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)
When I was a student sharing a house with 5 other girls, we had a pet hamster. Sadly I no longer remember the hamster’s name – but let’s call him Fred. We all loved Fred and took it in turns to feed him and clean his cage, which was kept in our dining room. One…
My wife and I had been doing the rounds of relatives, delivering Christmas presents during Advent 1990 and I remember having a conversation in the car as we headed for home. We were talking about the turn of the milennium in just ten years time and I will never forget the moment Karen (my wife)…
When I think of music it is usually Classical and, in the car, I always have it tuned in to Classic FM. But there are so many different kinds of music and musical instruments. In Jewish times music was very important – not as spectators but as playing instruments, dancing and singing. For instance, when…
Most of us will have had the experience of being thoroughly uncomfortable when reading or listening to something that seems aimed directly at us. The old idiom, ‘if the cap fits, wear it’ means that if something feels true then take it in good part together with what follows. This verse from Jude is direct,…
A while ago the city of Hong Kong was blanketed with posters showing a single drop of water splashing into a pool. Each poster bore the words “Hong Kong Against Corruption.” The message was clear—integrity or dishonesty permeates a city one person at a time. It’s easy to compromise in little things because they seem…
We took a short break in August on the Welsh border and had a relaxing time. One of the places we visited was the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct & Canal World Heritage Site where we took a horse-drawn barge ride down the canal at Llangollen. I was struck by the peacefulness of travelling without any engine noise…
Centuries ago, a book was written called “The Cloud of Unknowing”. It’s still a classic with advice on how to pray and how prayer works. Perhaps the piece that is most remembered concerns silent prayer. We all need to cry out to God sometimes – often it’s an instinct beyond our reason. We’re in pain;…
I am assuming those of you reading this will know the well-known children’s story of Goldilocks and the three bears. A family of three bears, mother, father and baby bear live in a house in the woods. They eat porridge for breakfast, and on this particular day the porridge was a little too hot to…
How do you feel when you see on the news pictures of wildfires, hurricanes or floods? More often than not, the most extreme conditions happen in far off lands and whist we might sympathize with people, this is happening in a different country, even different continents and we might well disregard events like this as…
Psalm 55 v22.Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken Every now and again my phone sends me a message to say that I’ve used up nearly all my storage and that I should do something about it. Panic can set in and then I…