Today’s reading from the Psalms is one of those that reflects on the restoration of the fortunes of the people, of Zion. Restoration is defined as the act or process of returning something to its earlier good condition or position, or to its owner. The picture depicts the cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris, currently undergoing…
This thought was first published on 4th August 2021 Romans 5:4“Perseverance, character, and character, hope.” Today I finished the ironing! It had started as a small pile, just a few clothes. “Not worth getting the ironing board out for”, I thought. A few more were added, but I never felt like doing it. “It will…
This week, our 10 minute service reflects on Matthew 16:26.
This post was first published in September 2021 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…
26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A 1st October 2023 Lectionary Readings: Ezekiel 18 v1-4, 25-32; Psalm 25 v1-9; Philippians 2 v1-13; Matthew 21 v23-32. Seeing is Believing. (for some, but not all, it seems.) Jesus is challenging the religious leaders about their understanding of God’s love and purposes. Jesus says that they did…
I recently had to go to Llandudno in north Wales. It wasn’t a holiday, but to visit an elderly aunt who is in hospital. Having sat with her for several hours, on the hottest day of the year, I decided to try and get some fresh air, so went for a walk along the west…
Way back in the early nineties, we had a holiday in the village of Morwenstow slightly north of Bude in North Cornwall. We stayed on a farm and were fed sumptuous meals by the farmers wife and the children were encouraged to go and pick eggs from the hen hut for breakfast and could watch…
On the second Thursday of each month at 7.30pm we hold a Folk Cafe in Trinity. It provides a very welcoming space for people who wish to sing, play a musical instrument, recite poetry or to just come and enjoy listening. In May of this year one of our elderly gentlemen had a stroke. The stroke…
More than half-way through September now, it strikes me that it’s a month of transitions. The beginning of the Methodist and the School Year. New schools, new classes, new teachers, new friends, new activities. A new season – the Fall (of the leaf) as opposed to the Spring (of the leaf) or autumn as we…
Image: Saint Matthew (c. 1611) by Peter Paul Rubens Talking to friends recently, somehow, we got onto the subject of a village church, a long way from here (not in Suffolk) where a scheme is being worked up to replace the ancient oak door with a modern glass one. The argument used in justification is that of…