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)
Everyone who reads Scripture has favourite pieces – verses which have rung true to them in particular situations; stories which have stayed with them showing them how God works in the lives of His people and whole chapters, even whole Books, which have inspired a new vision of God’s love for His people and His…
Matthew 15 v 14. Leave them; they are blind guides. If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit An elderly woman stood on a busy street corner, hesitant to cross because there was no traffic signal. As she waited, a gentleman came up beside her and asked, “May I cross over…
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. Fruit is the culmination of the reproduction of an organism. We are God’s creations and through the Spirit we are called to bear fruit, to pass on the genetic…
I am part of that ever-increasing gang of people that have to renew their driving licence every three years, not because of my age, but because of my health. I am at that point when I have had to send my perfectly good licence off to the DVLA and grant them permission to check my…
Psalm 1 v 3.That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither, whatever they do prospers. Godly men and women are compared in Scripture to sturdy trees, planted by the rivers of water, laden with fruit, and full of leaves(Psalm 1 v 3, 104 v…
Psalm 24v1 The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it. During half-term I went with my daughter and four of my great grandchildren – two 3-year-olds and two 5-year-olds – to Colchester Zoo. The weather was beautiful and I was looking forward to being with the little ones but I had mixed feelings about being…
I was interested and concerned to hear of the difficulties caused to attention spans by a reduction in in-person human contact during COVID. The context was younger children and an example was that because ‘Granny is on screen’ and can be turned up or down, on or off, she becomes less ‘real’. This has brought…
“Through the night of doubt and sorrowOnward goes the pilgrim band:Singing songs of expectationMarching to the Promised Land.” It saddens me how this song has dropped out of use, I’ve always found it very helpful. I’ve some ideas: a. People have stopped reading beyond the first line; b. The word “Marching” has put people off,…
2 Corinthians 5:8. We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord. Winston Churchill (1874-1965) made specific requests regarding his funeral service. He asked that it begin with the playing of “Taps,” the traditional military signal played at the end of the day or…
My desk is scattered with sheets of paper with various scribblings on. My calendar has various dates filled with activities. My garden is looking decidedly autumnal with fallen leaves and flowers that need deadheading. And then….I get an email saying “yes, it’s me, can you write a Thought for the Day for next week?” Rather…