Thursday 9 July Recalling what our hard working Secretary, Irene, said in her daily blog the other day about the need for patience, let us give thanks that today the First Minister has announced further easing of lockdown into Phase 3 of the Scottish Government’s strategy for embarking on the ”new normal”. That this is … Read more
Wednesday Reflection: Bats In his poem, Bat, David Herbert Lawrence, expressed his dislike for the nocturnal mammal. However, the poem begins positively: At evening, sitting on this terrace, When the sun from the west, beyond Pisa, beyond the mountains of Carrara Departs, and the world is taken by surprise … When the tired flower of … Read more
FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY WEDNESDAY REFLECTION From the beginning of June, the Minister is offering a short reflection every Wednesday. This may be accessed on our website (script and audio) or Facebook (audio). Last week’s was entitled “FAIRIES”. Do take a look! THE JULY PRAYER CALENDAR for week ONE is available on the … Read more
“Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you” 1 Peter 5, verse 7 NIV For your encouragement here is a thought for the week, prompted by reading the following in a magazine we received recently – George Muller never requested funding for the orphanages he established in Bristol in the 19th century; … Read more
Sitting off the Ayrshire coast, 10 miles west of Girvan, the volcanic plug we know as Ailsa Craig strikes a familiar sight. On the evening of this year’s summer solstice, the immensely vibrant vermilion sun was a breath-taking backdrop to the Craig or ‘Paddy’s Milestone’, the halfway point between Belfast and Glasgow. In Gaelic, Ailsa … Read more
THIRD SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY WEDNESDAY REFLECTION From the beginning of June, the Minister is offering a short reflection every Wednesday. This may be accessed on our website (script and audio) or Facebook (audio). Last week’s was entitled ‘HEDGEHOGS. Do take a look! THE JUNE PRAYER CALENDAR for week FOUR is available on … Read more