Tag: prayer

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God, the Holy Spirit
Reading : COLOSSIANS 1 verses 1-14

Meditation : take time to consider these opening verses as your day starts.
What is Paul thankful for – and why?
Who are you thankful for?

Then Pray with thanksgiving to our God – for other believers
And for the Church worldwide –
All because of God’s love and grace in Christ Jesus

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

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Pray the Prayer for the Month as your own prayer
(see in Church magazine or under Prayer tab on LK website)
God of grace and mercy and rich blessing, hear our prayers.

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from Colossians 1
Reflect on what you read and then praise and pray to God in response

God of saving grace, hear my evening prayers
And receive my evening praise
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

2nd Sunday of Lent

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from the Living God
Reading : 2 CORINTHIANS 13 vs 11-14

Meditation : consider these final greetings this Sunday morning.
What do they say to you today?

and then pray in response – using the words in your own prayer for others known to you

O Father, Son and Holy Spirit
Hear our morning prayers
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Midday
Pray for the Church in our part of Edinburgh to know Sunday blessings
O LORD, God of mercy, hear our cry and pour out blessings we ask!

Evening
Reading : read these particular verses again
Reflect on the words – especially verse 14 – and then Pray in response

O LORD, hear our evening prayers we ask
As we cry out to you in praise and trust
As we thank you for the blessings of this day
And as we pilgrimage on towards tomorrow
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Messy Church afternoon

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God, the Holy Spirit
Reading : 2 CORINTHIANS 13 vs 1-10

Meditation : take the time to consider Paul’s final words.
What are you encouraged and challenged by?
What words stay with you as your day starts?

And then take time to Pray in your own words in response to this God
Giving thanks to Him that He has been there for you
And keeping His Church alive in our world.

Amen we pray together this new day.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on Church leaders in difficult places in our world
God of grace and mercy…pour out a blessing we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these 10 verses again
Reflect on the words…. and then Pray in response to what you have read

LORD God, our God, hear our evening prayers
As we thank you for our Church.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus
Reading : 2 CORINTHIANS 12 vs 11-21

Meditation : take time to consider Paul’s words of concern for the Church at Corinth.
What is God saying to you today from His Word?
What is your response to Him?

Pray to this God, our God

O Living LORD,
I read these words.
Oh protect and bless your Church
Our Church
In our city
In our world
In these days.
Amen – we pray together in Jesus’ name.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on believers in Sudan
Father God, hear our prayers and bless them real good we ask

Evening
Reading : read this passage again
Reflect on Paul and this Church and then pray in response

Living Lord, hear our evening prayers and bless Your Church in these days.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Father God
Reading : 2 CORINTHIANS 12 vs 1-10

Meditation : take time and consider this part of Paul’s letter to the Corinthian Church.
What does it say to you today about your God?
What encourages and challenges you?

then pray in response – to the God of sufficient grace

(Pray your own words to the LORD God
In worship and thanks for what you have read,
In confession and need to be more like Jesus.)

O LORD, receive our prayers
As we believe and trust in you.
As we give thanks to you and tell of your wonderful deeds.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the small Church in Somalia
Father God…hear our prayers and bless them we ask.

Evening
Reading : read this set passage again
Reflect on what Paul is saying here and what God is saying to you – at the end of your day
and Pray in response to Him, with thanksgiving

O LORD, hear our evening prayers.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.