27th April - 3rd May 2026
Lately I’ve been thinking about the magnitude of God – His greatness, His majesty, His perfection, His awesomeness – words are inadequate to describe Him but it’s that idea of His vastness and supremacy that has been in my mind. Creation helps to give a glimpse of Him. I’m always amazed on a starry night by the endless pinpricks of light which blink from unfathomable distances. I love looking out over the ocean to an unobstructed horizon where sky and sea meet and wondering what lies beyond that line. Our planet is a mere speck in the universe that God has created and yet He chose to come here and live among us.
At Christmas my eyes were opened afresh to our Holy Creator God, the one who is supreme over all we know or imagine, becoming a tiny human baby lying in an animal trough. This contrast of supremacy and fragility sprung to mind more recently when a friend reminded me in conversation that God inclines his ear towards us when we talk with Him. That the Creator of the Universe would bend down towards me to hear what I have to say is astounding and very humbling.
This week we’re going to spend a little time each day looking at some of these contrasts and using scripture to guide our prayers.
Written by Sharon Seymour
MONDAY
Psalm 19:1
‘The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.’
Heavenly Father, today we come before you in awe of your splendour and majesty. We look around at all of your creation – sky, sea, mountains, animals and humanity. We’re struck by the vastness and variety of it all. Your creativity and imagination is endless Lord; our efforts are mere echoes in comparison.
Father, today help me to meditate on your glory as I take in the wonder of your creation around me. Open my eyes to see something new about you today. In your name we pray.
Amen.
TUESDAY
Genesis 1:27
‘So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.’
Lord, I remember that you delighted to walk in the garden with Adam and Eve and talk with them. You designed us for relationship with you and want our lives to bring glory to you. You desire that we love one another as you love us.
Sometimes I find it hard to remember that the people I spend time with are stamped with your maker’s mark, your divine image. You know the colleagues I find it difficult to get on with; you see when I’m frustrated with my family or have a difficult conversation with a friend. Yet you delighted in creating each and every one of them and love them like you love me.
Today, help me see your image in those around me. Show me the sinful attitudes that obscure my view of the beauty of your creation in the people I meet, and give me the opportunity to show them how much you love them. Amen.
WEDNESDAY
John 1:14
‘The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.’
Lord Jesus, at your incarnation your perfect, eternal universe collided with our sinful, chaotic world. It’s impossible to comprehend that you, our creator God, became like your creation; that in your divine perfection, you would take on human form. The contrast between omnipotent God in the splendour of heaven and a vulnerable baby in the arms of a teenage mum is so sharp and it demonstrates the lengths to which you went to draw us back into relationship with you. You faced the problems that a sin soaked world brings, yet your life here was lived perfectly. You set us the supreme example of how to live in a way that pleases God.
Walk beside us today in our conversations, our actions, our attitudes, our interactions. May they be seasoned with grace and truth and point others to you.
THURSDAY
Psalm 116:1,2
“I love the Lord, because He has heard My voice and my supplications. Because He has inclined His ear to me, Therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live.”
Can you picture this? Our Holy God inclining His ear to us, like a father leaning towards his whispering child. It’s a beautifully tender image.
The Lord hears my voice, your voice. He’s not busy or uncaring, too distracted or distant. In the din and clamour of all that’s happening in our lives and our world He can separate out the voice of His child and hear every word we whisper or cry out. He comes close and waits ... patiently waits for us to speak.
The psalmist’s response is twofold; first of all he declares his love for God because he’s been heard. Secondly he will call on Him for the rest of his life. He knows that God can be trusted to listen and respond.
Today’s prayer is personal – declare your love for God. Acknowledge His greatness and how He has been faithful to you thus far. Bring your requests. Pour out your heart to Him.
Thank you Lord, for listening to me. I love you. Amen.
FRIDAY
Psalm 8
Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!
You have set your glory in the heavens.
Through the praise of children and infants you have established a stronghold against your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger.
When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them?
You have made them a little lower than the angels and crowned them with glory and honour. You made them rulers over the works of your hands; you put everything under their feet: all flocks and herds, and the animals of the wild, the birds in the sky, and the fish in the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas.
Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!
Heavenly Father, today again we are reminded of our place in your vast universe, our apparent insignificance, yet we read in this beautiful psalm of the glory and honour you place on us.
We choose to meditate on this truth today. Open our eyes to the place you have set aside for each one of us in your creation and to inhabit this space in a way that draws others to you and brings you glory.
SATURDAY
1 Timothy 2:1-4
‘I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people – for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Saviour, who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.’
Remembering that our creator God stoops down to listen to us, pray today for those in authority and positions of responsibility in our country and around the world. At this particularly turbulent time we need to ask God to lead and guide our decision-makers.
Sovereign Lord, we bring our world of conflict and suffering to you. Help those in leadership to be wise with their words and circumspect in their actions.
You have ascended to the right hand of God and all authorities and powers are in submission to you despite the chaos we see around us. Help us to trust in your supremacy over situations which appear to be hurtling out of control. None of it is a surprise to you.
Teach us to trust when the way ahead is not clear. Amen.
SUNDAY
We finish this week using Psalm 145 as our prayer. It reminds us of God’s unimaginable greatness and His deep tenderness towards each one of us. Take time to pray through each sentence and listen to how the Holy Spirit prompts you to talk to God about it.
May our mouths speak of His praise for ever and ever.
Psalm 145 A psalm of praise. Of David.
I will exalt you, my God the King; I will praise your name for ever and ever.
Every day I will praise you and extol your name for ever and ever.
Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; his greatness no-one can fathom.
One generation commends your works to another; they tell of your mighty acts.
They speak of the glorious splendour of your majesty – and I will meditate on your wonderful works.
They tell of the power of your awesome works – and I will proclaim your great deeds.
They celebrate your abundant goodness and joyfully sing of your righteousness.
The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love.
The Lord is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made.
All your works praise you, Lord; your faithful people extol you.
They tell of the glory of your kingdom and speak of your might, so that all people may know of your mighty acts and the glorious splendour of your kingdom.
Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures through all generations.
The Lord is trustworthy in all he promises and faithful in all he does.
The Lord upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.
The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food at the proper time.
You open your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing.
The Lord is righteous in all his ways and faithful in all he does.
The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.
He fulfils the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them.
The Lord watches over all who love him, but all the wicked he will destroy.
My mouth will speak in praise of the Lord. Let every creature praise his holy name
for ever and ever.