Thought for the day (Page 99)

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)

Singapore Part 3

On Sunday the 15th May Richard and I attended the morning service in Hakka Methodist Church. It is very close to his apartment. It was very hot and so the coolness inside the church was a huge relief. We were warmly greeted and shown where to sit. The first thing I noticed was the beautiful…

Jubilee! Taking to the streets.

Weather permitting, the people of Great Britain and around the British Commonwealth will be spilling out into the streets this weekend to celebrate seventy years of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. You don’t have to be a staunch royalist to appreciate all that she has done over the last seventy years and still continues…

I wonder?

I have recently been sorting and clearing out some of my many books. My late husband was an incorrigible collector of books but he never got rid of any. Do any of you know someone like that?!  During this process I have discovered some treasures and I hope to share some with you over the…

Sing to the Lord a new song 1

I was reading an article in my regular Christian magazine this week and came across this article. “Did you know that the Australian regent honeyeater bird needs to learn to sing again?  Apparently it is on the verge of extinction which means that the few male birds that remain don’t have contact with older males from…

Congratulations Ma’am

Her Majesty The Queen was born the year before my late father. For a couple of years before he died, Father was constantly speculating about whether this weekend would ever come. Whoever you are and whatever your views on royalty generally and the British Royal Family particularly, today no one can deny the human achievement…

Memories from hymns

Another Thought for the Day of the hymns which are special to me and I hope will be of interest to you all.  It is ‘Dear Lord and Father of Mankind’. This hymn has been special for a number of reasons.  The first being that I just love the sentiments and the tune which seems…

A sign of faith

The Thought for the Day is from Philippians 2 v 2. then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind Long lines of cars were filling up the huge parking lot of a church where a gentleman was attending a conference. As he parked, he noticed the…

Lord’s Prayer

We have recently had a Prayer Day with our local Primary School where we explored creative ways of saying the Lord’s Prayer. How often so we say the Lord’s Prayer – most, if not all Sundays? But how often do we stop and think about what it really means? Here are some of my thoughts.…