Every day we post a Thought for the day written by someone within the circuit. Some are very light hearted and some are very deep theologically with all bases between covered.
We hope these will encourage, uplift and make you reflect but most of all we hope you enjoy reading these small daily snippets and take some inspiration on your daily journey
“I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go” (Genesis 28:15)
A good friend, a Christian, had employed two men to undertake some repairs to her bungalow, and as she took the younger one a drink, something went wrong and he used those two words as an expletive. As she handed him the drink she just said, “I’d rather you didn’t talk about my friend like that”. The…
We have been blessed with the gift of a life size eagle at Elmsett Methodist Church. The girls in our Girls Friendship Club (GFC) have been working over the last few weeks on this beautiful and majestic bird. It is now soaring above our heads as we worship on a Sunday morning. This reminded me…
Last Sunday I was preaching from Luke 13 where Jesus speaks of his compassionate love for the people of Jerusalem: “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were…
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…
Thinking back five years, when Covid 19 was taking hold in this country, our first defence, since there was no vaccine, was to put on our masks. They were in short supply and the protective barrier they gave us also blocked out vital communication. We couldn’t hear clearly what people were saying to us especially…
This thought was first published in January 2021 A sad thing happened this week and as I look out into my garden, I feel bereft. Our walnut tree which has been there since we moved here 28 years ago (and a lot longer) had to be removed. It had developed a sickness which meant if…
I confess that I prefer my morning Bible reading to be a few verses. This is not because of time constraints, but because I find it easier to concentrate and appreciate what I read. This month I was confronted with the opposite of my preference as the readings were from the book of Deuteronomy with…
My younger son was born on this day some 30 plus years ago, and has been forever grateful to have been born on St Patrick’s Day. Celebrations usually include a pint or two of the famous Irish beer! Although St Patrick is known as the patron saint of Ireland, he was born in England, (the…
The story of the Sower (except for the good soil) can seem like a parable about someone else. But when I consider my life in Christ, I too can be the one where His words fall onto rocky ground, thorns, scorched by the sun; but also, glad to say on good soil. I think we…
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…