As part of your daily rhythm of prayer and devotion you are invited to pause with God at this time of the day
You are invited to revisit the Daily Devotions for today from PSALM 18.1-6
You are encouraged to take time out with God as you step into Sunday
You are invited to name others in need known to you
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus.
Reading : PSALM 18 verses 1-6
Meditation : take time to consider this part of the Psalm this Saturday morning.
What is God saying to you today from Himself?
What is your prayer to Him this new day?
Pray your own words to this God of David’s..our God!
O LORD
Our God
Mighty and Holy One,
Receive our praise
Hear our prayers
And keep us on the right path we ask
As you walk with us this day
In Jesus’ name,
Amen.
Midday
Pray the Lord’s Prayer as your midday prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven
Hallowed be Your Name.
Your kingdom come
Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread
And forgive us our sins
As we forgive those who sin against us.
Lead us not into temptation
But deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom, the power and the glory.
Now and for ever
Amen
Evening
Reading : read this part of Psalm 18 again
Reflect prayerfully on the words and images ….. and then Pray in response
Especially for others in need of receiving protection at this time
Spirit of the Living God, hear our evening prayers at the end of this day
And be with those we name before you.
In Jesus’ powerful name, Amen.
As a Church our theme for 2021 comes from John 15.5……Listening to God, in Prayer with Him.
It was the theme we took time to consider recently at our Focus Day…..which was recorded if you missed it….well worth the catch-up!
However we all have time now to take time-out to listen to God’s still small voice in these days….
As a Church we usually set aside a Tuesday each week and provide a place with space – the UPPER ROOM – a place for time-out in these busier days. In the early weeks and months of lockdown 2021 it is not possible once again to open and run this space.
You are invited however to make time to pause and take time out…at this time of the year…perhaps for the first time….. and it doesn’t have to be a Tuesday!
However, this Tuesday instead of visiting the Upper Room you are encouraged to…..tarry a while with God, maybe a bit longer than usual……to look for fruit…to expect fruit…to ask for fruit!
* Find a space to be still in a busy world
** For regular time-out during this month
* Private prayer for yourself and for others
** Listening to God – Father Son and Holy Spirit
You are encouraged to speak with Him….to listen to Him.…to receive from Him…especially at this time as we seek to hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church in our times.
You are invited to share in the Midday Prayers and Evening Prayers that will be posted online at 12noon and 9pm on various days on the Kirk website and on our social media pages. We are also encouraged to pray with others in our city and across our land at 5pm….focussing on all those affected by the coronavirus…..and during these particular weeks you are invited to join with others and pray for all those affected afresh by the new coronavirus restrictions.
As a Church Family we set aside one evening a month to come together…to Pray…to give thanks…to listen… to ask and seek for others at this time. This Tuesday you are invited to join with other believers at 7.30pm via Zoom. You are encouraged to read Psalm 100 beforehand. You are asked to have paper and pen nearby. You are invited to pray to God – Father, Son and Holy Spirit – in these uncertain times.
We are all invited to pray with others in our Church family as we journey through these early days of 2021 together…..and to listen for what God is saying to us in these changing and uncertain days. You are encouraged to take some exercise by the Government..and we would invite you to take a walk around the Kirkyard and consider the Word for Today words and images from JOHN 14 during this month.
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus
Reading : PSALM 103
Meditation : take time to consider these verses this morning.
Words of Praise.
What are you encouraged and challenged by today?
What are your words of praise this morning?
Then take time to Pray and Praise this God of ours
Looking again at verses 1-5 as you turn to prayer
In Jesus’ name.
Amen and Amen – we pray together.
Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the work of Fresh Start in these days
Father God, hear our prayers, have mercy and pour out blessings we ask
Evening
Reading : read these verses again from PSALM 103
Reflect on the way God has blessed you in your life
and pray in response to Him – with praise
and for others known to you in need at this time
LORD God, the God of perfect Love, our God,
Hear our evening prayers
As we return our sacrifice of praise for who you are
As we bring ourselves to you at the end of this day.
As we name others before You.
Amen.
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Father God
Reading : PSALM 62
Meditation : take time and consider what is said here – as your day starts.
What do these words mean to you?
What is God teaching you about Himself?
And then pray in response as your day starts
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,
And for others known to you at this time in a hard place.
O LORD
Receive our morning praise and hear our prayers.
We ask in Jesus’ name.
Amen.
Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the work of Edinburgh City Mission in 2021
O LORD, hear our prayers and pour out a blessing we ask on each and all
Evening
Reading : read the verses again from PSALM 62
Reflect on these words again at the end of your day
and Pray in response to this God of ours with confidence
O LORD God, hear our evening prayers
As we thank You for Your help in our lives.
O have mercy we ask
On others
On our Church
On our world
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from God, the Three in One
Reading : PSALM 61
Meditation : consider all that is said here as your day starts.
A Prayer for Protection.
What is your response to God’s written Word today?
Then turn to pray to God in response
O LORD our God,
Thank you for all these words
And all they teach me.
Hear my morning cry
In Jesus’ name, Amen
Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the work of Bethany Christian Trust at this time
O LORD, give blessing and hear our prayers we ask this day.
Evening
Reading : read this passage again from PSALM 61
Reflect on the words you have read and then pray in response – to this God, our God
LORD God, our God, God of protection and help,
Hear the evening prayers of your people
For we are indeed in need of rescue from this world
In Jesus’ name. Amen.
