Today’s contributor, Kathy Galloway is a practical theologian and former co-leader of the Iona Community. www.christianaid.org.uk/resources/pray The Lord will have compassion. Something to read The Lord will not reject for ever. Although he causes grief, he will have compassion according to the abundance of his steadfast love; for he does not willingly afflict or grieve anyone. –…
This week, our 10 minute service reflects on 1 Peter 2:24.
In two of the smaller rooms in our home, we have heat/light bulbs that prove beneficial at colder parts of the day. On one occasion, a visitor was using the facilities and, because he was tall, soon became aware of the heat on his head! We would not have known of this if he had…
Fifth Sunday in Lent Year B 17th March 2024 Lectionary Readings: Jeremiah 31 v31-34; Psalm 51 v1,2; Hebrews 5 v5-10; John 12 v20-33. ‘Freedom from bondage’ and ‘Daring to think differently’. John, writing at the end of the first century, was mindful of the everyday persecution suffered by Christian communities spread across the…
I recently joined with a group of us from Elmsett to visit one of our church members who has been in hospital following a severe stroke. He had suggested that we could meet in the chapel at All Hallows, Ditchingham and share in worship together. It was wonderful to have a full church with voices…
Thankfully, my Mum was one of those people who wrote on the back of photographs, and the narrative on the reverse of this one reads “October 27th 1963, Derek’s birthday party” that means that I was five at the time and this is possibly the last time that my Dad sat me on knee, I…
Tomorrow is Mothering Sunday as I’m sure you all must know. There are so many cards in the shops and adverts for presents and flowers we could hardly forget. So many of us are looking forward to being a bit spoiled but on the other hand there are so many who are not looking forward…
Gracious God, As Mothering Sunday approaches we pray and thank You for our Mother Church, the place where we started to learn of You, where the seeds were sown in our hearts, where we began to love You and commence our journey with You. We bring You our prayers for anyone who has a mothering…
War memorials are always hard places for me. When there are a lot of names the feeling grows; I cannot but feel for all the different families and how it would have felt as the loss linked with every name was realised. In 1953 there was a massacre on the island of Sao Tome, which…
Today’s thought for the day is brought to us by Graham Philpott Daily reading: 6 March – Christian Aid Graham is Director of Church Land Programme in South Africa. The Church Land Programme works to affirm, learn from and journey with those who are systematically excluded and impoverished in their struggles related to land and justice.…