#LastLaugh I have a pet lizard named ‘Tiny’….. …..he’s my newt

Wherever you are today, there will be someone who’s just having a very bad day. Or who feels sad or angry for reasons as yet undefined. Try to give them a break. Try to be forgiving and kind.

A poll of 45,300 people by green entrepreneur, Dale Vince, suggests that 80 per cent of British people enjoy mixing with people of different backgrounds, ethnicities and religion, and 66 per cent say they live in “peaceful, friendly communities”. gigapoll.co.uk

What to do when a colleague says ‘I don’t want you on my team because you are part of @inclusivechurch.bsky.social but you are welcome to worship with us’? You can receive the sacraments here but you can’t preside over the sacrament here. Dusting sandals…. 😔 www.methodist.org.uk/for-churches...

#txt4today✝️ When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs. (Mark 11v13) Jesus is hungry. We must produce fruit regardless of the season

#ToPray✝️ If God didn't send Jesus into the world to condemn it, I doubt he sent you. (David Huskins)

#ToPonder Love is… putting someone else's needs before your own. (Olaf - Frozen)

Wasn’t going to watch the Ryder Cup ⛳️ but then heard about the aggressive USA spectators on Day Two Am I enjoying watching three days worth of highlights on @bbcsport As they say over the Pond ‘In the Hole’

Finally home and able to raise a glass for my friend Steve Didn’t have a single malt mate but at least it’s in a Spanish limoncello glass Slainté 🥃

I found out tonight that between the flickering of the fuel light & running out of diesel the Popemobile can travel 150 yards short of 43 miles… It was a pleasant evening walk of 150 yards from the on ramp of Woolpit Services to collect 5 litres of Go Juice. I am now the proud owner of a Jerry can 😂

Slowly, too slowly beeps the vario of our lives. weighed down by our mortality our feet remain rooted on the hill. But Steve, Steve defies gravity and soars. Scorning the endless circling of the gaggle he climbs and climbs …/

So very good to stop and say Morning Prayer using the @churchofengland.org Daily Prayer app in St Andrew’s Bishopthorpe before attending the funeral of my friend Steve Penfold. Very grateful for a well-tended unlocked church and those whose voices pray the App @dioceseofyork.bsky.social

#txt4today✝️ The angel tapped Peter on the side and woke him, saying, ‘Get up quickly.’ And the chains fell off his wrists. (Acts 12v7) When we learn to listen to God and God’s messengers miracles can happen. If we don’t they never will.

#ToPonder Like so many things, it is not what's outside, but what is inside that counts (The Merchant - Alladin)

What sort of person turns a collection box for charity into a rubbish bin? 😔

#ToPray✝️ Who is the third who walks always beside you? When I count there are only you and I together But when I look ahead up the white road There is always another one walking beside you Gliding wrapt in a brown mantle hooded… who is that on the other side of you? (T. S. Elliot - The Waste Land)

#LastLaugh Al through 2019 a friend worked on improving her eyesight And then it was 2020…..

Morning worship in Kesgrave Harvest Lunch in Lt Bealings and, wonderfully found that St Lawrence in York actually has Sunday evensong in the evening 💝 There’s nothing quite so reassuring about the welcome a church will offer as finding beer kegs outside the entrance 🍻😁 @dioceseofyork.bsky.social

Experience Harvest at All Saints Kesgrave starts a two week journey as our team assembles different prayer stations for the different harvests all around the church More to be added including prayer suggestions for everyone who visits them Tx u @glosdioc.bsky.social for the ‘Experience’ resources 💝

#txt4today Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am in agony in these flames. (Luke 16v24) If you ignore the poor during this life don’t expect them to serve you in the next one…. (Andrew Dotchin)

#ToPray✝️ As truly as God is our Father, so truly God is our Mother. (Julian of Norwich)

#ToPonder The past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it, or learn from it. (Rafiki - the Lion King)

…and then they were the Magnificent Seven. Chrissie Bryer, after several years of study, joined our Ministry Team in Kesgrave and the Fynn Valley to make us four Readers and Three clergy. Felling very blessed and thankful 💝

#LastLaugh What cocktail do librarians enjoy most? Tequila Mockingbird…..

#txt4today✝️ For the Lord of all will not stand in awe of anyone, or show deference to greatness; because he himself made both small and great, and he takes thought for all alike. (Wisdom 6v7)

#ToPray✝️ The Christian Paradox: waiting for the return of Jesus while ignoring what he said the first time.

Sounds about right Beware of the Stale Pale Male! (says a ‘stale pale male’….)

Standing outside Tesco advertising our Teddy Bear 🧸 Zip wire from the church tower next week and say ‘good morning’ to passing elderly gent. Who then goes to the cash machine, withdraws money, and hands me £10 saying ‘take this’ Sometimes you receive without even asking - Laus Deo

#ToPonder The things that make me different are the things that make me ME. (Piglet)

Sending big hugs to all my Trans siblings 🏳️‍⚧️

Good to spend time with the Ipswich branch of the Merchant Navy Association at the Seafarers Centre in the Port of Felixstowe today. I won the raffle of a bottle of Wood’s Navy Rum which was perfect 😁 We also talked about how our old smart phones can help seafarers. Have you got one to give away ?

If only this was what the text really meant…

"Disability inclusion is a gospel issue." It's not too late for your church or #ChurchesTogether group to join in prayers for #DisabilityAwarenessSunday THIS WEEKEND. More details: throughtheroof.org/2025/09/09/p... This year's theme is: 'Made in God's image' #PrayTogether 🙏

Do you find it hard to 'disconnect from the digital world and reconnect with yourself'? Find out how with Roger Preece at The Royal Foundation of St. Katharine on 4 Oct. All info and bookings on www.rfsk.org.uk/events #retreat #quietday

Tired out after a long preach ‘Rev Wally’ sits down for a rest on the Kesgrave Scarecrow Trail. I wonder Where’s Wally…? 😁

Quakers in Britain have joined major church leaders across England in this statement rejecting the misuse of religious teachings by the far-right to promote hate.

“The Gospel of Christ must never be co-opted to support the messages that breed hostility towards others. Its message never legitimises rejection, hatred or superiority towards people of other cultures.”

Methodists in Britain have responded to community tension and division by making a film, with more than 140 congregations singing the hymn “All Are Welcome” and shouting that same message in many languages

It’s full steam ahead as the vicarages produces free Blessed Pet dog tags for all sorts of fur friends at our Scarecrow Cafe on St Francis Day in All Saints Church Kesgrave - 10am - 1pm Crunchies & Dreamies and allsorts of treats will also be generously distributed to ‘All Creatures Great and Small’

Students at the College of the Resurrection share out some of the duties that enable us to live together. Here some of our students are initiated into the mysteries of what happens to the post…

#LastLaugh What is the saddest sort of fruit? Blue-Berries…..

So… you know the story of Francis and perfect joy? Had all the feels tonight as I stood outside my church in the cold whilst I was talked about.. Andrew ‘never glory in anything but the Cross of Christ’! All we can offer is our pain and only there will true joy be found www.ccel.org/ccel/ugolino...

#ToPray ✝️ Tout ira Bien Et tout ira Bien Et toutes Sortes de Choses iront Bien (Julian de Norwich - 1343 - c1416) All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well

#ToPonder The difference between winning and losing is often not quitting. (Walt Disney)