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)
“The best thing of all is God is with us.” These were the last words of John Wesley as he lay on his death bed. The reality of God’s presence was what he held onto in his final moments. We are fortunate to have the legacy of those words, as it is not only at…
In Matthew 23:5 we read ‘‘Everything they do is done for people to see: they make their phylacteries wide and the tassels on their garments long”. Jesus was warning about the long noisy prayers of some Pharisees whose heartfelt faith he was questioning. Several years ago, when our children were quite young, Harry Chicken gave…
THE PRESENTATION OF CHRIST (CANDLEMAS) Master, now you are dismissing your servant in peace, according to your word; for my eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared in the presence of all peoples, a light for revelation to the Gentiles and for glory to your people Israel. Luke 2.29-32. Candlemas is traditionally a…
I’ve said before on here that I am a Disney fan! I was watching Frozen 2 again and was drawn to listen to the words of Elsa’s song “Into the unknown” when she hears the voice that only she can hear and it unsettles her. Into the unknown (Oh) I can hear you but I…
Sometimes life offers us unexpected surprises. I was quite interested to see that as I peeled a satsuma this morning and pulled the segments open that right in the heart of the fruit was a tiny replica of the larger outer one. In all my days, I don’t remember seeing this before and, sad as…
The 2000 US presidential election was finally decided after weeks of recounts, court battles and controversy about punch-card ballots. Political pundits and comedians had a heyday. Even after the Florida recount wrangling was over, a billboard along the Michigan highway reminded travellers of those post-election days. It carried this clever message: “Count your blessings. Recount…
I received a parcel in the post the other day which had a typed label and no indication on the wrapper who it was from, I was mystified by it – I hadn’t ordered anything and it wasn’t my birthday. Inside the outer wrapper was another one which also had my name on it but…
Philippians 4:13 “I can do all this through him who gives me strength.” One of the things my husband and I enjoy doing is walking in the hills and mountains. Unfortunately the weather often conspires against us, hampering the view when we reach the summit. I remember when we were climbing Ben Lomond in 2016.…
No.3 ‘Sight’ I remember as a little girl going on holiday, and the family competition, as to who could see the sea first. The great sense of excitement, as we glimpsed a patch of blue on the horizon, which grew and grew, as we realised the journey was nearly at an end, and the two…
As a preacher, the temptation to use phrases like ‘we all know the story’, or ‘of course it is widely accepted that…’ has to be resisted. Not everyone knows, or has heard, or is on the same wavelength as I happen to be at the moment. Straplines in advertising or colloquial catch phrases take on…