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)
Exodus 16:3 “In the desert the whole community grumbled against Moses and Aaron. The Israelites said to them, “If only we had died by the Lord’s hand in Egypt. There we sat round pots of meat and ate all the food we wanted, but you have brought us out into this desert to starve this…
The last twelve months has brought into focus the different ways we access news and the reliability of it. Years ago news spread by word of mouth with reliable and unreliable sources muddled up together, with the local gossips adding the necessary spin to sensationalise the otherwise dull. The previous President of the United States…
Those who follow Rev Joan’s Facebook page will have seen her lovely collection of photographs. One which caught my eye recently was the photograph of the Way of Life sculpture in Ely Cathedral. It brought back memories as Ray and I went there not long after it had been erected and it is really magnificent. …
Over Easter I have been re-watching the TV series “BROKEN” written by Jimmy McGovern, now available on DVD. Accompanying this I have been studying a Lent Course produced by Church of England, Birmingham. The course & viewing are so powerful & challenging that I have resolved to revisit every Easter. It’s important to hear the…
Psalm 24: 1-2 The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it;for he founded it on the seas and established it on the waters In November this year the city of Glasgow is hosting the COP26. This is the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference. It will be the…
While on furlough from missionary service in Africa, Robert Moffatt (1795-1883) spoke in England about his work. A young medical student in the audience had hoped to serve on the mission field in China, but that land was closed. He listened as Moffatt described a frequent sight in Africa. “There is a vast plain to…
Before moving away from Yorkshire we used to visit the York Maize Maze which attracted crowds of visitors for a few weeks during the summer. I was always grateful to the organisers of this event who would furnish visitors with a map to help you navigate your way through. With the plants standing way above…
I don’t know what I would have done in the past year without our garden, technology to keep in touch with family and friends and books. The Library in Kesgrave is wonderful, they are so friendly and nothing is too much trouble. We can order books online, they email when they are available, we make…
I have told you before about the demise of our walnut tree. As I look out of my dining room door into the evening dusk I can see the lone daffodil that has sprung up behind where the tree used to be. This gives me hope that there is always new life to be found…
One of those very hot August nights last summer, we were awoken by a loud crash in the garden. I looked out of the window expecting to see thieves taking the garden furniture. I was not sure whether to be surprised or annoyed at the real cause. A lone individual, returning home from one of…