Many years ago, a friend crocheted a cross bookmark for me and gave me a copy of the poem, “The Cross in My Pocket.” The poem serves as a reminder of the importance of having a relationship with our Lord. It reminds me to be thankful for all my blessings and to aim to serve…

I really enjoy doing jigsaw puzzles which makes it easy for my family at Christmas and at my birthday to get me presents. This past Christmas my husband bought me a set of three in one box. They are all puzzles of British scenes. The one I have just finished is Gold Hill in Dorset.…

Matthew 26 v 43 says, “When he came back, he again found them sleeping, because their eyes were heavy.” Many years ago, I couldn’t understand why my mother had little catnaps in the afternoon. I am now my mother. So often, in the middle of the afternoon, when I’m watching a quiz show, just as…

I love the poem “Footprints in the Sand” and I get tearful every time I read it.(As I’m writing this “You’ll never walk alone ” has played on the TV). My husband and I have just had a couple of days holiday in Bury St Edmunds and I had a lovely time wandering around the…

I think I mentioned recently that I had acquired a new friend. It’s my shopping trolley. As I have got older, I’m finding that I can’t carry as much as I used to be able to and I think that the two litre containers of milk are especially heavy. This is where my trolley comes…

He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. Though it is the smallest of all your seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come…

On Sunday morning’s service we sang the hymn, “Rock of ages” (434 in Singing the Faith). I have not sung this hymn for years and years but when I was much younger it was a very popular song. It brought many memories back to me especially of singing it in a Mission Tent meeting. I…

When my older son, James, was a child he had terrible Asthma so he couldn’t run around a lot. Building Lego became a favourite occupation with all pocket money being spent on new bits and birthday and Christmas presents mostly consisting of Lego. I must admit that I enjoyed sitting with him and creating new…

On Friday we had a Preparation Bible Study for the World Day of Prayer Service. We studied Psalm 139 and the Rev Paulson, who led the study, gave us much to think about. Verse 7 says, “I can never escape from your Spirit! I can never get away from your presence!” I have the key…

Thessalonians 5 v 11 says, “So encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing.” I first started writing a Thought for the Day in March 2020 just as we were going into Lockdown. It was meant to be a word of encouragement to a few close friends as we…