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)
My sister recently underwent a knee replacement, and being the “loving/devoted” older sibling, I went to stay with her for a few days. She was just one week post surgery and had been given a programme of exercises by the physiotherapist whom we visited on my first day there. Anyone who has had a knee…
We live in an age of uncertainties, where people have ceased to be sure about anything. Life seems so full, yet deep down right where our lives really matter it is empty, and having no signpost to lead the way, people turn to wealth and possessions. There is, of course, no problem in wealth and…
At the Harvest Service in Felixstowe Methodist Church at Trinity last Sunday the items donated have been given to the Little Pantries Project. The Rev Jo Jacobs remarked about how different our services are now in that we are very much including helping to feed the hungry. It made me think about Harvest Services when…
My son and his partner have split up. He hasn’t seen his children for four months. During the last week of the school holidays, it was arranged that he and I meet them in a park. The two older children were there with their friends and they acknowledged him as they played on the climbing…
It is quite likely that a church near you will be celebrating Harvest Thanksgiving sometime in late September or early October. Despite the all-year-round nature of harvest the traditional celebration is fixed following the end of the cereal harvest. Raspberries, potatoes, fish and fuel are all very well but the place of bread in the…
Today’s thought for the day is brought to us by Adapted from a contribution by Rev Phyllis Thompson, the Education Director for the New Testament Church of God-Leadership Training Centre at the time of writing. www.christianaidorg.uk Something to read You have turned my mourning into dancing; you have taken off my sackcloth and clothed me…
Some months ago, I bought a new pair of slippers because of the condition of those I have worn for a long time. As I prefer wearing socks in the slippers, and the new pair were tight on my feet and needed a shoehorn to assist, I found it much easier to continue with the…
In the last of this series of TFTDs from Greenbelt, I want to share some thoughts from a talk by theologian Thomas Ooord. The title of his talk was “God is- uncontrolling love”, and he started with the statement – God CANNOT control anything. The talk was packed with information explaining this statement, which I…
I read “Our Daily Bread” fairly often and some time ago (well 8th October 2023 actually) Monica La Rose wrote about #slowfashion’. In the article she explained that the hashtag captures a movement focused on resisting ‘fast fashion’—an industry dominated by cheaply made and quickly disposed of clothes. In fast fashion, clothes are out of…
Psalm 26 v 2 says, “Put me on trial, Lord, and cross examine me. Test my motives and my heart.” I used this verse when I wrote my “Thought for the day” on the 2nd June 2020. At that stage I was writing one every day in order to keep in touch during our Covid…