On this Monday in Lent….
Tag: Lent
National Day of Reflection and Time-Out Tuesday
As we journey with others in our nation at this time, we are encouraged to pause on Tuesday and reflect.
We are invited to take time out….to share in a minute of silence at Midday and to light a candle in the evening on our front doorstep as we mark the anniversary of the UK’s first Covid lockdown.
Our Midday Prayers tomorrow will include this. There is also the Pause to Pray with Others at 6pm. You may wish to light a candle at 8pm on Tuesday evening.
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 these busier days. In these weeks and months of lockdown 2021 it is not possible once again to open and run this space….for the moment anyhow!
You are invited however to make time to pause and take time out…at this time of the year in this season of Lent…perhaps for the first time….. and it doesn’t have to be just on a Tuesday!
However, this Tuesday instead of visiting the Upper Room you are encouraged to Reflect…..and tarry a while with God, maybe a bit longer than usual……to wait…ask…seek…receive….
* Find a space to be still in a busy world
** For a regular time-out during this month
* Private prayer for yourself and for others
** Listening to God – Father Son and Holy Spirit
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 6pm….focussing on all those affected by the coronavirus…..and during these particular weeks 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 days of Lent in 2021 together…..and to listen for what God is saying to us in these changing and uncertain days. You are encouraged to take some exercise by the Government..and we would invite you to take a walk around the Kirkyard and consider the Word for Today words and images on the theme WHY GOOD FRIDAY at this time.
Pause to Pray with Others
On this particular Sunday..in this season of Lent…as the nation journeys through this further stage of Lockdown.. 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 churches in our villages and towns and cities at this time
For NHS and Care Home staff across the nation
For our country and our national leaders at this time of decision making
Bible Verse for the Week
This is how much God loved the world:
He gave his Son, his one and only Son.
And this is why:
so that no one need be destroyed;
by believing in him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life.
John 3 verse 16 – from The Message
An Evening Prayer
From the Church of Scotland……in this Season of Lent
Pause to Pray with Others
On this particular Saturday..in this season of Lent…as the nation journeys through this further stage of Lockdown.. 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 our neighbours at this time
For NHS and Care Home staff across the nation
For our country and our national leaders at this time of decision making