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)
Over the last couple of days I’ve been trying to lighten my laptop’s load by binning old emails from years ago. It’s really interesting what I’ve found and what I had completely forgotten about. There wasn’t a lot of binning done as I just had to read everything again and remember why I had kept…
I recently finished reading a book by Arnaldur Indridson. At the beginning of the book the author explains how the Icelandic people address each other. Their surname is patronymic, meaning it is made up of the person’s father’s name and ends with -son for a male and -dottir for a girl. Hence Indridson, means son…
“A society grows great when old men plant tress whose shade they know they shall never sit in” Greek proverb” Over the years, I have become a bit of a collector of profound sayings. The other day I read this saying from Greek philosophy and it struck a chord with me, particulalry in the light…
There is a story of a cliff-hanger, determined to reach the summit of a high mountain. After years of preparation, he began his adventure. Only he journeyed alone, because he wanted all the glory. He began his descent and as daylight faded he decided to continue climbing. Night fell. The night fell heavy as he…
When the leaves have fallen, the last of the roses have died eventually on the odd bush, the potted geraniums have gone to slime because we forgot to remove them before the frost, and the bulbs are still nestled snuggly under the compost, all may seem dead and there is not much joy to be…
Today we are in the midst of the week of prayer for Christian Unity. This coming Sunday is World Leprosy Day. There is a sense in which both are about recognising and including those whom we may often exclude. We are comfortable in our disjointed church; we worship with those with similar tastes in music,…
On reading William’s Thought for the Day on Wednesday I was thinking how much I miss seeing people smile. I went to the library last week and the Manager, who I know quite well as I go regularly, said I didn’t recognise you for a minute. In the cold weather I had my coat done…
Isaiah 8 v 13.The Lord Almighty is the one you are to regard as holy, he is the one you are to fear, he is the one you are to dread. On June 6, 1944, five thousand ships departed England for the Normandy coast and the greatest invasion of World War 11. From this military event comes…
Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Stay in control, STOP (what you are about to do or say), THINK (about your choices), DO (what will please God). Simple instructions aimed at teaching children about self-control but…
There is a sign not far away from where I live, a bit like the one above, which flashes a red angry face in an intimidating manner at motorists who dare to break the speed limit as a clear sign to everybody around that a criminal has scant disregard for the cildren in the school…