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)
During one of our recent coffee morning conversations with friends, someone mentioned buffet meals in restaurants, but it struck a more profound thought: Life is like a buffet table. Everything beneath the sky is laid out before us, and there are so many choices and possibilities. And just like at a buffet, while everything might…
I really enjoy doing jigsaw puzzles which makes it easy for my family at Christmas and at my birthday to get me presents. This past Christmas my husband bought me a set of three in one box. They are all puzzles of British scenes. The one I have just finished is Gold Hill in Dorset.…
Following on from last week’s ‘thought’…. This week I tuned into the Religion Media Centre Briefing on Tuesday lunchtime which discussed a recent Bible Society/YouGov report entitled ‘The Quiet Revival’. This 2024 nationally representative survey based on 13,000 responses has found a 50% increase in church attendance (from 8% to 12%, including 4 times as…
As we approach Holy Week, I keep thinking of a comment made to me recently about the wealth of the Church. Whether that wealth is in the ornate buildings bequeathed to us from past generations or in the ownership of land and financial assets the point made applies just the same. The thought shared with…
Today’s thought for the day is brought to us by Dr Frances Clemson, Christian Aid’s Faith Communications and Just Scripture Specialist. First publication date on www.christianaid.org.uk May 2023 Living Stones Something to read …like living stones let yourselves be built into a spiritual house… – 1 Peter 2:5. Something to think about What are you…
A TFTD, referring to active prayer, reminded me of the time I visited a church for possibly the first time. As I entered the church, each person was handed a blank piece of paper and a hymn book with the comment “I have no idea what this is for but the minister has asked us to…
We recently held a “Vision Day” at Elmsett. It has been a long time in the preparation – the first suggestion that we hold such an event was over 5 years ago! We also received prompting and reminding along the way. Our opening questions included, Why? What? How? A common theme that came through was…
Luke 12:6-8 ‘Five sparrows are sold for just two pennies, but God doesn’t forget one of them. Even the hairs on your heard are counted. So don’t be afraid, you are worth much more than many sparrows.’ In a small, remote Mutenherwa village in Zimbabwe, there lived a young boy named Saul. Surrounded by vast…
Matthew 26 v 43 says, “When he came back, he again found them sleeping, because their eyes were heavy.” Many years ago, I couldn’t understand why my mother had little catnaps in the afternoon. I am now my mother. So often, in the middle of the afternoon, when I’m watching a quiz show, just as…
There can’t be many people in the country who haven’t heard of the Netflix series ‘Adolescence’! Many will have watched it already; our children and grandchildren will be watching it in school as part of the discussion about the dangers of modern living. For me, the saddest part was when the father realised what his…