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)
We travelled down Woodhall Road in the Village of Calverley West Yorkshire a few years ago, passing my childhood family home, I asked my eldest daughter if she remembered my mum who died in the summer of 1992 when my daughter was just two years old. I was really surprised to by her reply, she…
When Ray and I were married over 30 years ago I was introduced to Boys’ Brigade. Ray was brought up at People’s Hall and was a member of the 2nd Ipswich Boys’ Brigade. He progressed through the ranks, became an officer and gained the King’s Badge. Two of his sons also were in the Brigade,…
Today’s thought for the day is brought to us by Sarah Woolven Sarah shares with us the following passage taken from Joyce Meyer’s ‘Starting your Day Right’: “Psalm 25:12-13: What man is he that dearth the Lord? Him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose. His soul shall dwell at ease; and…
Last week I wrote about holidays, times of rest and battery recharging. I am sure we are all different in this respect but for me, a holiday is a time to let go and recalibrate myself. It is a when I put back into perspective the parts of life that may have got distorted by…
Rabbi Jonathan Romain, leader of a Jewish congregation in the south of England, has been quoted as saying: “I’ve realised that ultimately what draws people to the synagogue is not God, but camaraderie. What they want most is not promises of the afterlife, but warmth, kindness and a sense of community in the here and…
The Thought for the Day is from Hebrews 11 v 6. And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him An atheist said to a Quaker, “Have you ever seen God? Have you ever felt…
This morning I felt the need for exercise and needed to go to our local Post Office. It was one of those beautiful sunny Suffolk days with blue sky and big white fluffy clouds. As I walked by the fields the various crops were looking almost ready for harvesting. In some of the fields the…
Hopefully as you sit with your cuppa taking time to read this, I will be in sunny Cornwall, not far from the coast three hundred and seventy miles away in Cornwall. Hopefully, I will be sitting out in the sun, but knowing my luck with holidays, it will be pouring with rain! I love holiday,…
One of the hymns which has been going through my mind recently has been Rock of Ages, cleft for me (StF 434) written by Augustus Toplady. I was surprised to find it is still in our recent hymn book and was quite prepared for it to have been left out. One saying is that Augustus…
I’m writing this on holiday in Brittany. There’s a perfumery called Beauty Success on a side street. How the French love some franglais! The shop sells a wide range of lovely face creams, perfumes and other toiletries. I enjoy wearing a little makeup and a good moisturiser, but I’m under no illusions. I’m never going…