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Daily Devotions for Sunday 2nd May, 2021

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

Reading : PSALM 24

Meditation : take time to consider this psalm today.
God is King!
What are you encouraged and challenged by?

Pray in response to what you have read and considered

In Jesus’ name
Today this is my prayer
These are my songs of praise
For I believe and trust in Him – the King of kings!
Amen.

Midday
Pray the Prayer for the Month as your own midday prayer

Our Father in Heaven
May your holy name be honoured
In our lives
In your Church

Our Father in Heaven
May your kingdom rule be seen
In our lives
In our community

Our Father in Heaven
May your will be done
In our lives
In our nation

Our Father in Heaven
May your kingdom come
May your will be done
In our world

In Jesus’ name
Amen

Evening
Reading : read PSALM 24 again as your day ends
Reflect on the truths beyond the words and then Pray to this God …our God

O Father, Son and Holy Spirit, hear our evening prayers
As we praise You for who You are
As we return our thanks to you for the blessings of this day.
As we call on You
As we name others in need before You.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

A Call to Sunday Evening Prayer

You are invited at this time in your day to pause and pray as you count your Sunday blessings

You may want to be still in God’s refreshing presence before you step into a new week

You may need to name others before Father God

You may find it helpful to read the words from today’s Daily Devotions – 1 Thessalonians 5 verses 12-24

Pause to Pray with Others

On this particular Sunday…as the nation journeys forward with hope in this season of Lockdown.. 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 in our Church Family at this time

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 Sunday 25th April, 2021

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from the Living God

Reading : 1 THESSALONIANS 5 verses 12-24

Meditation : take time and consider these words from Paul on this particular Sunday morning.
What do they mean for you today?
What is God teaching you from His written Word?

And then pray in response to our God

O God of grace and mercy and love
We bow before you
We believe in you
We trust in you
We lift our Sunday prayers to you
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Midday
Pray the Lord’s Prayer as your own 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 these particular verses again from 1 THESSALONIANS 5
Reflect on the words written here and then Pray in response to this God, our God

O LORD, hear our evening prayers we ask
As we thank you for the blessings of this Sunday
As we believe and trust in you
As we pilgrimage on into this new week
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

A Call to Sunday Evening Prayer

You are invited to pause and pray at this time in your day

You may want to revisit the Daily Devotions for today – and consider again EPHESIANS 6 vs 19 and 20

You may need to name others before Father God

You may want to be still with God as you look back on your Sunday