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)
Sometimes things happen to trigger memories. We have recently been watching the Poldark series on Netflix, not having seen the programmes when they were released initially. They serve to remind the watcher of the harshness of life in Cornwall in past times. Hunger and the grinding poverty of the poor together with limited medicine and…
A young man once told his Christian parents that “God can’t lose!”. Expanding on this, he added, “If you pray asking God about something and your prayer is answered then you thank/praise God for answering prayer. If you don’t get what you ask for, then you say it is not God’s will”. It has also…
This thought was first published in October 2022 At the Christian conference centre I visited a while ago, in the ladies’ toilets there were ‘inspirational messages’ on the backs of the cubicle doors which certainly made me pause for thought. The first was this one: “It is during the worst storm in your life that…
I have been asked to save beer bottles by my son and his girlfriend. The idea is to use them as wedding decorations. The plan is to hang them around the walls, and if we get enough (?!) to use them as table decorations with wildflower displays. My husband was somewhat bemused, as he couldn’t…
There are many great joys in working as a Minister and whilst there are times when I feel tired and maybe on occasions fed up, on the whole, I am thankful that God called me into this work. One of the big negatives is that as ministers we move on from time to time to…
I recently watched a programme about “The Great Storm of 1987”. Various people were talking about their memories of the night the storm came. Kew Gardens were very badly affected with the loss of many trees but the one that stuck out for me was a large veteran oak which had simply been lifted out…
By the time you read this, my youngest granddaughter will have had her second birthday, but in September her elder sister celebrated her own birthday. As Grandmas do, when I gave her a present of Disney Lego, the little one had a small set of Duplo bath time Lego to unwrap. They had just returned…
Ever since I stopped growing, I have avoided buying boots and shoes. When it comes to walking boots my decision to venture into a shop was precipitated by the experience of wet feet, having worn out another pair. Until today that is! Looking ahead to a holiday in October and realising that there is precious…
This thought was first published in August 2021 I found this piece from Geoffrey Rust pinned to our Church notice board today – I had used it once a while ago in a service at Knodishall and someone thought it was worth sharing. Having read it again I believe it is definitely worth sharing. It certainly…
A recent contribution about a lost purse reminded me of a BBC Radio programme from many years ago called, “Have a Go.” This was a hugely popular “people show” in which Wilfred Pickles (and his wife, Mabel) travelled around the country, turning up in village halls and asking ordinary folk up on stage to talk about…