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)
At the beginning of this week, one of the television news items called for people to donate blood, especially if they were type O since there was a shortage, due to staff shortages and changes in people’s behaviour since the pandemic. Blood has a limited shelf life and supplies were getting dangerously low. In this…
An unexpected benefit of spending weekends with our daughter and son-in-law is getting to see new places. They are not new of course, just new to me. The latest discovery was walking by the river Darent and discovering a great viaduct, towering over a country lane. Later in the following week I caught up with…
Plant 3 rows of peas:Peace of mind.Peace of heart.Peace of soul. Plant 4 rows of squash:Squash gossip.Squash indifference.Squash grumbling.Squash selfishness. Plant 4 rows of lettuce:Lettuce be faithful.Lettuce be kind.Lettuce be obedient.Lettuce really love one another: No garden without turnips:Turnip for meetings.Turnip for service.Turnip to help one another: We must have thyme:Thyme for God,Thyme for study,Thyme…
Even people not interested in football have probably not avoided the euphoria that accompanied the Ipswich Town football team’s promotion to the Premier League. Following on from that, there have been details of large sums of money spent on bringing new players to join the team. As I read of these ‘transfers in, I wondered…
If you follow any news channel or newspaper you will not have failed to learn of the news of an assassination attempt on Donald Trump, the death of a supporter and critical injury of two others. President Biden has reflected and responded to the clamour of voices for him to step aside for a younger…
One of the projects at several of the churches in the Ipswich Circuit have embraced over the last couple of years has been the introduction of free little pantries and at the time of writing six of our churches are successfully running pantries. There is a notice inside which invites people to take what they…
My husband and I have just returned from a short visit to Northern Ireland. We went back to visit our family and to meet up with friends who were celebrating their Golden Wedding Anniversary. My husband was able to relate to those present at the party that he was responsible for us being there as…
I don’t want to imagine the scenes at the Taylor Swift dance class in Southport on Monday. I’m sure anyone who witnessed them will never forget. Our thoughts and prayers go out to all involved. It’s at times like these words can’t be found that touch the depth of feeling brought to the surface. All…
God is in heaven! At the time of writing at least, the weather is lovely. This morning the sun was already strong at 7:30am. The cereals in the fields are already starting the ripening process, the first night of Proms is imminent and it is only a week until the opening ceremony for the Olympic…
Today’s thought for the day is brought to us by Rev Claire Jones www.christianaid.org Something to read Beloved, I am writing you no new commandment, but an old commandment that you have had from the beginning; the old commandment is the word that you have heard. Yet I am writing you a new commandment that…