As a Church we were part of the global prayer venture – Thy Kingdom Come.
This prayer continues around the world!
Each Sunday at Midday we will re-visit one of the 11 daily themes.
This week it is ADORE – as we are encouraged to offer our sacrifice of praise
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God, the Holy Spirit, on this Sunday
Reading : GENESIS 8 verses 20-22
Meditation : take time to consider these words of promise today.
What do they mean for you?
Pray with rejoicing in response to what you have read and considered
In Jesus’ name
Today this is my prayer of praise
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 GENESIS 8 verses 20-22 again as your day ends
Reflect on the truths beyond the words and then Pray to this God …our God
O Father, Son and Holy Spirit, hear our evening prayers
As we praise You for who You are – our God of promise
As we return our thanks to you for the blessings of this day.
As we name others in need before You.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God, the Holy Spirit
Reading : GENESIS 1 verses 24-31
Meditation : take time to consider these verses this morning
As we pause with Creator God.
And then Pray with rejoicing in response to what you read – to this God of ours.
Pray for others as well as yourself
In Jesus’ name
Amen and Amen!
Midday
Pray the Prayer for the Month as your own midday prayer
We rejoice in your love, O God!
We rejoice in your care, O Father God!
We rejoice in your saving grace, O Lord!
We rejoice in your good gifts, O merciful Lord!
We rejoice!
We give thanks!
We worship you!
With our words and songs of praise!
In Jesus’ name
Amen and Amen.
Evening
Reading : read GENESIS 1 verses 24-31 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 – our Creator
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.
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus
Reading : GENESIS 1 verses 1-23
Meditation : consider these words this morning.
As we rejoice in God’s Creation all around us
What is God teaching/reminding you today?
What evidence of His creation is in your sight right now?
And then Pray in response – as God leads you
Pray with rejoicing to our Creator God!
Amen – we pray together.
Midday
We give thanks for our local shopkeepers
Father God, hear our prayers and bless them real good we ask.
Evening
Reading : read this passage again from GENESIS 1
Reflect on the words you have just read and pray in response
LORD our God
Creator God
Thank you
Thank you
Amen.
May you always be joyful in your union with the Lord.
I say it again: rejoice!
Philippians 4 verse 4
During 2021 we are looking daily at the theme of PRAYER – and pausing at our times of Midday Devotion to pray for others in our church family, our city and our world at this time.
* From September to December we will be looking at P-R-A-Y
(with credit to Lectio365/24-7 Prayer for this helpful aid)
Pause – Rejoice – Ask – Yield
And so this month we shall be taking the time to REJOICE with God in His written Word. *
We are all encouraged to listen for God’s voice and make our response as we journey together in our ‘rhythm of devotion’.
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 OCTOBER
We rejoice in your love, O God!
We rejoice in your care, O Father God!
We rejoice in your saving grace, O Lord!
We rejoice in your good gifts, O merciful Lord!
We rejoice!
We give thanks!
We worship you!
With our words and songs of praise!
In Jesus’ name
Amen and 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 Three in One
Reading : REVELATION 8 verse 1
Meditation : take time and consider this verse this morning.
Pause with God as you imagine the scene..the silence…
Then pause to pray with God
Our Father in heaven
Holy, holy, holy is your name
Your kingdom come
Your will be done
On earth
As it is heaven
Even today
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Midday
Pray God’s blessing on those who look after our grounds and gardens
God of grace…hear our prayers and pour a blessing we ask on each and all
Evening
Reading : read these words again from REVELATION 8 verse 1
Reflect on the words and images – at the end of your day
and as you pause….Pray in response to this God
Our Father in heaven
Holy, holy, holy is your name
Your kingdom come
Your will be done
On earth
As it is heaven
Even tomorrow
In Jesus’ name, Amen.