Daily Devotions for Tuesday 29th March, 2022

Upper Room day and Evening Gathering for Prayer

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

Reading : LEVITICUS 19 verses 17-37

Meditation : take time and consider this part of the chapter this morning.
Laws of Holiness and Justice
What words or images stay with you?
What is God teaching/reminding you today?

Pray in response to what you have read
Taking time to pause and listen for God’s answer to you

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

For others
For our nation
For this world

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 : LEVITICUS 19 verses 17-37 again – in another version?
Reflect on the words…. and then Pray….to the LORD our God

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

For others
For our nation
For this world

In Jesus’ name.
Amen and Amen.

Praying Tuesday – or whenever

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 to take a lateral flow test before you come out…..face coverings and social distancing please.

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. We are joining with 24-7 Prayer across the nation and the world in this venture.

* 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.

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 war in Ukraine and the new coronavirus cases you may want to add your own prayer for our world at this time.

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 LEVITICUS during Lent – as well as dipping into 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…

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 Monday 28th March, 2022

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

Reading : LEVITICUS 19 verse 1-16

Meditation : take time and consider this passage this particular Sunday morning.
Laws of Holiness and Justice.
What is God teaching/reminding you today?

Then Pray with your own words in response to the LORD our God
Praying for our City Council
Our Government
Our world leaders

In Jesus’ name, Amen

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on your neighbours at this time of Lent
God of grace and mercy and rich blessing, hear our prayers we ask.

Evening

Reading : read these verses again from LEVITICUS 19 verses 1-16

Reflect on what you read and then Pray to our God in response

And so to you, O God, we bring our evening words and songs of praise
In Jesus’ name, Amen

Daily Devotions for Sunday 27th March, 2022

Fourth Sunday of Lent

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

Reading : ROMANS 1 verse 20

Meditation : take time and consider this verse this particular Sunday morning.
The God we believe and trust in.
What is your response to these words today?

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

O God of greatness
We bow before you
We believe in you
Help our unbelief
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 words again from ROMANS 1 verse 20

Reflect on the words and images
And then Pray in response to this God
The God we believe and trust in

O LORD, hear our evening prayers of praise we ask
As we thank you for the blessings of this Sunday
For we believe and trust in you
As we pilgrimage on towards tomorrow
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Saturday 26th March, 2022

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

Reading : ROMANS 1 verse 18

Meditation : take the time to consider these particular words this Saturday morning.
What do the words mean to you?

And then take time to Pray in response to this God

Amen we pray together for our world this new day

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

Thank you Jesus Christ
That you came
From heaven to earth
As God’s perfect sacrifice

Spirit of God
Prompt us
Enable us
To share this Good News

In our family circle
In Liberton
In Edinburgh
In our world

In Jesus’ name
Amen and Amen

Evening
Reading : read the words again from ROMANS 1 verse 18

Reflect on the words…. and then Pray in response to what you have read

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Friday 25th March, 2022

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus

Reading : LEVITICUS chapter 17

Meditation : take time and consider all that is said here
The Sacredness of Blood
What images or words stay with you?
What is God teaching/reminding you?

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

And so we bring our sacrifice of praise to you, our God Most High.
Amen – we pray together.


Midday

Pray God’s blessing on Lectio365/24-7 Prayer Scotland
Father God, hear our prayers and bless them real good we ask

Evening
Reading : read this passage again from LEVITICUS chapter 17
Reflect on the words written here and pray in response to the LORD our King.

In Jesus’ name, Amen