At this time in your Christmas Eve and in these changing times 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
For all in our church family at this time
For NHS and Care Home staff in our city
For our country and our national leaders at this time
Christmas Eve
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Father God
Reading : REVELATION 7 verses 9-17
Meditation : take time and consider this part of Revelation this morning.
Worship in Heaven.
What do these words mean for you?
And then pray in response – as your day starts
Pray your own words to the LORD God
With words of praise and worship
“Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom
and thanksgiving and honour
and power and strength belong to our God
forever and ever! Amen.”
Midday
Pray God’s blessing on those about to birth in our community at this time
Father God…hear our prayers and bless them each and all we ask.
Evening
Reading : read this passage again from REVELATION 7
Reflect on the verses here at the end of your day
and Pray in response to God – our God of heavenly worship
O LORD, hear our evening prayers
As we return our sacrifice of praise to you
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
At this time in your Thursday and in these changing times 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
For all emergency services in our city at this time
For NHS and Care Home staff in our city
For our country and our national leaders at this time
You are invited to pause and pray with others at this time in your Thursday
A prayer from the Church of Scotland
Morning
Look Upward and Pray to hear and receive from Father God
Reading : 1 THESSALONIANS 5 verses 1-11
Meditation : take time and consider what is said here – as your day starts.
The Day of the Lord.
How is God encouraging or challenging you from His Word?
And then pray in response as your day starts
Pray your own words to the LORD God
O LORD of truth,
Receive our morning praise and hear our prayers.
We ask in Jesus’ name.
Amen.
Midday
Pray God’s blessing on the work of Edinburgh City Mission at this time
O LORD, hear our prayers and pour out a blessing we ask
Evening
Reading : read the verses again from 1 THESSALONIANS 5
Reflect on these words again at the end of your day
and Pray in response to this God of ours
O LORD God, hear our evening prayers as we thank You for this hope in our lives.
O have mercy we ask
On others
On our Church
On our world in these days
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
As part of the Kirk’s rhythm of prayer and devotion we invite people to pause and pray each day.
We offer a Daily Devotions Bible reading each morning and a focus for midday prayer.
At this time in your Thursday you are invited to pause and pray as the day closes.
You may wish to revisit MATTHEW 25.31-46 and consider what Jesus said here.
You may need to name others before Father God.
You may want to be still with God as you look back on your day.
