Welcome to the Prayer7s Challenge

The practice of Christian daily prayer grew from the Jewish practice of reciting prayers 3 times a day. The practice of 7 set prayer times, followed by the Clergy for Centuries, came from King David praying 7 times a day.

We take the New Zealand Prayer Book and Celebrating Common Prayer and present them in a shortened version, divided up throughout the day. Many of these prayers originate in the English, Book of Common Prayer and have been prayed since the 16th Century. Our Devotions pages follow the liturgical colors and seasons, including the biblical feasts ordained by God, which Jesus himself celebrated.

God is there for us 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! Can you be there for Him for a short-time every day? - Take the challenge!

Seven times a day I praise You,
Because of Your righteous judgments.
. . . . Psalm 119:164

Prayer 7s Devotions Plans

Without a plan, many of us drift. Even seasoned prayer warriors can at times feel overwhelmed. Formal prayer can bring comfort and relief while still honoring God. If you don’t know where to begin or how to approach God, formal prayer can be a great place to start. Here are 2 Plans to help you do so:

7 TIMES A DAY CHALLENGE

Pray one of our Devotions pages at every meal/coffee break and last thing at night. For an average reader they should take no more than 10 minutes each.

The times of prayer and the services are seven in number, like the number of gifts of the Spirit, since the holy prayers are from the Spirit. - Saint Symeon of Thessaloniki

You will be following in the footsteps of the very early Christians.

3 TIMES A DAY CHALLENGE

Pray 20-30 minutes in the Morning, 3 pages all at once, 1 page at Lunch and 20-30 minutes in the Evening again 3 pages all at once:

We pray this resource will lead you to the blessing of a deeper connection with God.

Church Season

Lent

It has been a very long tradition of the church to call its members to a period of prayer, fasting, instruction and penitence, in preparation for the festival of Easter, we call this period Lent. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent. You are invited to use this period of 40 days to deepen your faith and commitment to the way of God in Christ. Ash is an ancient symbol of penitence and humility.

During this season on Non-saints days we are attempting to follow the Lenten Study Guide 2025, put out by Anglican Movement, Diocese of Wellington. This year we focus on looking at different aspects of atonement. The booklet is called "Restoring the Story, The Good News of Atonement." During this period we also have some signifigant saints days and events - St Patrick's Day, Joseph (Jesus step-father), Archangel Gabriel and the Annunciation and the Jewish festival of Purim.

Liturgical Color

Priests wear colours as directed by the liturgical season or Special Day. Our Devotions pages reflect these colours:

Today's Devotional