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)
Today we bring you our 500th Thought for the day since we started in March 2020. Thank you to everyone who has contributed during the last 18 months. Romans 5:4“Perseverance, character, and character, hope.” Today I finished the ironing! It had started as a small pile, just a few clothes. “Not worth getting the ironing…
If you are fortunate to have a garden, however large or small, during these times of pandemic, you have probably spent more time in it than usual. You may have noticed the creatures that share your garden with you, who either have made it their home, or are passing visitors. Observing these creatures, their habits…
Psalm 1 v 3.That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in seasonand whose leaf does not wither, whatever they do prospers People who don’t want to wait 4 decades for a globe Norway maple to grow in their front garden can buy a 30 foot specimen from a New York nursery…
I heard somebody talking in an interview on television recently about the Brazilian racing driver Ayrton Senna, arguably one of the best racing drivers of all time. He had a formula one career spanning ten years and until 2006 he held the record for the most pole position starts, he raced in 162 world class…
I’ve made a bag! But it’s not just any old bag. It’s a bag full of memories. Memories of the time spent with our Minister over 7 years.Rev Diane Smith retires today after 7 years of ministry in the Ipswich Circuit, working with 4 churches & the Dock Chaplaincy (which have been embroidered on the…
Hebrews 12:1 “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.” The 2020 Olympics in Tokyo are in full swing as I write this. They…
How many people have heard of Jabez? It’s not a name that immediately springs to mind, but he has a very simple prayer that can be found in the book of Chronicles. The early chapters of Chronicles appears to be a list of the various clans from Adam to Abraham, and then suddenly this short…
But there are walls that keep us all divided;we fence each other in with hate and war.Fear is the bricks-and-mortar of our prison,our pride of self the prison coat we wear. Fred Kaan (1929-2009) translated from the Swedish of Anders Frostenson (1906-2006)English translation © 1974 Stainer & Bell Ltd. Hallin Fell is not a significant Wainwright…
Every year the new Methodist Church President and Vice-President select a theme for their year. This year it is “God’s Table – An Invitation for All”. I remember in 2000 Rev Inderjit Bhogal was President and he had a similar theme of God’s Table. One of the things about Methodism is the way we always…
Golden Eagles, whilst in mid-flight, will suddenly began spiralling upward. With their powerful wings the great bird’s soar ever higher, dissolving into a tiny dot and then disappearing. Their flight could remind you of Isaiah’s uplifting words: “Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall, but those who…