Daily Devotions for Thursday 7th April, 2022

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Father God

Reading : LEVITICUS 26 verses 1-13

Meditation : take time and consider what is said here – as your day starts.
Rewards for Obedience.
What is God teaching/reminding you today?

And then pray in response as your day starts

Pray your own words to the LORD God

O LORD
We ask for help in Jesus’ name.
Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on Fabiano Soares, assisting at Gilmerton Hub/Tron
O LORD, hear our prayers and pour out a blessing we ask

Evening
Reading : read the set verses again from LEVITICUS 26
Reflect on these words again at the end of your day
and Pray in response to this God of ours

O LORD God, hear our evening prayers
As we thank You for Your help in our lives.
O have mercy we ask
On others
On our Church
On our world
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Tuesday 5th April, 2022

Upper Room day – time-out with God

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

Reading : LEVITICUS 25 verses 35-38

Meditation : take time and consider this part of the Bible this morning.
Blessings and Judgment
What do the words mean to you at this time?

Take time to Pray in response – including for others known to you in need at this time

We can but worship you this day O LORD
Teach us your ways
We can but ask for those in need or trouble this day O LORD
Give blessing we ask
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

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

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from LEVITICUS 25
Reflect…. and then Pray as your day closes

God of yesteryear and the God of today,
The God of strong love
The God of eternal faithfulness
My God, our God,
Hear our evening prayers
As we thank you for your help today
As we journey from today to tomorrow
As we name others we care about before you
In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Tuesday Upper Room Prayers

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 face coverings as you enter the Kirkgate Centre and social distancing please….for now.

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. You may wish to add your prayer to the Prayer Tree – or to the Prayer Wall on the website.

* 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.

The Offering House will be open this week – do have a look in and see the Word For Today focus on words from Romans chapter 8….before it changes!

You are also 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.

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 unrest across Europe and the fresh cases of coronavirus you may wish to add your own prayer.

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 ROMANS – as we consider the perfect sacrifice of Jesus in this season as we draw nearer to Easter – 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…..and the trypraying booklet challenge from David Hill!

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

Daily Devotions for Sunday 3rd April, 2022

5th Sunday of Lent

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

Reading : ROMANS 2 verse 2

Meditation : take time and consider these words this Sunday morning.
God’s Judgment
What is your response to this verse today?

And then pray in response to the LORD our God
Pray your own Sunday morning prayer

O LORD our God,
Hear our prayers
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Midday
Pray the Prayer for the Month as your own midday prayer

When I survey the wondrous cross
Praise the name of Jesus!

For God so loved the world
How deep the Father’s love!

There is a Redeemer, God’s own Son
Thank you, O my Father!

Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast
Save in the death of Christ my God

When I stand in glory
I will see his face,
And there I’ll serve my King for ever
In that holy place.

Amen and Amen!

Evening
Reading : read these words again from ROMANS 2 verse 2
Reflect on what is said here in this particular verse
and then Pray in response to this God we believe in

O LORD, our Just God,
Hear our evening prayers 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.

Daily Devotions for Saturday 2nd April, 2022

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

Reading : ROMANS 2 verse 1

Meditation : take time to consider these words this morning.
Judging Others

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
Ask God to bless someone you struggle to love at this time

In Jesus’ name
Amen and 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 ROMANS 2 verse 1 again

Reflect on this God, your God, our God…. and then Call on Him in your evening Prayer
Asking Him to bless others on your prayer list

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 love and help others
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done across our world
In our community, in our city.
In Jesus’ name. Amen.