Today’s thought for the day is brought to us by Rev Claire Jones Something to read The Lord sets prisoners free, the Lord gives sight to the blind, the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down, the Lord loves the righteous. The Lord watches over the foreigner and sustains the fatherless and the widow,…
This week, our 10 minute service reflects on Job 1:21.
Though not an avid watcher of the 2024 Olympics, I am interested in how Team GB is getting on in the various categories. There have surprises and disappointments, especially for any contestant who has trained hard but failed to meet their personal expectations. On social media, there are lots of “thumbs up” for those who…
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B 18th August 2024. Lectionary Readings: Proverbs 9 v1-6; Psalm 34 v9-14; Ephesians 5 v15-20; John 6 v51-58. ‘Life giving bread’ Jesus said “I am the bread that gives life!” (John 6 v48). Jesus offers us food for our hearts, our minds, and our souls. “Everyone who eats…
I’ve recently been looking at the collection of professional photographs that were taken at my son’s wedding in June. They capture so much of that day, sun and showers, preparation inside and out, smiles, laughter, joy and most obviously love. That love was obvious between Tom and Hannah, but also between their friends and family.…
My daughter told me that I ought to watch the Coldplay concert at Glastonbury. This is not the kind of thing I would watch as a matter of course, I know very little about the band and their music, so it was with a sense of duty, and my best attempt at being a good…
In the Ipswich Round this week the Climate Action Group’s tip for ways to be green says, “Plant wild flower seeds. Not only will you enjoy the flowers, you can also enjoy a wider variety of wildlife enjoying them too.” I was watching the news last week and there was an article about using dogs…
At the beginning of this week, one of the television news items called for people to donate blood, especially if they were type O since there was a shortage, due to staff shortages and changes in people’s behaviour since the pandemic. Blood has a limited shelf life and supplies were getting dangerously low. In this…
An unexpected benefit of spending weekends with our daughter and son-in-law is getting to see new places. They are not new of course, just new to me. The latest discovery was walking by the river Darent and discovering a great viaduct, towering over a country lane. Later in the following week I caught up with…
This week, our 10 minute service reflects on Acts 11:15-16