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)
1 Corinthians 15:47 “So it will be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable, it is sown in dishonour, it is raised in glory, it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power, it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual…
One of the things small children seem to love to do, is jump into puddles and make a splash. There is a funny video that I have seen of a little girl probably about 2 years old with her pretty pink wellies and she is splashing in the puddle. Her Dad is holding her hand…
After a hijacked plane slammed into the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, many people inside the building were trapped by a cloud of thick, blinding smoke. Police Officer Isaac Hoopi ran into the blackness, searching for survivors, and heard people calling for help. He began shouting back, over and over: “Head toward my voice! Head…
It was still dark. Almost like a throw away line at the beginning of his account of the resurrection, John – the gospel writer – includes the phrase; ‘it was still dark’. Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark. With nightfall the Sabbath had come to a close and so,…
John 19: 38-42 (select verses) Joseph of Arimethea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. He was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly because he feared the Jewish leaders. He was accompanied by Nicodemus, the man who had visited Jesus at night. These two men were prominent members of the Jewish Council, who had both…
Luke 23:32 “When they came to the place called the Skull, there they crucified him, along with the criminals – one of his right, the other on his left. Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” And they divided up his clothes by casting lots.” V44 “It was…
Today, more than almost any other day for me, has always felt poignant and mixture of beginnings and endings. It is the start of the pain at the end of Holy Week, and almost the end of the preparation time of Lent. It is another Passover, a First Communion and a last Communion. It is…
Greeks, seeds and the world – John 12:19-26 Thirty years of life, 3 years of ministry, but the gospels have more detail on the last week of Jesus’s earthly ministry than all the rest. I’m inspired by the different gospel writers who each have their own emphasis and memories. They all begin with the entry to…
I have always been fascinated with the rollercoaster of emotions that is Holy Week. It starts on a high, and ends on a high, and has every other emotional state, on the days in between. From the excitement and cheers of Jesus arriving in Jerusalem on a donkey on Palm Sunday, we journey with him…
We now find ourselves in Holy Week and traditionally one of the stories we look at during this week is the anointing of Jesus at the home of Simon. (Mark 14 verses 3-11.) This was the final story that we reflected upon in this year’s online Circuit Lent Course. Thank you to all those from…