Strands of thought based on hymn 393 in Singing the Faith – She Sits Like a Bird – insights into the person of the Holy Spirit No.1 “She sits like a bird, brooding on the waters… “ At the start of the Bible the Spirit of God, moves on the face of the waters, active in…
Reading: Ezekiel 47 Herbs were vitally important in Ezekiel’s time with so many uses, especially for healing. He paints a word picture of the river of life, flowing from the throne of God, lined with trees which are nourished by that river. Consider this picture for a moment – a picture of lush green, of…
Bible Reading: Ezekiel 47: 12 Fruit trees of all kinds will grow on both banks of the river. Their leaves will not wither, nor will their fruit fail. Every month they will bear fruit, because the water from the sanctuary flows to them. Their fruit will serve for food and their leaves for healing.” There is a glory…
In his book “A Priest to the Temple” George Herbert is saddened that so few people greet each other or say goodbye with a blessing. In his letters, Paul is consistently blessing the people he writes to and urges them to bless each other. When did you last bless someone? Considering our garden, I come…
Bible reading Luke 13: 6 – 9 Then he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree growing in his vineyard, and he went to look for fruit on it but did not find any. So he said to the man who took care of the vineyard, ‘For three years now I’ve been coming to look…
The first of a few thoughts around one word – CONSIDER….. Consider the lilies of the field…. Jesus is keen for us to recognise how precious we are to God and how we can trust and rely on him. Matthew 6:28 and Luke 12:27 tell how Jesus’ followers are to “consider the lilies of the…
Thought for the day – Wednesday 10th June 2020 Romans 8: 16 For his Holy Spirit speaks to us deep in our hearts and tells us that we are God’s children. Having been invited as the guest preacher, it was rather startling to be approached at the end of the sermon by a elderly lady…
Thought for the day – Friday 5th June 2020 Romans 8: 38: And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from his love. Death can’t, life can’t. The angels can’t, the demons can’t. Our fears for today and our worries about tomorrow and even the powers of Hell can’t keep God’s love away.…
Thought for the day – Thursday 4th June2020 Romans 8: 1, 12 – 14: So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus…So, dear brothers and sisters, you have no obligation whatsoever to do what your sinful nature urges you to do. For if you keep on following it you will…
Thought for the day – Tuesday 26th May 2020 Galatians 3: 26 – 28: So you are all children of God through faith in Christ Jesus. And all who have been united in Christ through baptism have been made like him. There is no longer Jew or gentile, slave or free, male or female, for…