At this time in your Monday and in these changing times you are invited to pause and 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
For family and friends and neighbours
For all who live in our city
For NHS and Care Home staff in our city
For our country and our national leaders at this time
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from the LORD God, the Eternal One
Reading : EXODUS chapter 20 verse 7
Meditation : take time to consider these words about using the name of the LORD
What is God teaching or reminding you today from these words?
What is your response to Him?
Then take time to Pray in response
Including for those known to you at this time resisting to honour God’s name
O LORD our God,
Have mercy on us and those we name before you we ask.
O Help us
Even today
To speak your name as you deserve
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the work of the Scottish Bible Society
O LORD, hear our prayers at this time of day and bless them we ask.
Evening
Reading : read the verse again from EXODUS 20
Reflect on its meaning for you at this time and pray in response…to this God
O Living and True God, our God, hear our evening prayers
And forgive us our sins where we have not spoken aright today
As we forgive those who sinned against us even today.
O pour out a blessing on those we name before you
As we step into tomorrow.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
At this time in your Monday and in these changing times you are invited to pause and 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
For family and friends and neighbours
For our Church family
For NHS and Care Home staff in our city
For our country and our national leaders at this time
You are invited to pause and pray at this time of the day
You may wish to revisit the Daily Devotions for the Midday prayer theme
You may want to be still with Father God
You may need to name others before Him
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God, the Holy Spirit
Reading : ACTS 1 verses 1-11
Meditation : take time to consider these words as your day starts.
Jesus is taken up to Heaven.
What is God teaching you today?
What is your response to His Word this morning?
Then Pray with honesty 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 your neighbours at this time
God of grace and mercy and rich blessing, hear our prayers we ask.
Evening
Reading : read these verses again from ACTS 1
Reflect prayerfully on what you read and then pray to our God in response
Eternal and Faithful One, hear my evening prayer
O help me to ever be an upward looking person
As I lay myself and this world before you at the end of today
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
At this time in your Monday and in these uncertain times you are invited to pause and 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
For family and friends
For those anxious about others in our community
For NHS and Care Home staff in our city
For our country and our national leaders at this time
