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 family are all Lego fans and in fact my son’s partner took him to visit Legoland at Windsor for his 40th birthday present just the other weekend. I now get lovely flowers to build with Lego and the photo I’ve included is of my two sunflowers. I like sunflowers as they look happy with…
A couple of weeks ago, we went to the cinema to watch the latest ‘Mission Impossible’ film. Since I hadn’t seen any of the others in the franchise, I had been given a crash course and screening of most of those in the series so that I was grounded in the necessary character profiles and…
On our recent holiday in The Lake District, we climbed Great Gable. The Westmorland Cairn at one side of the rocky summit of the mountain was a special place for my Grandparents and my aunts. Standing there overlooking Wasdale and, when the mist allowed, looking across to Scafell Pike I was reunited with past generations…
This thought was first published on 8th January 2021 Recalling undertakers I have known, there was one who went appropriately by the name of Mr Death, but who pronounced his name rather less ominously as Mr De’ath. But more significantly, I remember one saying in my hearing: “I wish these ministers didn’t keep harping on…
Psalm 23 is a much loved and remembered Psalm and is often read at funerals. The words are very comforting and reassuring especially in times of sadness. During our recent Cafe Church we were thinking of shepherds and the parable of the lost sheep. One of our challenges was to revisit the Psalm and rewrite…
On my return from Church a few weeks ago I found this bunch of wildflowers left sticking out of the spout of a full watering can by the back door. This simple gesture lifted my spirits which had taken a bit of a battering. (Nothing to do with being at Church!) None of the flowers…
We Brits can be a bit obsessed with the weather, it is a great opener when we meet people “lovely day today!” or “nice weather for ducks” or “there’s a chill in the air today” we love it! The weather governs the choices we make, where we go and what we do, how good, or…
I found this little card in St. Clare’s in Coventry. I got up early one morning and rushed right into the day; I had so much to accomplish that I didn’t have time to pray. Problems just tumbled about me, and heavier came each task, “Why doesn’t God help me?” I wondered, He answered, “You…
As you are probably already aware, for health reasons, I’ve been put on a low carb diet. This means that I am getting obsessed with all things edible – especially food that I’m forbidden. So, I was interested to read recently that Britons have an average of 24 biscuit related arguments a year according to…
Today we remember Saint Bartholemew; one of the twelve Apostles known to us as Nathanael, he is reputed to have suffered the most barbaric death of all the martyrs, being flayed alive. Bartholemew’s ‘great crime’ was introducing the King of Armenia to Christianity. Now we think of him as the patron saint of tanners, tailors,…