Daily Devotions for Sunday 30th September, 2018

Harvest Sunday – ‘Why Harvest?’

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

Reading : GENESIS 1 – chapter 2 verse 4
Meditation : take time to consider these words about Creation this morning!
What do they say to you?
What is your response this particular Sunday at LK?

and then pray in response to this God, our Creator God, for all He has provided

O LORD God,
As I read these words
Thank you
Thank you
Thank you!
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.


Midday

Pray for a Church family elsewhere in our world to know Sunday blessings
O LORD, our God, hear our cry and pour out blessings we ask!

Evening
Reading : read the verses again from Genesis
Reflect on their meaning for you and then Pray in response, as your day and month ends.

A Celtic Prayer
O Lord, who created the soaring hawk
And the raindrop glistening on the bramble leaf,
Open our eyes to your great glory
And set our hearts on fire
With your praise.

Even this evening
Amen!

Daily Devotions for Sunday 23rd September, 2018

Who is Jesus?

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

Reading : JOHN 1 verses 1-18
Meditation : take time and consider these words written about Jesus.
What do they mean for you?
What does Jesus mean to you?

And then pray in response to this Jesus
Bowing before Him in worship
Thanking Him for coming from heaven to earth

Amen.

Midday
Pray for a Church Family elsewhere in UK to know Sunday blessings
O LORD, our God, have mercy and pour out blessings we ask!

Evening
Reading : read the verses again from John 1
Reflect on their meaning for you and then Pray in response, as your day ends

A Celtic Prayer – from St Columba
Alone with none but you, my God,
I journey on my way.
What need I fear, when you are near,
O King of night and day?
More safe am I within your hand
Than if a host did round me stand.

My life I yield to your command,
And bow to your control,
In peaceful calm, for from your arm
No power can snatch my soul.
Could earthly foes ever appal
A soul that heeds the heavenly call?

Amen.

Daily Devotions for Sunday 16th September, 2018

‘Messengers of the Gospel’

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

Reading : MATTHEW 5 verses 1-12
Meditation : take time and slowly consider these words from Jesus again.
Which words stay with you?
How can you put them into practice today?

And then pray to this God – to be His Gospel-messenger today

O LORD God,
God of blessing and wholeness,
God of Gospel-Good News,
Teach us
Help us
Use us – even today.
Thy Kingdom come
Thy will be done
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Midday
Pray for the Church in our land to know Sunday blessings
O LORD, God of mercy, hear our cry and pour out Kingdom blessings!

Evening
Reading : read this passage again
Reflect on how it has applied to your life today …. and then Pray in response

A Celtic Prayer
High King of Heaven,
You stretch out the skies like a curtain
And lower the canopy of gentle night
To cool the heat of the day.
May your peace, velvety and starlit,
Descend
To calm the wild beating of my heart,
That I may be still.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Sunday 9th September, 2018

‘Mouthpieces for Truth & Justice’

Morning

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

Reading : MATTHEW 5 verses 13-16
Meditation : consider these words of Jesus again at the start of your day
What is God asking of you today?
What is your response to Him?

Pray in response – to the One who spoke these words

Lord Jesus,
Help me to trust You more for all You are doing in our world
And today to make a difference where you place me.
Thank you for these words this morning!
Amen.


Midday

Pray for a business near your home to know God’s blessings during this week
O God of mercy, hear our prayers!

Evening
Reading : read these words again from Jesus
Reflect on the truths beyond the words and then Pray to our God …
A Celtic Prayer
High King of Heaven and Creator of all
We your people confess our weakness before you.
Where you are humble and free of sin – we are proud and sinful.
Where you are strong and firm – we are arrogant and boastful.
Because of our weakness, the world is suffering.
Have mercy O LORD our God
In Jesus’ name we can but ask.
Amen.

Daily Devotions for Sunday 2nd September, 2018

Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Jesus – Risen Lord!

Reading : MATTHEW 5 verses 14-16

Meditation : take time and consider these words as your Sunday starts.
What stays with you?
What is Jesus saying to you today?

Pray in response – for our world at this time.

O my God,
Have mercy!
In Jesus’ name
Amen and Amen
.

Midday

Pray for the Church in our world to be a shining light in these days
O God of Light, hear our prayers!

Evening

Reading : read these verses again
Reflect on your day –and these words – and Pray in response to what you read
A Celtic Prayer
Dear Lord
The noise and hurry of the day
Have broken their hold
And I have slipped away.
For this small moment in time
I am free
To melt into You