Tag: Lent

Pause to Pray for Others

On this first day of Lent…as the nation and the world wrestles with the virus and vaccine supplies…and the crisis in Ukraine is a major concern before us 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 continue to pray for all those affected by the coronavirus – in our community, in our nation and in our world – and for all those in need on our Church Prayer List at this time – and for parts of the world in turmoil at this time

For family and friends and neighbours

For those who have left homes and loved ones as a result of the situation in Ukraine

For NHS and Care Home staff across the nation

For our country and world leaders at this time

Daily Devotions for Wednesday 2nd March, 2022

First Day of Lent

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus

Reading : LEVITICUS chapter 2

Meditation : consider this passage this morning.
Grain-Offerings.
What is God saying to you today as your day starts?
Is there an offering God is asking of you?

And then pray in response – to this God of ours

O LORD our God,
As we offer this day to you
Hear our morning prayers
In Jesus’ name,
Amen and amen!

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on our Buildings Team
LORD, hear our prayers and give blessing real good we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these set verses again from chapter 2
Prayerfully reflect on what you read and then pray in response –
for yourself and for others at this time

LORD God, Father God, hear our many different prayers
As we thank you for your call on our lives
As we offer all that tomorrow will bring
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Tuesday Evening Prayer with Others

As we step into Lent later tomorrow – with God – together – you may want to revisit today’s Daily Devotions from LEVITICUS chapter 1 – as we begin to consider afresh the perfect sacrifice of Jesus

We PAUSE with the Lord in prayer

We REJOICE in the blessings He has given this day

We ASK for His presence, peace and strength – for ourselves and for others

We YIELD – say Yes – to His Kingdom ways for tomorrow

Time-Out Tuesday for Ukraine

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 above the Kirkgate Cafe. This is a safe place, and COVID-19 guidelines are carefully followed.
Please do remember to take a lateral flow test before you come out…..face coverings and social distancing please.

As we journey further into 2022, the Upper Room will be open this Tuesday 7.30am-7.30pm – and perhaps this will be a place for you to visit – as a place to pause and pray in particular for the situation in Ukraine and our world at this time.

* To find a quiet space to be still in a busy world
** To pause and pray with God – the God of all comfort, wisdom, mercy and hope
* To listen to God – Father Son and Holy Spirit – in these slower days and moments

There will be opportunities to pause and pray with others – at 8am – 12 noon – 7pm – and John and those who gather will be glad to share these with you as we turn in prayer with others.

You are invited to use the bench at the top left of the Kirkyard (under the large tree – weather permitting) to pause and pray – to be still with God – to ask, seek, knock, wait and receive.

Complementing our recent WORLD MISSION service, the Offering House will have a display of the breadth of the church’s missionary interests across our European, African and Asian Partners. It will remain up there until the end of this week, so, take the opportunity to visit (it will be open daily) and become better informed so as to PRAY more effectively for our contacts around the world.

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 from the Prayer Team if appropriate. At this time of new coronavirus cases you may want to add your own prayer for our world at this time.

The Daily Devotions are taking us to a daily time of considering God’s Good News with God’s written Word in the book of LEVITICUS for March – as we consider the perfect sacrifice of Jesus in this season of Lent – and you may want to pause to pray with others at the start of 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…

May we each and all experience time-out with the Living and True God – whenever – wherever – as we journey through these days of 2022.

Daily Devotions for MARCH 2022

In this way the priest will make atonement for them for the sin they have committed, and they will be forgiven.
Leviticus 4 verse 35

During 2022 we are looking daily at the theme of GOOD NEWS as we journey with Paul through his letter to the ROMANS – and pausing at our times of Midday Devotion to pray for others in our church family, our city and our world.

In March, as we journey though Lent, we look into LEVITICUS as well as ROMANS.
Leviticus is not an easy book to chew over – but there are truths behind the words that will help us understand more about God’s Good News through the Sacrifice of Jesus.

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

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 day and 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 MARCH

Thank you Jesus Christ
That you came
From heaven to earth
As God’s perfect sacrifice

Spirit of God
Prompt us
Enable us
To share this Good News

In our family circle
In Liberton
In Edinburgh
In our world

In Jesus’ name
Amen and 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

Daily Devotions for Wednesday 31st March, 2021

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God

Reading : HEBREWS 4 verse 14 – ch.5 verse 10

Meditation : take time to consider what these verses teach us
about Jesus, our Great High Priest.
What does this mean for you in your daily living?

Then take the time to Pray to this God, our God
Look again at verses 14-16 of chapter 4 as you turn to prayer

Pray your own words in response to these truths

In Jesus’ Name
Amen!

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on TEARFUND at work in South Africa in these days
O LORD God, have mercy on each and all and hear our prayers this day.

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from HEBREWS 4 and 5
Reflect on the words…. And then pray to the LORD our God

Hear our evening prayers, O God, as this day ends.
As we thank you for Jesus, our Great High Priest.
We believe and trust in You and lay ourselves before You.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.