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 for the day – Thursday 2nd July 2020 I have just completed my first on-line course! (more of which I will tell you in further Thoughts for the Day). I haven’t been given the marks and comments on my Assignment yet, so I might not feel quite so pleased with myself, when I have…
Thought for the day – Wednesday 1st July 2020 A REFLECTION INSPIRED BY THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT’S ADDRESSES TO METHODIST CONFERENCE 2020 I am currently watching online some of the Methodist Conference and have been inspired greatly by both the President and Vice President’s Addresses. In the Rev’d Teal’s Address (President of Conference) he…
Thought for the day – Tuesday 30th June 2020 Some of you may know that when I was Assistant Secretary of the District Synod and subsequently as Synod Secretary, I attended the Methodist Conference each year for about 12 years. We have been watching the Opening of Conference (27th June) live streamed, so different from actually being there. I felt it was…
Thought for the day – Monday 29th June 2020 Continuing my reflections on the significance of words, I thought you might appreciate something a little lighter than my last one. Maybe a little touch of humour, rather than holding on to the profound? Bible reading – Psalm 46.God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.Therefore we…
Thought for the day – Sunday 28th June 2020 Today is Conference Sunday in the Methodist Church and I believe that as representatives from the church gather virtually this year, they represent a bygone age, steeped in our culture from the early days of the small group of Anglican Priests who met to create a…
Thought for the day – Saturday 27th June 2020 “Late one afternoon in the 19th century in London, two sight-seeing soldiers went to visit the magnificent Westminster Abbey but found its doors locked. Arthur Stanley, who had become dean of the Abbey in 1863, was walking outside at the time and noticed them. When he…
Thought for the day – Friday 26th June 2020 Bible reading : Psalm 139:13 (The Message) You know me inside and out, you know every bone in my body. You know exactly how I was made, bit by bit, how I was sculpted from nothing into something Did you know there are more than 270000 different…
Many of you would have no doubt heard that Monty Don, of Gardeners World fame, has had a bereavement. His much-loved golden retriever Nigel died in May. Nigel was known throughout the World it seems and once even appeared as the star guest on “The One Show”. You may have also heard that “Bob”…
Thought for the Day – Wednesday 24th June 2020 Bible reading : Ephesians 6 v 4. “Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.” Benjamin West was just trying to be a good babysitter for his little sister Sally. While his mother was out, he found…
I suppose most of us has a secret “wish list”. Some things on it may never come to fruition, but occasionally one of our wishes may come true. It happened to me some time ago. On my wish list was that I would long to be in Rome on Easter Saturday to see all the…