As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet:
“A voice of one calling in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way for the Lord,
make straight paths for him.”
Luke 3 verse 4
Do you follow our Sunday morning reflection on the Bible Verse for the Week?
It is found on our YouTube channel…and our Facebook page……..8am each Sunday morning.
The link to this morning’s reflection from Nikki Kirkland is now there ….
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from the Living God
Reading : LUKE 1 verses 57-80
Meditation : take time and consider these words this Sunday morning in June.
Zechariah’s song.
Praise to the LORD!
What encourages and challenges you today?
What words stay with you?
What is your song about this morning?
And then pray in response to the LORD our God
Sing your own song as you step into today.
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 verses again from LUKE 1 verses 57-80
Reflect on all that is said here in this particular passage and then Pray in response to this God
Sing a song of praise!
O LORD, our God,
Good and Merciful!
Hear our evening prayers of praise we ask
As we thank you for what we read
As we look back over our day
As we look ahead to tomorrow
As we name before you those we are concerned about.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God, the Holy Spirit
Reading : LUKE 1 verses 39-56
Meditation : take time to consider these verses this morning
Mary visits Elizabeth.
Mary’s song of praise!
And then Pray in response to what you read – to this God of ours.
Pray for God’s help today for yourself and for another
In Jesus’ name
Amen and Amen
Midday
Pray the Prayer for the Month as your own midday prayer
Dear Jesus,
You proclaimed that You were the way, the way to a better life.
You came to show us how to help provide a better life for everyone worse off than ourselves. Lead us now, strengthening us to care for those who are vulnerable
and the strangers in our midst.
Amen
Evening
Reading : read LUKE 1 verses 39-56 again
Reflect on this God, your God, our God…. and then Call on Him in your evening Prayer
LORD God, our God, receive our praise
For who You are
For your help and protection even today
And as we give it all back to you
May you continue to reach and save people
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done across our world
In our community, in our city.
In Jesus’ name. Amen.
So I made a careful study of everything and then decided to write
and tell you exactly what took place. Luke 1 verse 3
During 2022 we were looking daily at the theme of GOOD NEWS as we journeyed with Paul through his letter to the ROMANS.
In 2023, we are looking at TELLING OTHERS THE GOOD NEWS with Matthew, Mark, Luke and John….and pausing at our times of Midday Devotion to pray for others in our church family, our city and our world.
In June and July we journey with LUKE and his Gospel.
We are all invited to listen for God’s voice and make our response as we journey together in our ‘rhythm of devotion’ in 2023.
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 JUNE
Dear Jesus,
You proclaimed that You were the way, the way to a better life.
You came to show us how to help provide a better life for everyone worse off than ourselves.
Lead us now, strengthening us to care for those who are vulnerable and the strangers in our midst.
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
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God, the Holy Spirit
Reading : LUKE 23 verses 50-56
Meditation : take time to consider these verses this morning.
What encourages and challenges you today?
And then Pray in response
LORD
I look up to you,
Up to heaven, where you rule.
Hear my morning prayer
Hear the morning prayers of your people
In Jesus’ name.
Amen
Midday
Pray the Prayer for the Month as your own Midday Prayer
Dear Lord,
After Your humiliation, You walked steadfastly on
to a certain painful and brutal death.
You were afraid for You sweated blood with anguish,
but You still went on so that all those of us who truly believe
may rise to be with You at the end of our mortal journey.
We praise You and joyously give thanks to You for Your steadfastness.
Amen.
Evening
Reading : read these set verses again from LUKE 23
Reflect on these words as you look back over the day and then Pray in response
LORD
I look up to you,
Up to heaven, where you rule.
Hear my evening prayer
Hear the evening prayers of your people
In Jesus’ name.
Amen
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God, the Holy Spirit
Reading : LUKE 2 verses 41-52
Meditation : take the time to consider these events this Saturday morning.
The boy Jesus in the Temple.
My Father’s House.
Which words stay with you as your day starts?
What is God teaching you about His ways today?
And then take time to Pray with Praise in response to this God
As we step into a new year with Him
LORD God
Father God
Abba
Hear the morning prayers of your children
In Christ Jesus
As we move from one year to the next
Amen we pray together this day
Midday
Pray the Prayer for the Month as your own midday prayer
Dear Lord, help us to remember at this time of
Presents and Puddings,
Cards and Chocolates,
Paper hats and Limericks
With all the Glitz of Christmas celebration
That the King of Glory came Humbly into our world.
In Jesus’ name
Amen
Evening
Reading : read these particular verses again from LUKE 2 verses 41-52
Reflect on the words and images and then Pray in response to this God
LORD God
Father God
Abba
Hear the evening prayers of your children
In Christ Jesus
As we step from one year to the next
Amen we pray together
