We are planning for worship resuming in one of the church buildings on Sunday. I’m sure it will be an experience that many businesses, schools etc will understand only too well. 59 pages of guidance to follow from the Church of Scotland, preparation of Risk Assessments and protocols, installing sanitisers and signage, Trace and Protect […]

I was doing some forward planning for ‘Thought for the day’ yesterday, and did some research on when there are special days or weeks that try to focus our attention on particular issues. There are dozens and dozens of them, often on the same day! There are so many worthwhile issues to think about –

Another day, another storm. There will no doubt be flooding, travel disruption, alterations to plans that people had made for today. Sort of echoes the impact of Covid-19. A reminder to us that we cannot control nature, or make it fit our plans – we must bend to its dictates. Yet with thought, planning and

Went to bed last night, lights out, and the burglar alarm went off. The control panel said ‘Intruder in Kitchen’. All doors and windows were shut and locked. ??? Then spotted a large spider walking across the kitchen floor. It was duly deposited in the garden. It is nice to know that the sensor is

Did you know that today is Earth Overshoot Day? No neither did I. It reflects the extent to which in a year we are using more of the earth’s resources than we put back. As we focus on all the implications of the global pandemic, and its fall-out in areas like education, health, housing and

News of further countries added to the ‘self-isolate when you enter the UK’ list, and further restrictions in local areas because of rising numbers of Covid cases. For those affected there must be a range of feelings: fear, frustration, disappointment, anger, as people adjust to not being able to go to work (with perhaps a

The sunny is shining, but it’s windy and there are some bad headlines today (rises in Covid cases, young person drowned in Channel, worries over the economy, education etc). Or should it be ‘it’s windy and there are some bad headlines today (rises etc), but it is sunny – at the moment’? How do we

Don’t take advantage of the poor just because you can; don’t take advantage of those who stand helpless in court, The LORD will argue their case for them and threaten the life of anyone who threatens theirs. Proverbs 22: 22

A number of figures associated with exam results across England, Northern Ireland and Wales were apologising yesterday. It’s interesting that they did say ‘sorry’ as there seems to be a culture around that apologising or saying ‘sorry’ is a sign of weakness (is there also a fear that it could lead to being sued, with