Monday

Daily Devotions for Monday 20th January, 2025

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

Reading : MARK 8 verses 22-26
Meditation : take time and consider this passage this Sunday morning.
Jesus heals a blind man

What is your response to this event?

Then Pray with your own words in response to this Jesus
Naming others in need of His healing touch

In Jesus’ name, Amen

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the SEECAT group of churches in 2025
God of grace and mercy and rich blessing, hear our prayers we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from MARK 8 verses 22-26
Reflect on what you read and then pause to pray to this Jesus in response

And so to you we bring our evening words of prayer
For ourselves
For others
Amen!

Evening Prayer with Others

As we step into a new week….. with God – together – you may want to revisit today’s Daily Devotions from MATTHEW 26 verses 36-46– as we consider some of the things that JESUS did….

We PAUSE with the Lord in prayer as the day closes….

We REJOICE in the help and blessings He has given this particular Monday – to us and to others

We ASK for His presence, peace and strength – for ourselves and for others in our church family and our nation and in our world at this time – especially prayerfully supporting the people of Tibet, Los Angeles, Syria, Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, Ukraine, Russia, Yemen and other parts of our world in deep need at this time

We YIELD – say Yes – to His Kingdom ways for tomorrow

Daily Devotions for Monday 13th January, 2025

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

Reading : MATTHEW 26 verses 36-46
Meditation : take time to consider these words and events as your day starts.
Jesus prays in Gethsemane

What words stay with you today?

Then Pause to Pray in response to this God we believe and trust in

Pray your own words at the start of this day
Naming others on a life journey at this time.
Naming others on a journey of struggling

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on Liberton Northfield church family in 2025
God of grace and mercy and rich blessing, hear our prayers we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from MATTHEW 26 verses 36-46
– in another version?
Reflect prayerfully on what you read and then pray to this God in response

Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
Hear my evening prayer
As I lay myself and my church family before you at the end of this day
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Evening Prayer with Others

Daily Devotions for Monday 6th January, 2025

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

Reading : MATTHEW 12 verses 1-14
Meditation : take time to consider this powerful passage this morning
Jesus on the Sabbath

Which part of the passage stays with you?
What is your response to these words?

Pray in response to what you have read
For those in need of a day of rest

In and through Christ Jesus we pray together, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on those on your Pray for 5 list
O LORD, hear our prayers and bless this work we ask – even today.

Evening
Reading : read these words again from MATTHEW 12 verses 1-14
Reflect on all that happens here and then Pray in response to this God

LORD God, Holy, Holy, Holy we call out.
Hear our Monday evening prayers we ask
In and through Christ Jesus we pray together, Amen.