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)
The Thought for the Day is from Romans 5 v 8. From the cradle to the grave, we all need love. How vividly this is illustrated in the song “Jesus Loves Me” by Anna B. Warner (1824-1915). She and her sister Susan were gifted novelists. Anna also published many poems. The familiar lines of “Jesus…
Our last Messy Church before we go on our summer holidays was on the theme of perseverance, and by popular request we held a Messy Sports on our Village Sports field. I had been into the Primary School the day before to hold a school assembly and we explored the theme of perseverance using the…
I was walking out of a supermarket a few years ago with my two young daughters, both under ten at the time, I would guess, when a woman thrust a collecting tin in front of me and shook it in an intimidating way, she uttered some words about a local children’s charity, which I didn’t…
Most of you will have heard the sad news that Gloria died last Saturday. Apart from everything else that Gloria did, she was a very valued and committed contributor to Thought for the Day. We would like to share this special thought from Gloria that was first published on 10th March 2021. Although Gloria was…
I could list several times that I felt I could not succeed. In my early years as a teacher, I came quite close to quitting. In the late 60’s the school leaving age was increased from 15 to 16. Those who just had to stay on another year were put into a large group called…
We have been delighted over the last three or four weeks to watch a hummingbird hawk moth busily feeding outside our dining room window while we are feeding inside it. Then I realised something I should have noticed before, namely, bees and other insects busily feeding on flowers do not waste their time coming in…
Last week, for the first time ever I went to Wimbledon. We didn’t have tickets for the top courts, but we got a grounds pass enabling us to queue to go into the other courts as and when seats became available. Before and after we managed to get a seat on court, we sat and…
The Thought for the Day is from John 17 v 16.They are not of the world, even as I am not of it The water spider is an amazing little creature. Called the frogman of the spider world, it lives in rivers and streams. How does this fascinating species survive in its watery environment? It…
We are living at the moment with no TV. Unfortunately it stopped working. We tried new batteries in the remote. We tried the good old, “switch it off and then switch it on”. We tried different plug sockets, all to no avail. We then remembered it was still under guarantee, (just!), so duly contacted John…
Firstly, I apologize for the grainy nature of the picture, it comes from the 1917 edition of Highways and Hedges, the book of the National Children’s Home in its day. The governess in the picture is my granny, my maternal grandmother, who was the granddaughter of a Methodist Local Preacher, and her great grandfather was…