Tag: Sunday

Daily Devotions for Sunday 30th December, 2018

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from the Living God
Reading : COLOSSIANS 1 verse 15

Meditation : take time and consider this verse about Jesus.
What does it say to you today?
What is your response to God’s Word?

and then pray in response – using the words of the verse

O God
Open our eyes
And help us to see
Jesus
In all His glory.
Teach us
Help us
We ask.
Amen.

Midday
Pray for your church family to know God’s blessing at this time of the year
O LORD, God of mercy, hear our cry and pour out blessing we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these particular words again from Colossians 1
Reflect on the words and then Pray in response to this God of ours
A Celtic Prayer
Be Thou my vision
O Lord of my heart.
Be all else but naught to me,
Save that Thou art.
Be Thou my best thought
In the day and the night.
Both waking and sleeping,
Thy presence my light.

Amen.

Daily Devotions for Sunday 23rd December, 2018

Fourth Sunday of Advent

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from the Living God
Reading : JOHN 1 verse 29

Meditation : take time and consider these words this Sunday morning.
What do they say to you today?
What is your response to God’s Word?

and then pray in response – using these words

In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on your family
O LORD, God of mercy, hear our cry and bless those we name we ask.

Evening
Reading : read this particular verse again from John 1.
Reflect on the words and images and then Pray in response to this God who sent Jesus
A Celtic Prayer
Eternal God,
You have lowered the canopy of night
And its gentle shadows cover us with your peace.
May the dews of heaven heal our wounds
And wash the tears from our eyes.
May the burning light of Christ banish for ever
The darkness from our souls,
That we may be at peace.

Amen.

Daily Devotions for Sunday 16th December, 2018

Third Sunday of Advent

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from the Living God
Reading : LUKE 1 verse 28

Meditation : take time to consider these words on this Sunday.
Which words stay with you?

and then pray in response
including for others in need of knowing God’s peace and blessing at this time

In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Midday
Pray for your church family to know God’s Sunday blessings
O LORD, our God, hear our cry and pour out Your blessing we ask!

Evening
Reading : read these words again from Luke 1
Reflect on the words and images and then Pray in response at the end of your day
A Celtic Prayer
Christ be with me, Christ within me,
Christ behind me, Christ before me,
Christ beside me, Christ to win me,
Christ to comfort and restore me,
Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ in quiet. Christ in danger,
Christ in hearts of all that love me,
Christ in mouth of friend and stranger.

(part of ‘St Patrick’s breastplate’)

Daily Devotions for Sunday 9th December, 2018

Second Sunday of Advent

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from the Living God
Reading : MATTHEW 1 verse 18

Meditation : take time and consider these words this Sunday morning.
What do they mean for you?
What is God saying to you today from His Word this morning?
What is your response to Him?

and then pray in response to God…Father, Son and Holy Spirit

In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on those preaching in our land today
O LORD, God of mercy, hear our cry and pour out blessings we ask!

Evening
Reading : read these words again from Matthew 1
Reflect on all that is said here and then Pray in response to this God
As your day closes
A Celtic Prayer
Here at the end of the day
In the stillness of the night
I pray.
My Lord, you created me
And you know me.
I am your child.

In Jesus, name.
Amen.

Daily Devotions for Sunday 2nd December, 2018

First Sunday of Advent

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

Reading : ISAIAH 9 verse 7

Meditation : take time to consider these words about Jesus the Christ
What is God saying to you today from his Word?
Look again at the words as you turn to God in prayer.

Then take time to Pray in response to what you have read and considered

In Jesus’ name
Amen.

Midday
Pray for a church near your home to know Sunday blessings
O LORD God, hear and answer our prayers we ask.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Evening
Reading : read the verse again as your day ends
Reflect on the truths beyond the words and then Pray to our God …
Including for your Church Family.
A Celtic Prayer
O Son of God
Change my heart.
Your Spirit composes the songs of the birds and the buzz of the bees.
I ask of you only one more miracle:
Beautify my soul.

Amen.