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)
We got my grandson a toy garage for Christmas last year and I must confess that his dad and I got hours of enjoyment on Christmas day, taking all the components out of the box and linking them all together, it wasn’t a very practical present, because once built up it wouldn’t fit in their…
New born babies are a wonderful miracle! As you gaze at the sleeping innocent infant, the miracle, is, that all the future potential and personality lies waiting to develop in that tiny, peaceful, slumbering body. We are overwhelmed by how fragile, and vulnerable that small human being is, and how dependent on us they are.…
Luke 2:4-5 “So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child.” Today is the day…
Isaiah 9: 6-7 “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be upon his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on…
What do you think about Mary the Mother of Jesus? In the Middle Ages Mary was always shown as golden- haired, clothed in white and blue with white skin; she would quite literally be placed on a pedestal in so many shrines and churches . The idea was believers needed her to pray for them…
About thirty years ago, when our girls were very little, the Church in Bradford that we used to attend held a Christingle service at 4pm on Christmas Eve. Over the years, the Christingle service became a part of our Christmas tradition and we would attend every year, then spend the rest of Christmas Eve with…
On the day that covid vaccines began arriving in the UK my wife, Dawn, saw a newspaper headline which said ‘The day that hope arrived’ and had a picture of a lorry disembarking from a ferry – presumably carrying vials of vaccine. Dawn subsequently used this in an on-line talk and pointed out that in…
A hundred years ago my grandparents, and many like them, were having their first family Christmas. They had been married for just over a year and had a new baby (though I am not sure I like to think of the revered aunt Mary like that). Christmas 1918 was close to the end of the…
With cranberries, it’s the bounce that counts. According to Science Digest, processing cranberries involves pouring freshly picked berries down a series of step-like boards. At each level, only the berries that bounce over an eight-to-ten-inch barrier pass the test. Each berry gets eleven chances. Those that fail are discarded. Some fruits are judged by their…
Alongside this reflection is a picture of one of our Hampers of Hope. These Hampers will be delivered over the next couple weeks to some Nursing Homes in the Felixstowe Mission Area of the Ipswich Circuit and also to anyone who requests one for themselves or requests one on behalf of a neighbour who might…