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Daily Devotions for Friday 20th October, 2023

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus

Reading : JOHN 14 verse 6

Meditation : take time and consider all that is said here about our God.
Jesus is the only Way, the Truth, the Life.

What is your response to these words from Jesus?

And then Pray with your own words to this God of ours in response
Naming others seeking the Living God

And so we bring our morning prayers to you, our God Most High, our Father God.
Amen – we pray together.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on Alice Laing as she serves Moredun and Gilmerton churches
Father God, hear our prayers and bless her real good we ask

Evening
Reading : read this passage again from JOHN 14 verse 6
Reflect on the words written here and pray in response to the Lord our Way

Praise the LORD!
Praise the LORD, my soul
I will praise him as long as I live;
I will sing to my God all my life.

In Jesus’ name, Amen!

Daily Devotions for Sunday 24th September, 2023

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

Reading : JOHN chapter 6 verses 35-40
Meditation : take time and consider this part of the chapter again this Sunday morning.
“I am the Bread of Life”

What do these words mean for you today?
Where are you feeding in your life?

And then pray in response – using the words of verse 40 as you turn to prayer

O God of grace-giving-Life
We bow before you
We believe in you
We trust in you
We offer you our songs of praise
This new day
In Jesus’ Name, Amen!

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 these particular verses again from JOHN 6 verses 35-40
Reflect on the words and images and then Pray in response to this God
Looking again at verse 37

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
With hope and confidence in You above all others
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Friday 22nd September, 2023

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus

Reading : JOHN chapter 6 verses 25-59

Meditation : take time and consider all that is said here
The Bread of Life!

What images or words stay with you?
What is God teaching/reminding you?
Where are you feeding at this time?

And then Pray with words of hunger to this God of ours in response

Happy are those who have the God of Jacob to help them
and who depend on the LORD their God,
the Creator of heaven, earth, and sea,
and all that is in them.
He always keeps his promises;
He judges in favour of the oppressed
and gives food to the hungry

And so we ask, Holy Spirit,
Create in us a deeper longer
A greater hunger
For Jesus
The Bread of Life
Amen – we pray together.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on our Kirk Session Executive
Father God, hear our prayers and bless them real good we ask

Evening
Reading : read this passage again from JOHN 6 verses 25-59
Reflect on the words written here and pray in response to the Bread of Life

In Jesus’ name, Amen and Amen!

Daily Devotions for Friday 1st September, 2023

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus

Reading : JOHN chapter 1 verses 1-18
Meditation : take time to consider these important verses this morning
The Word.
The Word of Life.
The Word is God.

What words stay with you?
What is God teaching/reminding you today?

Then take time to Pray in response to this God

LORD our God
We believe
Help our unbelief and understanding

In Jesus’ name.
Amen and Amen – we pray together.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on magazine being distributed across our community
Father God, hear our prayers, open doors and give grace we ask

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from JOHN 1 verses 1-18
Reflect on the way God came to earth from heaven
and pray in response to Him

LORD God, Eternal and living God,
Hear our evening prayers
As we return our sacrifice of praise for who you are
And your help even this day
As we bring ourselves and our world to you at the end of this day.
Amen.

Daily Devotions for Monday 29th May, 2023

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

Reading : ROMANS 8 verses 5-17
Meditation : take time and consider this psalm of praise this particular Sunday morning.
Life through the Spirit.
What words stay with you?
What is your response to God’s Word?

Then Pray with your own honest and humble words in response to the LORD our God

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on those in a spiritual struggle at this time
God of grace and mercy and rich blessing, hear our prayers we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from ROMANS 8 verses 5-17
Reflect on what you read and then pray to our God in response

Praise the LORD!

The LORD takes pleasure in his people;
he honours the humble with victory.
Let God’s people rejoice in their triumph
and sing joyfully all night long.

And so to you, O God, we bring our evening words of prayer
In Jesus’ name, Amen!