Tag: Midday

July Rhythm for Time-Out

As a Church we set aside a Tuesday each week and provided a place with space – the UPPER ROOM – a place for time-out. However in these times sadly it is not possible to open and run this space….at the moment. July would normally be our sabbatical month however from this rhythm.

But…..our Tuesdays – and every day – can still be an opportunity for time out…..with God…..where we are at home or work

You are invited to pause at some time during July and be still with God – Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

You are encouraged to speak with Him….to listen to Him.…to receive from Him…especially at this time as we seek to hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church in our times.

You are encouraged to visit the PATHWAY of PEACE around the Kirkyard which is open 8am-8pm during July and August and visit the prayer stations as you walk and think and reflect and pray in these days.

Peace Pathway Poster 2020

You are invited to share in the Midday Prayers and Evening Prayers that will be posted online at 12noon and 9pm on various days on the Kirk website and on our social media pages. We are also encouraged to pray with others in our city and across our land at 5pm….focussing on all those affected by the coronavirus.

You are invited to pray with others in our Church family as we journey through this week together…..and to listen for what God is saying to us in these particular days of 2020….You may wish to visit the Kirk for Private Prayer when the building is open 2-4pm on a Sunday afternoon.

Daily Devotions for Tuesday 14th July, 2020

Upper Room day – time-out with God

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

Reading : PSALM 32 verses 8-11

Meditation : take time and consider these verses this morning.
Instructed by God.
Which words stay with you?
What is God saying to you today and what is your response?

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

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 PSALM 32
Reflect…. and then Pray as your day closes

God of David and the God of today,
My God, our God,
Hear our evening prayers
As we trust in your teaching us
As we journey from today to tomorrow
In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Daily Devotions for Monday 13th July, 2020

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

Reading : PSALM 27 verses 4 and 5

Meditation : take the time to consider these 2 verses this morning.
Dwelling in the house of the LORD.
What do these words mean for you in your daily living?
What is your response to God’s Word today?

Pray in response – to our God , the God of these truths

(Pray your own words at the start of this day
Of praise and worship
Of confession and trust
Of need)

O LORD our God,
God of amazing grace
Hear our prayers this day
As we pause in your presence
As we step into this new day
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessings on those who work near the Kirk
O LORD, have mercy on all we call out and pour rich blessings!

Evening
Reading : read the verses again from PSALM 27 prayerfully at the end of your day
Reflect….. and then pray to our God in response

Father God, hear my prayer this evening.
As I pause in your presence
And receive your peace this evening
As I humbly name others before you.
As I lay myself and this world before you
In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Daily Devotions for Sunday 12th July, 2020

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

Reading : PSALM 23 verse 3

Meditation : take time and consider these words this Sunday morning.
Restoring and guiding.
What will you ask God for today?

And then pray in response to the LORD our God who restores and guides.

O LORD our God,
Good and gracious One,
We bow before You.
We lay our lives before You.
O fill us with your Spirit afresh
For of ourselves we get it so wrong
Today and every day!
Restore us
Guide us
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Midday
Pray the Prayer for the Month as your midday prayer

Loving Father,
We face a wide river and we long to reach the other side;
And we must use the stepping stones offered to us.
You say, ’When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
When you pass through rivers, they will not sweep over you’.
Our trust is in you, O Lord.
In Jesus’ name. Amen

(Isaiah 43.2)

Evening
Reading : read this verse again from PSALM 23
Reflect on all that is said here in this one verse and then Pray in response to this God

O LORD, our guiding and restoring 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 11th July, 2020

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God, the Holy Spirit
Reading : PSALM 23 verse 2

Meditation : take time to consider these words this morning.
Green pastures and quiet waters.
What do they mean for you at this time?

And then Pray in response to what you read – to this God of ours.
Take time to enjoy God’s green pastures and quiet waters.

In Jesus’ name
Amen and Amen!

Midday
Pray the Lord’s Prayer as your own 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 this verse again from PSALM 23
Reflect on this God, your God, our God…. and then Praise Him in your evening Prayer

LORD God, our God, receive our praise
For who You are!
For all you have done for us!
Thank you for green pastures and quiet waters
Even today
In our community, in our city.
In Jesus’ name. Amen.