Call to Midday Prayer

At this time of the day
As part of your Holy Week
You are invited to pause and pray with others on this Easter Sunday!

You may wish to re-visit the Daily Devotions for today
You may wish to pause and consider the events of that first Easter week
You may wish to speak your own prayer to Father God for those in need known to you today

Daily Devotions for Sunday 21st April, 2019

! EASTER SUNDAY !

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

Reading : MARK chapter 16

Meditation : take time and consider these words this particular morning!
What do they mean for you today?
What is your response to God’s Word this Easter Sunday?

and then pray in response – noting again verse 6

O LORD
My risen Saviour
I believe in You!
My risen Lord
I trust in you!
My risen Jesus
I speak out for you
I sing my praises to you!
I call to you this new day!
Amen!!

Midday
Pray God’s Easter blessing on someone you prayed for this past week
O LORD, God of mercy, hear our cry and bless this person we ask.

Evening
Reading : read these particular verses again from Mark 16
Reflect on the words and images and then Pray in response to this Lord of ours
O LORD, hear our evening prayers we ask
As we cry out to you in praise and trust
As we thank you for the blessings of this day
As we pilgrimage on towards tomorrow
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Sunday 14th April, 2019

6th Sunday of Lent – Palm Sunday
Big Idea Evening Joint Service

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

Reading : PSALM 47

Meditation : take time to consider these words of joyful praise this morning
What words or images stay with you?
What is God saying to you today from this psalm?

and then pray in response, to the LORD Most High
praising Him
thanking Him
trusting Him
following Him into the day ahead

In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

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

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from Psalm 47
Reflect on the words and images and then Pray in response at the end of your day
O LORD, hear our prayers we ask.
As we return our thanks to you
As we acknowledge You our King
As we pray for all corners of our world
To know of Jesus.
In His saving name, Amen.

Daily Devotions for Sunday 7th April, 2019

5th Sunday of Lent

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

Reading : PSALM 45

Meditation : take time and consider these words this Sunday morning.
What words stay with 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 the LORD,
noting verse 1 again

O LORD GOD
Great and so worthy of praise.
We bow before You.
We lay our lives before You.
Oh fill us with your Spirit
And guide our tongues this day
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the church family at Liberton Northfield
O LORD, God of mercy, hear our cry and pour out blessings we ask!

Evening
Reading : read these verses again from Psalm 45
Reflect on all that is said and then Pray in response to our God the King
O LORD, our Great God, hear our evening prayers we ask
As we thank you for what we read
As we ponder again Your perfect ways
As we look back over our day
As we look ahead to tomorrow
As we name before you those we are concerned about.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.