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)
This thought was first published in February 2021 John 1: 1 “In the beginning was The Word…..” Have you ever really thought about how powerful words can be? It’s hard to believe the pen really is mightier than the sword when we see all the pictures and reports of violence which stream across our television…
I have most of Eddie Askew’s books and now his daughter is bringing together many of the writings she found after his death. One of the fairly recent ones is “Snails have no reverse Gear” which my husband, Ray, gave me for Christmas. Eddie Askew has the knack of bringing the ordinary everyday things to…
This week my sister has a significant birthday and I was faced with the dilemma of what to get her. (I won’t let on what I decided on, in case she reads this!) Should it be something useful, or something funny? Should I ask her what she wants, or should I make it a surprise?…
On two separate occasions, I have ventured to the summit of Mount Snowdon in North Wales. The first time we went as a family sometime around 2001 and the second time about five years later when just two of us made our way up the mountain. I hasten to add before you get the wrong…
A few days ago, I was having a new boiler fitted. Obviously, there would be no water or heat for a number of hours. To prepare for this I filled buckets of water for the bathroom, made sure the kettle was full and various saucepans were filled with clean water. A small blow heater was…
We’re approaching Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent. We eat pancakes the day before on Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) as we eat up the rich fatty foods before commencing the Lenten fast. Traditionally this is the day we are ‘shriven’ or absolved of our sins after self examination. On Ash Wednesday, the…
We were fortunate to be in York recently. With a morning to spare, we decided to walk around the City’s walls; it was an experience for the knees and calves but also for the imagination. For much of the time the ancient Minster is in view, sometimes nearby and sometimes far away. Iconic and solid,…
This thought was published onwww.chritianaid.org.uk and written by Rev Claire Jones Do not repay evil for evil or abuse for abuse; but, on the contrary, repay with a blessing. It is for this that you were called—that you might inherit a blessing. – 1 Peter 3:9. Something to think about When Abraham Lincoln remarked to…
I’ve just returned from a stroll around the village on a sunny afternoon. Part of the route takes me round some fields and across a small footbridge. Until recently it was very wobbly, with rotten boards and a rickety handrail. Suffolk County Council (I think) have replaced the bridge with a sturdy new one. We…
The big news of Wednesday 1st February was the possible sighting of Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) or “The Green Comet as people have called it. The only problem was that it was only visible in the middle of the night so most folk were fast asleep when the phenomenon occurred. Fortunately my son in law…