Tag: July
Daily Devotions for Saturday 31st July, 2021
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God, the Holy Spirit
Reading : PSALM 88
Meditation : take the time to consider these words of prayer this Saturday morning.
A Cry for Help.
What are you encouraged and challenged by?
Which words stay with you as your day starts?
And then take time to Pray in response to this God
Making these words your own
Looking again at verses 1 and 2
Naming others in need
Amen we pray together this new day.
Midday
Pray the Lord’s Prayer as your midday prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven
Hallowed be Your Name.
Your kingdom come
Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread
And forgive us our sins
As we forgive those who sin against us.
Lead us not into temptation
But deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom, the power and the glory.
Now and for ever
Amen
Evening
Reading : read the verses again from PSALM 88
Reflect on the words…. and then Pray in response to what you have read
LORD God, our God, hear our evening prayers.
As we worship you for who you are
As we thank you for your help this day
As we name others before you
As we step into a new month with you
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
A Call to Evening Prayer with Others
As your Friday closes you are invited to pause and pray with others in our Church Family as the week and month starts to end
You may want to revisit the Daily Devotions for today from PSALM 84
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 Friday 30th July, 2021
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus
Reading : PSALM 84
Meditation : take time and consider all that is said here by the psalmist.
A Prayer of Longing.
What images or words stay with you?
What is God teaching/reminding you today?
Pray to this God of ours in response
Including for others on a journey meeting with God
O Living LORD,
I read these words.
I come closer to you.
Help me let the Holy Spirit work out these truths
In my life
In our lives as a Church
Even today.
May you guide and bless others on a journey with you
At this time in their lives
Amen – we pray together.
Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the Scottish Bible Society at work in our nation
Father God, hear our prayers and bless them real good we ask
Evening
Reading : read this passage again from PSALM 84
Reflect on the words and images here and pray in response to this God
Living LORD, hear our evening prayers and receive our praise
As we pause in your presence
For we believe and trust in you
For the large and the small things in our lives
For the journey we are on
For the world we live in.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
A Call to Thursday Evening Prayer with Others
As your Thursday closes you are invited to pause and pray with others in our Church Family
You may want to revisit the Daily Devotions for today from PSALM 80
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!
Pause to Pray for Others
On this final Thursday 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 families struggling financially 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
