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 live very close to the River Gipping. There is a pair of swans resident along the bank. They are large, majestic and quite intimidating. I decided to research the lives of swans, because although beautiful to watch swimming, to me, their necks seem very long and awkward and I wondered how they supported their…
The feast of Candlemas falls exactly forty days after Christmas, so always on 2nd February. Three things come together today. First, for Mary, forty days was the period during which, as a new mother, she must stay away from the temple. The Old Testament Law tells us that after the birth of a Son, the…
Charles Plumb was a navy jet pilot. On his seventy-sixth combat mission, he was shot down and parachuted into enemy territory. He was captured and spent six years in prison. He survived and now lectures on the lessons he learned from his experiences. One day, a man approached Plumb and his wife in a restaurant,…
Here we are in what should be the depth of Winter. Plenty of hard frosts but no sign of snow yet in East Anglia. Christmas is over and we are into a New Year. Already the bulbs are coming up – a sure sign of Spring. The birds are eating me out of house and…
The Old Testament reading set for today is the introduction to the life of Ruth. Naomi and her husband are forced to live in Moab because of famine in the land of Judah. They have two sons who marry women native to the country of Moab. Sadly Naomi’s husband dies and around 10 years after…
We have a wonderful event at one of the Churches in the Ipswich Circuit. Tea and Toast happens on a Friday morning and offers a free breakfast to people in the large residential estates around the Church, and it is good to see families from the neighbourhood coming into the Church and having a lovely…
When my husband and I moved to Felixstowe over seven years ago I started walking every day. One day I walked from Martello Tower to the Spa Theatre. It was about 4.30 and quite a pleasant afternoon. When I turned at the Spa to go home, I was astounded by the most amazing sunset. The…
On 27th January every year we are asked to remember the Holocaust and the theme this year is “Ordinary People”. It is a time when we seek to learn the lessons of the past and recognise that genocide does not take place on its own; it is a steady process which can begin if discrimination,…
I have previously referred to the sound of a woodpecker busying itself in a tree across the road from my study window. Noisy but rarely visible these pretty little birds are strangely alluring (to me). Over the last few weeks one of these friends has become braver and now feeds on the bird feeder that…
I’ve just re-read the story of Jesus’ first miracle, turning water into wine at the wedding in Cana. I love this story. It’s not a life and death situation. It’s to do with someone not doing their job properly, not ordering enough wine and Jesus stepping in to save their embarrassment. It’s a story of…