St Matthew 9: 14 – 17 Then the disciples of John came to him, saying, ‘Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples do not fast?’ And Jesus said to them, ‘The wedding-guests cannot mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them, can they? The days will come when the bridegroom […]
URC Daily Devotion for 1-12-2025
St Matthew 9: 9-13 As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth; and he said to him, ‘Follow me.’ And he got up and followed him. And as he sat at dinner in the house, many tax-collectors and sinners came and were sitting with him and his […]
URC Daily Devotion Sunday, 30 November 2025
O God whom I praise, do not be silent,for the mouths of deceit and wickednessare opened against me. They speak to me with lying tongues;they beset me with words of hateand attack me without cause. In return for my love they accuse mewhile I pray for them.They repay me evil for good,hatred for love. Appoint […]
URC Daily Devotion Saturday, 29 November 2025
inspiration in your inbox Saturday, 29 November 2025 St Matthew 9: 1 – 8And after getting into a boat he crossed the water and came to his own town. And just then some people were carrying a paralysed man lying on a bed. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, ‘Take heart, […]
URC Daily Devotion Friday, 28 November 2025
St Matthew 8: 28 – 34When Jesus came to the other side, to the country of the Gadarenes, two demoniacs coming out of the tombs met him. They were so fierce that no one could pass that way. Suddenly they shouted, ‘What have you to do with us, Son of God? Have you come here […]
URC Daily Devotion Thursday, 27 November 2025
St Matthew 8: 23 – 27And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. A gale arose on the lake, so great that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep. And they went and woke him up, saying, ‘Lord, save us! We are perishing!’ And he said to […]
Wednesday 26th November 2025
Wednesday, 26 November 2025 St Matthew 8: 18 – 22 Now when Jesus saw great crowds around him, he gave orders to go over to the other side. A scribe then approached and said, ‘Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.’ And Jesus said to him, ‘Foxes have holes, and birds of the air […]
Tuesday 25th November 2025
Tuesday, 25 November 2025 St Matthew 8: 14 – 17 When Jesus entered Peter’s house, he saw his mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever; he touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she got up and began to serve him. That evening they brought to him many who were possessed by demons; […]
Monday 24th November 2025
When he entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, appealing to him and saying, ‘Lord, my servant is lying at home paralysed, in terrible distress.’ And he said to him, ‘I will come and cure him.’ The centurion answered, ‘Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof; but only speak the […]
URC Daily Devotion Sunday, 23 November 2025
My heart is ready, O God;I will sing, sing your praise.Awake, my soul;awake, lyre and harp,I will awake the dawn. I will thank you, Lord, among the peoples,among the nations I will praise you,for your love reaches to the heavensand your truth to the skies.O God, arise above the heavens;may your glory shine on earth! […]