 2020

Upper Room day – time out with God

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Father God

Reading : DANIEL chapter 12

Meditation : consider all that is said here… at the start of your day.
The Time of the End.
What words stay with you? What is God saying to you from His Word?

And then Pray in response to what you have read
Taking time to wait before God

Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
I have read these words
And now I pray for you to help me understand them
as a living reality in my life – even today
as I thank you that you are with me
on my journey through life
and beyond!
In Jesus’ name.
Amen.

Midday
Take time to listen for God to speak with you at this time of day
…..and respond to His voice….
Father God…thank you.

Evening
Reading : read the verses again from DANIEL 12
Reflect prayerfully on these words…. And then pray as your day closes

LORD God, our great God,
For all of today
I thank You,
Even for those things that have caused me fear and concern.
Help me to rest in Your unfailing love and on Your faithful Word
As I wait for tomorrow.
As I look around at this world
In these days.
As I look upward and forward!
Have mercy O Lord!
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Time-out in Advent

The Kirk is getting ready for Christmas times! The diary is looking a bit busier as we step into December!

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 these busier days. 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 this Advent season
* Private prayer or with others
** With God – Father Son and 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 timely prompts for this time of year 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 these latter weeks of 2020 together…..and to listen for what God is saying to us in these particular days.

Daily Devotions for Monday 30th November, 2020

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

Reading : PHILIPPIANS 2 verses 5-11

Meditation : take time to consider these words about Jesus as your day starts.
What is God saying to you today from His Word?

Then Pray with Praise in response to the LORD our God

Pray your own words at the start of this day
Of praise and thanksgiving for Jesus
Of confession and trust in Jesus
For our nation
For our world in these days

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on members of your family at this time
God of grace and mercy and rich blessing, hear our prayers we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from PHILIPPIANS 2 verses 5-11
Reflect prayerfully on what you read and then pray with praise to this God of ours in response

Thank you God for sending Jesus!
Thank you Jesus that you came to earth from heaven!
Thank you Holy Spirit for being with us to help us!
In Jesus’ name, Amen and Amen and Amen!

A Call to Sunday Evening Prayer

As part of the Kirk’s rhythm of prayer and devotion we invite people to pause and pray each day.

We offer a Daily Devotions Bible reading each morning and a focus for midday prayer.

At this time in your Sunday you are invited to pause and pray as the day closes and you prepare to enter a new week.

You may wish to revisit PSALM 119.169-176 and consider these truths.
You may need to name others before Father God.
You may want to be still with God as you look back on your day.

Daily Devotions for Sunday 29th November, 2020

First Sunday in Advent

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

Reading : PSALM 119 verses 169-176

Meditation : take time and consider this part of the psalm this Sunday morning.
What do the words mean for you in your life?
What is God teaching you about Himself?

And then pray in response – using the verses as you turn to prayer

O God of Truth
We bow before you
We believe in you
We trust in you
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 these particular words again from Psalm 119 verses 169-176
Reflect on the words written here and then Pray in response to this God of ours

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 towards tomorrow
In Jesus’ name, Amen.