Tag: July

Daily Devotions for Friday 2nd July, 2021

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus

Reading : PSALM 4

Meditation : consider these words this morning.
An Evening Prayer for Help.
What do they mean for you in your life at this time?

And then Pray in response – as God leads you
Pray with confidence to our God to give help to others known to us at this time

Amen – we pray together.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the Palestinian Bible Society
Father God, hear our prayers, have mercy and bless this work real good we ask.

Evening
Reading : read this passage again from PSALM 4
Reflect on the words you have just read and pray in response

Lord Jesus, hear our evening prayers as we respond to these words
And bring a blessing to those in need of help this evening we ask.
Amen.

A Call to Thursday Evening Prayer with Others

As your Thursday closes and July starts 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 3

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 first Thursday of the month…as the nation continues to journey forward out of Lockdown and wrestle with new cases and variants..along with other nations in our world…. 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 children and young people 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

Daily Devotions for Thursday 1st July, 2021

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

Reading : PSALM 3

Meditation : take time and carefully consider these words.
A Morning Prayer for Help.
What words stay with you?

Then offer your morning prayer in response to the LORD as your day starts
Looking again at verses 3 and 4

In Jesus’ name. Amen and Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the Bible Society of El Salvador
Lord, hear our prayers and bless this work real good we ask.
Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from PSALM 3
Reflect on the words written here – and what God is saying to you now.
Pray in response to this God who our Help

O LORD, hear our evening prayers as this day closes
As we return our thanks to You.
As we humbly confess our sins
As we lay all we are and have before You
In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Daily Devotions for JULY 2021

Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my sighing.
Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God,
For to you I pray.
Psalm 5 verses 1 and 2

During 2021 we are looking daily at the theme of PRAYER – and pause at our times of Midday Devotion to pray for others in our church family, our city and our world at this time.

* In July and August we are therefore PRAYING THE PSALMS *

We are all encouraged to listen for God’s voice and make our response as we journey together in our ‘rhythm of devotion’ during this year of 2021.

These Devotions are but one way to feed on God’s Word in the morning, at midday, in the evening… to pray with Him continually through the dayand even to share with others the treasures or hurdles you discover.
The Church website and Facebook page (even on a handy mobile) provide a fuller daily devotional page. However it all follows the pattern below which the information provided fits into, based on the Kirk’s origins of the Celtic and Northumbrian traditions which we started as a church family in 2015.

Morning
Reading and Meditation on the content and Prayer of response
Midday
Prayer – mostly for others
Evening
Verse(s) from the morning reading
Reflection and Prayer at the end of the day

A Prayer for the Month of JULY

O LORD God
God of David
And Asaph and Solomon
Hear us

O LORD God
In our valleys
And on our mountain tops
Hear us

O LORD God
With songs of praise
And cries for help
Hear us

In Jesus’ name
Amen

The Lord’s 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

Summer Time-Out

As a Church we usually set aside a Tuesday each week and provide a place with space – the UPPER ROOM – a place for time-out in our busy days. This is a safe place, and COVID-19 guidelines are carefully followed.

However – the Upper Room is now on holiday until mid-August!
And some of us are taking time away over the next few weeks – at last!

However, it is good to continue to take time-out with God in these coming days and weeks.

* To find space to be still in a busy world
** To pause and pray with God – for yourself and for others
* To listen to God – Father Son and Holy Spirit – in these slower days and moments

So – why not plan to read a meaningful devotional book in this summer break?
Or have a notebook or journal nearby and record thoughts and dreams and prayers – and what God is saying to you at this time?

You are invited to take a meaningful walk…around the Pathway of Peace that will be available during July and August around the Kirk building.
We would invite you to take a walk around the Kirkyard and consider what God is saying to you at this time from the words displayed at various locations from the Bible…starting at the Offering House.
You are invited to use the bench at the top left of the Kirkyard (under the large tree) to pause and pray – to be still with God – to ask, seek, knock, wait and receive.
You are also reminded of the Prayer Wall available on the Kirk website under the Prayer tab – a place you can bring your prayers – and ask for prayer if appropriate.

The Daily Devotions will take us to the Psalms in July and August – and you may want to pray a psalm each day. This is available on the Kirk website blog and our social media pages on Facebook and Twitter from 7am- and in the church magazine.
And – don’t forget the brief Sunday morning Reflection at 8am…

Above all – make the most of summer time-out – for body, mind and spirit!

P-ause
R-ejoice
A-sk
Y-ield/say Yes to God’s ways!