Sunday thought (from James):

Sunday thought (from James):

Sunday thought (from Sheryl): Through complex and patient communication, bees work together to ensure that their colony thrives. To ponder… In God’s community, how does ‘complex and patient communication’ feature? What can we learn from bees?

Sunday thought (from Sheryl): 'For you shall go out in joy and be led back in peace; the mountains and the hills before you shall burst into song, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. (Isa. 55:12) How might these words encourage our solidarity and advocacy for those in exile?

Sunday thought (from Sheryl): Reflect on the image and words below... Do you have somewhere equivalent to a ‘lovely wild place’ where you listen to the silence? Could you discover or create such a place? What does the silence say to you?

Sunday thought (from Sheryl): '...they knelt down and paid him homage...' (Matthew 2:11) ‘homage’, from Old French meaning "allegiance to a feudal lord.” How does that relate to what we seek to offer God in worship? Three Kings, wood engraving by David Jones (Methodist Modern Art Collection)

Sunday thought (from Kristin): “May we see your light in this world of ours…” from “Come, Lord Jesus, Come”, Francesca Leftley.

Sunday thought (from Kristin): “In the bleak mid-winter, frosty wind made moan, earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone. Snow had fallen, snow on snow… In the bleak midwinter a stable place sufficed the Lord God Almighty, Jesus Christ.” What can we give Him? (Christina Rossetti)

Sunday thought (from Kristin): “Stars, keep the watch. When night is dim, one more light the bowl shall brim, shining beyond the frosty weather, bright as the sun and moon together!” (“People, Look East”, Eleanor Farjeon)

How can we live as peace-makers in a disordered world? The Community offers a five-day retreat to explore this in July 2026. Speakers: Barbara Glasson & Steve Radley with weaving opportunities facilitated by Ruth Sprague. More details on the Community website www.communitysf.org.uk/index.php/20...

Sunday thought (from Nicola): Belo we see St. Luke writing his Gospel... Who would appreciate receiving a message from me today?

Sunday thought (from Nicola): 'I was glad when they said to me: “let us go to the house of the Lord.” ' – Psalm 122 vs 1 The church at Taizé

Sunday thought (from Nicola): What have I heard today that I want to remember? (Listening circles at Taizé)

Sunday thought (from Nicola): . ‘O blest communion, fellowship divine! We feebly struggle, they in glory shine; yet all are one in Thee, for all are Thine. Alleluia, Alleluia!’ – Singing the Faith 745, verse 4 A Community of sunflowers

Sunday thought (from Val): In what ways are we all the same? In what ways are we all different?

Sunday thought (from Val): What have you learned this week that has become scaffolding for new growth?

Sunday thought (from Val): How does silence give you a different perspective on the world?

Sunday thought (from Val): What lights up the dark corners of your life?

Sunday thought (from Andrew): A stranger sets the table An open invitation is given All are welcome To share, to learn, to wonder To discover, to find companionship and growth To be fed, blessed Image- Bardsey free art (cropped) 7/4/25 11:21

Sunday thought (from Andrew): Pacing, wishing I could be somewhere else Longing to be in community I stop and notice the Wicklow mountains as the sun sets I realize I am in community already gathered Not bound by distance but held in heart. Image- Revealing sunset Bardsey 6/04/25 20:03

(Belated) Sunday thought (from Andrew): The gulls gathered where the river joined the sea, to drink the fresh water. Life sustaining. May we drink deep of The Living Water. (Image- Gulls at Aberdaron 13/04/25)

Sunday thought (from Kristin): “For as the earth bursts with spring wildflowers, and as a garden cascades with blossoms, So the Master, God, brings righteousness into full bloom and puts praise on display before the nations…” (Isaiah 61:11, The Message)

Sunday thought (from Kristin): “Since love is Lord of heaven and earth, how can I keep from singing?” (Robert Lowry)

(Belated) Sunday thought (from Kristin): “I look up at your macro-skies, dark and enormous, your handmade sky-jewellery, Moon and stars mounted in their settings.” (Psalm 8:3, the Message)

Sunday thought (from Kristin): "Make me a channel of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love.” (from the prayer of St. Francis)

In today's YouTube service for @methodist.org.uk in Scotland, Andrew & I reminisce about 34 years of his active ministry on the day he sits down... youtu.be/JxmEpC04P2o?...

'Time to sit down'... a little blog on the day Andrew retires from active ministry... northoftheborderblog.wordpress.com/2025/08/03/t...

Sunday thought (from Sheryl): What does it mean to be a community?

A few further reflections on 'Peace be the journey' northoftheborderblog.wordpress.com/2025/07/13/p...

Fun to relive some Caribbean experiences to explore the story of the Samaritan who helped in today's YouTube service from @methodist.org.uk in #Scotland youtube.com/watch?v=LWce... #PeaceBeTheJourney

Sunday thought (from Sheryl): “Let me seek then the gift of silence… where the sky is my prayer, the birds are my prayer, the wind in the trees is my prayer, for God is in all Thomas Merton

Sunday thought (from Sheryl - for the evening): Lord our God, at the ending of this day, and in the darkness and silence of this night cover us with healing and forgiveness, That we may take our rest in peace through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

Always glad to commend the wonderful Community for Spiritual Formation... visit www.communitysf.org.uk for more information

Sunday thought (Another Prayer Chair from Val): Do you use music to help you pray? Is listening to music a prayer in itself? What kind of music brings you close to a sense of the divine?

Sunday thought (3rd in Val's 'Prayer Chair' series): Where are you most comfortable? Do you need to be comfortable to pray? What colours and patterns in your home speak to you of the movement of the Spirit?

Sunday thought (a series for June of 'prayer chairs' by Val): When you stop to pray, what do you have around you? Pictures? Books? A candle? Do you always pray in the same space? Why? Why not?

Sunday thought (from Nicola): Make some time for silent reflection today. What might you see differently as a result?

Half an hour's worship to mark Aldersgate Sunday, with a Scottish focus...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTfEWt0Zn2w

Sunday thought (from Nicola): “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” (Psalm 119:105) What Bible verse or passage has brightened your day recently?

Thought for the week (from Nicola): We have recently celebrated our tenth birthday! What memories do you have from when you were ten which contributed to your spiritual formation? What communities did you belong to then?

Easter Sunday thought (from Andrew): 'But the angel said to the women, ‘Do not be afraid; I know that you are looking for Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; for he has been raised, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay.' Matthew 28:5-7 Christ is risen! Hallelujah!!

My privilege to put together this week's YouTube service for the Strathclyde and Angus, Dundee & Perthshire circuits as we enter Holy Week. Do share in it with us! youtu.be/wtmt0xy6lfY?...

Sunday thought (from Andrew): What will we learn as we walk the road to Jerusalem this week?

At Drumalis in Larne, Ireland with @communitysf.bsky.social 5 days exploring Living Hope with Roger Walton & Ruth Harvey. Always a place of light and hope...

Sunday thought (from Sheryl): “The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a sharing in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a sharing in the body of Christ? Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one bread.” 1 Cor. 10: 16-17

Sunday thought (from Sheryl): “We need to find God, who cannot be found in noise & restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature—trees, flowers, grass—grows in silence; see the stars, the moon & sun, how they move in silence… We need silence to be able to touch souls.” Mother Teresa

Sunday thought (from Sheryl): Consider: To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven Ecclesiastes 3:1

Well, here I am on Bluesky... Hello to anyone I know in this firmament... (& farewell Twitter, you'd become too much).