Thought for the day (Page 66)

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)

Good friends

I have decided to start my Spring cleaning. I was looking through a pile of old CD’s and I found one by Rita MacNeil which was released in 1990. I remember buying it because I really liked her song “Working Man” but the words of some of the other songs are really thoughtful. One in particular…

Light:

These days we block out natural light with curtains and blinds whereas in the ancient world, people organised their activities around the pattern of daylight. According to Genesis, light was the first thing created ; in Revelation the Holy city  ‘has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of…

Buds and Hope

Well, there we are. Last week I wrote about a lovely spring day while today I write after the snow and rain of yesterday with a lowering sky outside daring me to try anything foolish, such as gardening. The transition from winter to spring can often see a few reverses. One of the subtler signs…

3 Years!

Three years ago today, we published our very first Thought for the day. Rev. Derek Grimshaw finished this very first thought with the following paragraph. “I am going to try and commit myself to writing a daily message to be posted on our new website.  I am of a mind that we can use the…

MISSION PARTNERS

As some of you may know I have supported the Leprosy Mission for many years now. and Ray supports All We Can, which used to be called the Methodist Relief and Development Fund.  That way we both give to overseas projects as well as food banks and other charities in this country.  We are very…

And only one said ‘thankyou’

This thought was first published on 28th September 2021 It’s so easy to make our prayer times purely times for asking.  Jesus encourages us to ask, especially in His name, and so asking is important.  But what about the other types of prayer? In the story of the Ten Lepers in Luke 17 we hear…

Lent 4 Jesus praying

Based on Luke 9: 12-17 Many years ago, before I became a minister, I was asked to preach in an Anglican Church, I processed down the aisle with the vicar and the dignitaries of the Church and went very confidently to the seat I had been allocated, facing the congregation.  Without thinking, I sat, in…

A trip to the Dentist

I had an appointment with my dentist on Tuesday as I needed to have a broken tooth extracted and a couple of fillings. Needless to say, I was not looking forward to this visit at all. All went well and I left the surgery with a gauze plug in my mouth which I had to…

Mothers:

What does it mean to be a mother? This is a popular theme in TV and drama. Think of storylines in the soaps (e.g. Eastenders at the time of writing this), popular dramas such as Happy Valley or Maternal and comedies like Motherhood. Our relationship with our Mum is our first relationship. Of course, Dads…

Playing with fire

We had a couple of lovely sunny days in mid-February, which inspired a neighbour to have a bonfire. As far as I could see the intention was to dispose of some trimmings from tree clearance work a few weeks ago. The fire went well and a huge tree stump was added to the blaze, presumably…