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)
I was interested and concerned to hear of the difficulties caused to attention spans by a reduction in in-person human contact during COVID. The context was younger children and an example was that because ‘Granny is on screen’ and can be turned up or down, on or off, she becomes less ‘real’. This has brought…
“Through the night of doubt and sorrowOnward goes the pilgrim band:Singing songs of expectationMarching to the Promised Land.” It saddens me how this song has dropped out of use, I’ve always found it very helpful. I’ve some ideas: a. People have stopped reading beyond the first line; b. The word “Marching” has put people off,…
2 Corinthians 5:8. We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord. Winston Churchill (1874-1965) made specific requests regarding his funeral service. He asked that it begin with the playing of “Taps,” the traditional military signal played at the end of the day or…
My desk is scattered with sheets of paper with various scribblings on. My calendar has various dates filled with activities. My garden is looking decidedly autumnal with fallen leaves and flowers that need deadheading. And then….I get an email saying “yes, it’s me, can you write a Thought for the Day for next week?” Rather…
Travelling home from our holiday on Friday 5th November, we noticed that there was a red poppy fixed to every lamp post in the market town of Bawtry. It was a moving sight as we drove through the town and the words “lest we forget” echoed around in my head. Bawtry is by no means…
Ephesians 2 v 8. For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God. During the Spanish-American War, Clara Barton was overseeing the work of the Red Cross in Cuba. One day Colonel Theodore Roosevelt came to her, wanting to buy food for his sick…
If you are fortunate to have a garden, however large or small, during these times of pandemic, you have probably spent more time in it than usual. You may have noticed the creatures that share your garden with you, who either have made it their home, or are passing visitors. Observing these creatures, their habits…
Today is a day that we all approach differently. I was in Brussels for a meeting on 11th November one year and remember talking about it during a break in a meeting with colleagues from around Europe. Remembrance inspires emotions ranging from the extremes of anger through to a passive thirst for knowledge, with a…
One of the many blessings about this house is the rainbows we see from our front window. Two or three times a year, when the sun is setting, the rain is falling and the sky opposite is just the right shade of grey, we see a glorious rainbow. And it’s often a full arc, sometimes…
Psalm 104 v 24.How many are your works, Lord! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures. A tiny bird, the lesser white-throat warbler, summers in Germany and winters in Africa. As the days grow short, the adult birds head south, leaving their little ones behind. Several weeks later, the young fly…