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Capture the right moment

 Isaiah 40 v 31. but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary; they will walk and not be faint. Astronaut Michael Collins described the problem of trying to link two orbiting space vehicles. When two airplanes’ rendezvous for an in-flight…

Now you see it, now you don’t

Thought for the day on 2 wheels! (This series of Thoughts for the Day were inspired whilst taking a week’s break in Eastbourne with my friend Rev Rach Ward, a Minister in the Leeds South and West Circuit, previously a Local Preacher in the Ipswich Circuit) On day 2 of our cycling break in Eastbourne,…

Roses

Last summer this rose put on so much growth and the blooms were so heavy that several the vine wires that support it were broken. In the winter I was determined to get the better of it; the renewed wires are stronger and from the outset the necessary support was in place so the flowers…

Lectionary Reflections – Sunday 15th August 2021

Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time                      Year B                                     15th August 2021 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…

God answers prayer!

James 5 v 16.Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective While crossing the Atlantic on a ship many years ago, Bible teacher and author F.B. Meyer was asked to speak to the passengers. An agnostic listened…