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)
Singing the Faith No 409 – Let us build a house where love can dwell….. We started a Prayer Space, just a small area in the church, where people could go whatever the time of day to be quiet, to read from books provided, to use simple art materials left around and express their…
It is now one year on since the first lockdown in March 2020. What is the verdict on faith & the role it has played? We have witnessed priests being barred from entering churches & cathedrals transformed into vaccination centres showing how they can serve society in new ways. There was a realisation that while…
Luke 1:30-38 “The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favour with God. You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God…
We all have anniversaries of one sort or another. Our birthdays immediately come to mind and then those of our family and friends. Some months are full of all types of anniversaries, March is particularly difficult for me, but June and July are full of joy of one kind or another. March might be difficult,…
One of the pitfalls of living in our troublesome world is that we can become problem-centred rather than God-centred. When this happens, we lose the proper perspective. Gradually, all our problems begin to look huge and the strength of almighty God seems small. Instead of moving mountains by faith, we become constant worriers, creating mountains…
One of the traditions in our house over many years has been the Simnel cake, ideally we would have it on Mothering Sunday, but in honesty, I am seldom organized enough to hit that target and more often than not it has been Easter Day before the Simnel Cake has been ready to eat. I…
The old idiom states that ‘seeing is believing’. Indeed, it is difficult to deny what is in clear sight; we cannot ‘un-see’ an image though we may forget. Sight is one of our six senses and one that I have always had a great fear of losing; my respect for the way visually impaired people…
Bible reading Matthew 23: 37-39 The mother hen who keeps her brood safe. Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing. Look, your house is left to you desolate. For…
The story of Ruth in the Old Testament is so rich in meaning that thousands of sermons must havefound their inspiration from its words. Here are just some of the ideas to be found in this short lovestory – The love of Ruth for her mother-in-law provokes Ruth to say “Where you go, I will…
Bible reading : Romans 12:1-21 V1 “Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship.” Is God really only interested in our spiritual lives? We’re not divided into a physical part and a spiritual…