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Red Kite In 2006 a Red Kite was spotted flying over London, for the first time in 150 years. Once almost extinct in the UK, these magnificent birds of prey have been patiently reintroduced by conservationists. They are still quite a rare sight though – and one which inspired Vivien Wakely to write today’s reflection.…
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Re-ordering, restoring love We’re thankful to three contributors today! The first is an image sent in by Angela Rigby-Doble, which goes very well with David Jones’s reflection on self-control – itself responding to the series on the fruits of the Holy Spirit, in which Gwen Parry used the image of the horned melon for self-control:…
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Togetherness So we begin the 13th week of restricted living, and 74 daily reflections, 14 videos later we’re still going! It’s been great to be brought together on Zoom too, in groups and one-to-one conversations, phone calls, texts and letters. Our community seems stronger than ever, and we are so delighted to have welcomed readers…
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Bore da! Good morning! Welcome to this morning’s service, brought to you by Reverends David and Eryl Parry, Stuart Melling and Jane Bowen. Our focus today is a beautiful passage from St. Paul’s letter to the Romans (5: 1-8), which should give us all hope as we enter yet another week of restricted living. After all,…
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Making a connection … One of the extraordinary ways that the Spirit has been at work through these pages over the last few months, is the way that people have made connections with one another, and with God. Today’s begins with Reverend Eryl Parry after receiving an e-mail below from Jane Williams …. ‘I was so…
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Personally speaking … Since Pentecost, these pages of daily reflections have been filled with images, prayers and thoughts of the Holy Spirit as their focus. We are so grateful to everyone who has contributed. As the series on the ‘fruits of the Spirit’ unfolded, we began to receive very personal stories of the Spirit at work…
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Fruits of the Spirit: self-control And so we arrive at the last in the list of the fruits of the Spirit! Today’s introduction to Gwen Parry’s reflection is not an image, but a favourite poem of Mavis Tunstall’s by Emily Dickinson, sent in response to how she sees the Holy Spirit. It provides the perfect…
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Fruits of the Spirit: Gentleness We have enjoyed sharing pictures of how we see the Holy Spirit, featuring alongside our series on the fruits of the Spirit as Paul lists in Galatians. Today’s image also comes with a great little story – the perfect match with Reverend Susan Blagden’s focus on gentleness: the beauty that…
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Fruits of the Spirit: Faithfulness Reverend Tom Saunders brings us today’s reflection as the next in our series on fruits of the Spirit as Paul lists in Galatians. Sandra’s image of how she sees the Spirit’s leading is the perfect match, given God’s faithfulness in guiding us through the changing scenes of life, and our…
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Fruits of the Spirit: Generosity Thank you to all who sent us such encouraging messages about yesterday’s service, and to all who joined the Zoom coffee morning. Sadly, the Internet connection of the hosts dropped, but everyone else was able to carry on! Wonderful! Today we resume our series on the fruits of the Spirit,…
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