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)
Thought of the day – Sunday 12th July 2020 A Sower went out to sow (Matthew 13) I am totally confused at just where we are in the year, I am used to the familiar milestones along my annual journey and this year, the majority of those milestones haven’t happened and I feel disorientated most…
Thought for the day – Saturday 11th July 2020 At Christmas and Birthdays I very often receive hand cream, shower gel, etc. The hand cream I am using now is called The Ritual of Sakura, strange name, I thought. On looking more closely it tells me: “In Japan the annual flowering of Sakura (cherry blossom)…
Thought for the day – Friday 10th July 2020 Recently some Bible reading notes I use, focused on the account in Nehemiah of the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem. When the damage to the city was reported he said ” You see the trouble we are in”. ( Neh 2:17) However it is then…
Thought for the day – Thursday 9th July 2020 Some of you may have seen, around a year ago, a most wonderful programme on TV in which Dame Judi Dench expressed her love of trees and revealed that she often plants a tree in memory of a loved one. Trees, protect the soil, absorb CO2…
Thought for the day – Wednesday 8th July 2020 Those people who know me well will be aware that I am one of those people (some might say one of those strange people) who enjoy the Methodist Conference. That being the case you will not be surprised that I have spent quite a lot of…
Thought for the Day – Tuesday 7th July 2020 Bible reading – Psalm 139 v 23. Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting “The Learning Annex, a chain of adult-education schools, says that more than 200,000 people…
Thought for the day – Monday 6th July 2020 Bible reading – Philippians 2:3-8Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:Who,…
Thought for the day – Sunday 5th July 2020 One of the precious gifts the Methodist Church gives to its Ministers is a Sabbatical every sevenyears, this gift is not a three months holiday, it is a time to stop, reflect, recharge the batteries andmove on with a fresh insight and enthusiasm. I am constantly…
Thought for the day – Saturday 4th July 2020 As I progressed through my on-line Art and Theology course, I increased my knowledge and understanding of art and artists. A lot of this knowledge, has already disappeared from my mind, and more, I am sure, will gradually fade away. But some parts of the course…
Thought for the day – Friday 3rd July 2020 What was most interesting about the on-line Art and Theology course that I have just completed was the introduction to artists that were unknown to me before. The very first week featured an artist from the Isle of Man, Petrina Kent, and her painting, ‘The Invitation’.…