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)
In the gospel reading for today (Matthew 3:44-53) Jesus tells three parables. The hidden treasure is about investing everything in a field known to contain treasure, the pearl is about selling everything to invest in the one priceless jewel while the net is about catching everything and then sorting out what is needed from what…
This thought was first published in October 2020 I have recently been reading “Rewilding the Church” by Steve Aisthorpe, a mission worker in the Scottish Highlands. Taking his cue from recent rewilding initiatives in agriculture & forestry Steve argues that something similar should be happening in the Church. “Rewilding” allows natural forces to “take the…
This thought was first published in June 2020 As we watch our tv screens, read newspapers, listen to radios follow our social media feeds the world can feel anything but peaceful. This can cause us deep unease at times – even as Christians. However, when all around us feels like absolute chaos we can depend…
Cobwebs, of which there are many, are something to be be brushed away in my house. No sooner has one been removed, than another appears. However one misty morning recently I noticed this beautiful cobweb in our front garden. It was hanging complete between the stalks of various plants in a flower bed, and was…
Back in 2016 The BBC screened the first series of the BAFTA award winning drama series “The A Word” which tells the story of the Hughes family who live in Cumbria and are coming to terms with the truth that their little boy, Joe has been diagnosed with autism. Joe’s parents go through the agony…
I was brought up in the countryside in Northern Ireland and my uncles were farmers. I have many memories of very happy days running about the fields with my siblings but also of helping to work in those fields. This time of year was such an important time when the crops were harvested and 60…
As I reflect on the Queen’s funeral, two of the most enduring images are the little slip of paper that one of the clergy dropped accidentally by Her Majesty’s coffin and the amazing ‘Tall Man’ who led the procession in front of the hearse. The royal family were amazing, the pomp and tradition were awesome…
Recently at our Harvest Festival service Jo Jacobs used a passage from 1 Corinthians chapter 3 ‘What after all, is Apollos? And what is Paul? Only servants, through whom you came to believe – as the Lord has assigned to each his task. I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God made it grow’.…
We owe the Bible, both Old and New Testaments, to the Jews. All of it was written by Jews with the exception of the Gospel of Luke and the Book of Acts written by Luke if, as is generally accepted, Luke was a gentile, a non-Jew, born in Syria. The Bible, we believe, is a…
We have just been through a period of celebrating harvest. Despite the driest summer I can remember, and our lawn certainly seems to reflect that, we have had a harvest of figs, peaches, grapes, chilies, beans, potatoes and onions…oh and of course courgettes a plenty! One of the things I’ve noticed in the parched flower…