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)
Tomorrow is Remembrance day. The picture is of our Poppy display at Elmsett, put up to help people remember those in our Armed Forces who have sacrificed so much in the past for us today. If you look at the display you will easily recognise the flowers as poppies, but none are identical. Some are…
I am so glad that during this lockdown we are allowed to go on a socially distanced walk with another individual who is not from our household. Just going on a short walk with someone can make a big difference to physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing. It is a good way to use our time…
Over the last few months, we’ve applauded the NHS and Key workers, remembered those who have been affected by the Covid 19 virus and those who have lost their lives, yet I am reminded that the cost of what has happened over the last ten months of this year run far, far deeper. My brother…
Singing the Faith 390 My God, I know, I feel thee mine verse 2 I hold thee with a trembling handBut will not let thee go,Till steadfastly by faith I standAnd all thy goodness know. The initial reaction to the words of verse 2 might well be to see them as a description of feeling or…
Maybe like me you have that sinking feeling of ” here we go again”. To encourage you I would like to share what was on my desktop calendar for today :- Good news for today: God is still in charge and in control! He is beside you, behind you, before you, and for you! No…
1 John 4 v 19 : We love because he first loved us Nansen, the Norwegian explorer, tried to measure an extremely deep part of the Arctic ocean. On the first day, he used his longest measuring line but could not reach the bottom. He wrote in his log book, “The ocean is deeper than that!”…
When I helped in the Boys Brigade. I often used to ask the lads to contribute to the subject of the prayers we offered during the evening session, they’d usually come up with a friend or family member who was ill or a local news item . One of the lads in the youngest group…
How spiritual are you ? How much do you love God ? In effect, these questions ask the same thing, just using different words. Your spirituality is measured by how much you love God and want to live your life in accord with his teaching. Consider this hymn by Charles Wesley – My God !…
When quoting Romans 8 v 28, we often begin with the words, “All things work together for good.” But the verse really begins like this; “We know that in all things work together for good to those who love God.” Our knowing comes by faith. There is a well known story about a shipwreck. When…
The picture above is of Yockenthwaite a small hamlet in upper Wharfedale. We drove through Yockenthwaite on the Monday of our holiday last week and the river was little more than a trickle, forming rock pools among the large pebbles, worn smoothe by the flowing water over hundreds of years. By Thursday afternoon on a…