Daily Devotions for Sunday 11th October, 2020

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

Reading : PSALM 119 verse 108

Meditation : take time and consider these words this Sunday morning.
What encourages and challenges you today?

And then pray in response to the LORD our God

O LORD our God,
Father God,
Great and so worthy of praise.
We bow before You.
We lay our lives before You.
O fill us with your Spirit afresh
For of ourselves we get it so wrong
Today and every day!
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 this verse again from Psalm 119

Reflect on all that is said here in this one verse and then Pray in response to this God

O LORD, our God,
Hear our evening prayers we ask
As we thank you for what we read
As we look back over our Sunday
As we look ahead to tomorrow
As we name before you those we are concerned about.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Call to Pray with Others

At this time in your Sunday and in these uncertain times you are invited to pause and pray with others in our city and across the nation

You are encouraged to pray for all those affected by the coronavirus

For family and friends and neighbours

For the Church in our city

For NHS and Care Home staff in our city

For our country and our national leaders at this time

Daily Devotions for Sunday 4th October, 2020

Communion Sunday at LK

Morning

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

Reading : PSALM 119 verse 104

Meditation : take time to consider this part of the Psalm.
What is God saying to you today from his Word?
What are you encouraged and challenged by in this one verse?

Pray in response to what you have read and considered
Pray for the Communion Service to evidence God at work

In Jesus’ name
Today this is my prayer
For I believe and trust in Him
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 Psalm 119.104 again as your day ends

Reflect on the truths beyond the words and then Pray to this God …our God
Including for others known to you in need at this time

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 Sunday.
As we name others in need before You.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Call to Pray with Others

At this time in your Sunday and in these uncertain times you are invited to pause and pray with others in our city and across the nation

You are encouraged to pray for all those affected by the coronavirus

For friends and neighbours

For our Church family in Liberton

For students and university staff in our city

For our country and our national leaders