Daily Devotions for Monday 23rd August, 2021

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

Reading : PSALM 141

Meditation : take time to consider these words in prayer as your day starts.
An Evening Prayer.
What is your prayer to God today?

Then Pause to Pray in response to the LORD our God

Pray your own words at the start of this day
Of praise and thanksgiving
Of confession and trust
For our nation
For our world

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday

Pray God’s blessing on the Bible Society of El Salvador
God of grace and mercy and rich blessing, hear our prayers we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from PSALM 141 – in another version?
Reflect prayerfully on what you read and then pray to our God in response

Eternal and Faithful One, hear my evening prayer
As I lay myself and this world before you at the end of today
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

A Call to Evening Prayer with Others

As your Monday closes you are invited to pause and pray with others in our Church Family as we step into a new week

You may want to revisit the Daily Devotions for today from PSALM 130

You are encouraged to follow the pattern of P-R-A-Y which we have found to be a blessing from Lectio365/24-7 Prayer

P ause in God’s presence – acknowledge He is with you where you are

R ejoice in the blessings of this day He has given

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for His help – for yourself and for a situation/person known to you at this time

Y ield to His Kingdom will for tomorrow – say yes!

Pause to Pray for Others

On this Monday in August…as the nation continues to journey forward with new guidelines and the world wrestles with new cases and vaccine supplies.. you are invited to pause and continue to pray with others in our city and across the nation…to the LORD our God, our Father God.

You are encouraged to pray for all those affected by the coronavirus – in our community, in our nation and in our world

For family and friends and neighbours

For children, young people and teachers/support staff in our city

For NHS and Care Home staff across the nation

For our country and our national leaders at this time of decision making

Daily Devotions for Monday 16th August, 2021

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

Reading : PSALM 130

Meditation : take time to consider this part of the Bible this morning.
A Prayer for Help.
What is God teaching/reminding you today from His written Word?

Pray in response to what you have read

Thank you Father God for your help and forgiveness and love!
Hear our morning prayers we ask
In and through Christ Jesus we pray together, Amen
.

Midday

Pray God’s blessing on the Bible Society of Costa Rica
O LORD, hear our prayers and bless this work real good we ask – even today.

Evening
Reading : read these words again from PSALM 130
Reflect on the words here and then Pray in response

Thank you Father God for your help and forgiveness and love!
Hear our evening prayers we ask
In and through Christ Jesus we pray together, Amen.

A Call to Evening Prayer with Others

As your Monday closes you are invited to pause and pray with others in our Church Family as we start this new week

You may want to revisit the Daily Devotions for today from PSALM 116

You are encouraged to follow the pattern of P-R-A-Y we have found to be blessing from Lectio365/24-7 Prayer

P ause in God’s presence

R ejoice in the blessings of this day He has given

A sk
for His help – for yourself and for another

Y ield to His Kingdom will for tomorrow – say yes!

Pause to Pray for Others

On this particular Monday in August…as the nation journeys into new guidelines and the world continues to wrestles with new cases and vaccine supplies.. you are invited to pause and continue to pray with others in our city and across the nation…to the LORD our God, our Father God.

You are encouraged to pray for all those affected by the coronavirus – in our community, in our nation and in our world

For family and friends and neighbours

For those working hard to provide vaccine supplies around the world

For NHS and Care Home staff across our nation

For our country and our national leaders at this time of decision making