Tuesday October 26, 2021 Proverbs 15: 8-9 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, but he loves the one who pursues righteousness. Reflection We get mixed messages about sacrifices from the Old Testament. The […]
URC Daily Devotion Monday 25th October 2021
Monday October 25, 2021 Proverbs 15: 1-2 A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.The tongue of the wise dispenses knowledge but the mouths of fools pour out folly. Reflection I recently completed the ‘Journey of Hope’ pilgrimage with St Ethleburga’s, the Iona Community, the Corrymeela Community and a few […]
URC Daily Devotions Sunday Service for 24th October 2021 – Dorothy Courtis
United Reformed Church Daily Devotions Service for Sunday 24th October 2021Dorothy Courtis Introduction Hello. My name is Dorothy Courtis and I’m a lay preacher in East Anglia, a member and elder at Wortwell URC in the Waveney Valley Ecumenical Partnership. Call to Worship We lift up our eyes to the hills— from where will our help come? Our help […]
URC Daily Devotion Saturday October 23, 2021
Saturday October 23, 2021 Proverbs 12: 25 – 26 Anxiety weighs down the human heart, but a good word cheers it up.The righteous gives good advice to friends, but the way of the wicked leads astray. Reflection Most of us have experienced the familiar twinge of anxiety in our lives, whether it’s anxiously […]
URC Daily Devotion Friday October 22, 2021
Friday October 22, 2021 Proverbs 12: 22 – 23 Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those who act faithfully are his delight.One who is clever conceals knowledge, but the mind of a fool broadcasts folly. Reflection It might (or might not) have been Abraham Lincoln who said “Better to remain […]
URC Daily Devotion Thursday October 21, 2021
Thursday October 21, 2021 Proverbs 11:1 A false balance is an abomination to the Lord, but an accurate weight is his delight. Reflection In these days of pre packaged food and a move, during my lifetime, to metric weights and measures this verse seems a little odd. We have laws, and local councils have […]
URC Daily Devotion Wednesday October 20, 2021
Wednesday October 20, 2021 Proverbs 9: 7 – 12 Whoever corrects a scoffer wins abuse; whoever rebukes the wicked gets hurt.A scoffer who is rebuked will only hate you; the wise, when rebuked, will love you.Give instruction to the wise, and they will become wiser still; teach the righteous and they will […]
URC Daily Devotion 19th October 2021
Proverbs 8: 22 – 36 The Lord created me [Wisdom] at the beginning of his work, the first of his acts of long ago.Ages ago I was set up, at the first, before the beginning of the earth.When there were no depths I was brought forth, when there were no springs abounding with water.Before the mountains had been […]
URC Daily Devotion 18th October 2021
Proverbs 8: 1 – 13 Does not wisdom call, and does not understanding raise her voice?On the heights, beside the way, at the crossroads she takes her stand;beside the gates in front of the town, at the entrance of the portals she cries out:‘To you, O people, I call, and my cry is to all that live. O simple ones, […]
URC Daily Devotions Sunday Service for 17th October 2021 – The Revd. George Watt
Daily Devotions from the United Reformed ChurchService for Sunday 17th OctoberPhoto Credit John Cameron Unsplash The Rev’d George Watt Good morning. My name is George Watt. I am Moderator of Thames North Synod. I am married to Linda and have three sons, Nathan, Jacob and Reuben – some of you may know that Reuben is currently […]