Daily Devotions for Friday 16th May, 2025

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus

Reading : PSALM 65
Meditation : take time and consider all that happens here
Praise and Thanksgiving

What images or words stay with you?
How is God challenging or encouraging you today?

And then Pray with words of praise 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

Amen – we pray together.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on those on our Church Prayer List
Father God, hear our prayers and bless them all real good we ask

Evening
Reading : read this passage again from PSALM 65
Reflect on the words written here and pray in response to Father God

With songs of praise
With words of thanksgiving
With hearts of gratitude

In Jesus’ name, Amen and Amen

Daily Devotions for Thursday 15th May, 2025

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Father God
Reading : PSALM 51

Meditation : take time and consider these words and great truths this morning.
A Prayer for Forgiveness.

Then pause to pray to Father God
Humbly
Honestly

Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on those who feel trapped and guilty
God of grace…hear our prayers and pour out blessings we ask, give saving grace!

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from PSALM 51
Reflect on the words spoken here – at the end of your day
and Pray with honest words in response to this God – our Father God

O LORD, hear our evening prayers
As we ask, seek and knock on heaven’s door
For those on our prayer lists at this time
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Wednesday 14th May, 2025

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God

Reading : PSALM 48
Meditation : take time to consider all that is said here
The city of God
This God is our God.

What are you challenged and encouraged by this morning?

Then take the time to Pray to this God, our God who reigns over all

In Jesus’ Name
Amen!

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on our Prayer Ministry Team members
O LORD God, have mercy on each and all and hear our prayers this day we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from PSALM 48
Reflect on these words and truths…. And then pray to the LORD our God

Hear our evening prayers, O God, as this day ends.
We believe and trust in You and lay ourselves and all we have before You
Forgive us our careless words and closed ears
Even today
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday Prayer with Others

On this Tuesday in May – you are invited to pause and pray where you are with those who will gather in the Upper Room today……..

P-ause with God
R-ejoice in His blessings given
A-sk for the particular needs of our church family, the SEECOS church family, the Roman Catholic Church, our nation and our world at this time – especially the people and leaders of Israel, Gaza, Ukraine, Russia, Yemen, Syria, Myanmar and other countries in need
Y-ield to His Kingdom ways

Daily Devotions for Tuesday 13th May, 2025

Upper Room day

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus, Saviour and Lord

Reading : PSALM 47
Meditation : take time and consider these words and truths this morning.
Praise God with loud songs!

What words or images stay with you?
What are you encouraged and challenged by?

Take time to pause and Pray in response to what you have read
Taking time to praise God – with loud songs?!

I call to the LORD for help;
I plead with him.
I bring him all my complaints;
I tell him all my troubles.

We believe
Help our unbelief
As we give you our praise and worship

In Jesus’ name,
Amen.

Midday
Take time to listen for God to speak with you at this time of day
Ask, seek, knock….hear!
Father God…thank you.

Evening
Reading : PSALM 47 – in another version?
Reflect on these words again as your day ends…. and then Pray….to the LORD our God
Father, Son and Holy Spirit

With thanksgiving

To God be the glory
Great things He has done

Even today

In Jesus’ name.
Amen and Amen.

Time-out

As we journey onwards further into May….and reflect on God’s amazing grace and walk with us…

At Liberton Kirk 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 for you to be. Please note this space will be available 9-5 on a Tuesday for the next couple of months.

You are encouraged to find a time and place that suits you…..if getting to this Upper Room during the day is not possible….

* A space for you to be still in your busy needy world
** To pause and pray with God at this time – the God of all comfort, wisdom, mercy and hope.
* To listen to God – Father Son and Holy Spirit – in these times

You are also encouraged to visit the Offering House – beside the gates – 8am-5pm each day – where you can find more information and helpful leaflets and booklets about our faith and our Kirk. There is also a Prayer Request Box situated here for you to leave your own personal requests – our Prayer Team will prayerfully support those you name. Have you walked the Word for Today around the Kirk building – based on Romans 12? As you do…pray for your family, and the Kirk buildings, inside and outside..and all those who pass through the doors and gates. The COVID-19 memorial is now in place, beside the Cairn, and you may want to visit and pause there.

You are also encouraged 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.

The Daily Devotions have been taking us to a daily time of considering God’s Good News with God’s written Word – and you may want to pause to pray with others at the start of each day as we consider the truths behind the words of this part of the Bible. During May our focus will be on the theme of THY KINGDOM COME and THE LORD’S PRAYER. 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…….and the Thy Kingdom Come global prayer venture daily reflections on our YouTube channel….from members of our Church Family providing a Sunday reflection over the 11 days period. This year the venture ran 9-19 May. Will you still be praying for 5??

May we each and all experience time-out with the Living and True God – whenever – wherever – as we continue to journey through May 2025.