Celtic Devotions 10th April

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Morning
Reading : 1 Corinthians 15 vs 12-34
Meditation :   consider our hope in Christ
Pray in worship
Lord of life
You defeated death
To show that we can rise
From all that binds us to the world –
Pride, envy, anger, fear and
The debt of sin that holds us here.
Christ the Lord is risen!
Alleluia!

Midday
Pray for someone you know who is suffering or sorrowing

Evening
Reading : 1 Corinthians 15 v 20
Reflect on these words and
Pray to Him in response.

Celtic Devotions 9th April

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Morning
Reading :  1 Corinthians 15 vs 1-11
Meditation :  consider Paul’s words – of fact – of personal testimonyPray to see the risen Jesus.
(Pray your own words
Of thanks and worship
Of need and trust
Of seeing Jesus one day in heaven)
In Jesus’ Name we pray this day,  Amen.

Midday
Pray to be more like Jesus, every day, in every way
And less as self would want to be.

Evening
Reading : 1 Corinthians 15 v 10
Reflect on these words at the end of the day.
Pray with thanksgiving for God’s amazing grace!

Celtic Devotions 8th April

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Morning
Reading :   Ephesians 2 vs 1-10
Meditation :  consider the riches of God’s grace given to us in Christ
Pray to be more like Jesus
Thank you God for sending Jesus,
Thank you Jesus that You came to be my Saviour,
Spirit of God, teach me more about these words of truth I have read
And help me to be more like Jesus – even this day.
I pray in His name, Amen.

Midday
Pray for those who serve as councilors in our city

Evening
Reading : Ephesians 2 vs 4+5
Reflect on these words and
Pray in praise and worship

Celtic Devotions 7th April

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Morning
Reading :  Acts 11 vs 1-18
Meditation :  take time and consider verses 15-17
Pray to receive from God.
O LORD of grace,
We praise you that
All over the world
The Spirit is moving.
Move among us afresh at Liberton
We pray this day.
Amen and Amen.

Midday
Pray the words of the Lord’s Prayer as your prayer

Evening
Reading : Acts 11 v 18
Reflect on this verse and give thanks for your salvation.

 

Celtic Devotions 6th April

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Morning
Reading :   Acts 10 vs 34-48
Meditation :  consider all that Peter realized and Pray in response

‘We thank you, O Lord God
that Easter is not about a people,
but all people,
that your love and your salvation
are for all who confess
with voices, hearts and lives that the tomb is empty
– because Jesus is risen,
that we might know forgiveness,
that lives might be reborn
and your name glorified
now and for eternity.   Amen.’

Midday
Pray for someone you know in need of an Easter Monday blessing.

Evening
Reading : Acts 10 vs 39-43
Reflect on these truths that Peter spoke and then Pray in response.

Celtic Devotions 5th April

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Morning
Reading :  Mark 16 vs 1-20
Meditation :  consider the reality of these verses
Pray in Easter praise!
LORD God of the empty tomb
We worship you!
LORD God of Easter joy
We love you!
LORD God who raised Jesus by your power
Live in us we pray!
In Christ Jesus’ name we pray together,
Amen!

Midday
Pray a blessing of God’s Easter joy on another Edinburgh church.

Evening
Reading : Mark 16 vs 12+13
Reflect on how these disciples responded
Living Lord Jesus, at the end of this special day
I praise you for you have given me hope.
I bring my praise, my prayers, my life
And I lay them all down before you.
Amen and Amen.