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Proverbs 3:16-18 
16 Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honour. 17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. 18 She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her; those who hold her fast are called blessed. [ESV]

Proverbs 3:16-18
16 Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honour. 17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. 18 She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her;  those who hold her fast are called blessed. [ESV]

Keith Wills - Thought for the Day - Proverbs 3:16-18

Psalm 119:11 
I treasure your word in my heart, so that I may not sin against you. 
 
Proverbs 22:17-21 
17 The words of the wise: incline your ear and hear my words, and apply your mind to my teaching; 18 for it will be pleasant if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips. 19 So that your trust may be in the Lord, I have made them known to you today—yes, to you. 20 Have I not written for you thirty sayings of admonition and knowledge, 21 to show you what is right and true, so that you may give a true answer to those who sent you? 
 
Psalm 119:9 
How can young people keep their way pure? By guarding it according to your word. 
 
Psalm 119:24 
Your decrees are my delight, they are my counselors. 
 
Psalm 119:28 
My soul melts away for sorrow; strengthen me according to your word. 
 
Psalm 119:32 
I run the way of your commandments, for you enlarge my understanding. 
 
Psalm 119:45 
I shall walk at liberty, for I have sought your precepts. 
 
Psalm 119:49-50 
49 Remember your word to your servant, in which you have made me hope. 50 This is my comfort in my distress, that your promise gives me life. 
 
Psalm 119:52 
When I think of your ordinances from of old, I take comfort, O Lord. 
 
Psalm 119:68 
You are good and do good; teach me your statutes. 
 
Psalm 119:80 
May my heart be blameless in your statutes, so that I may not be put to shame. 
 
Psalm 119:105 
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

Psalm 119:11
I treasure your word in my heart, so that I may not sin against you.

Proverbs 22:17-21
17 The words of the wise: incline your ear and hear my words,  and apply your mind to my teaching; 18 for it will be pleasant if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips. 19 So that your trust may be in the Lord, I have made them known to you today—yes, to you. 20 Have I not written for you thirty sayings of admonition and knowledge, 21 to show you what is right and true, so that you may give a true answer to those who sent you?

Psalm 119:9
How can young people keep their way pure? By guarding it according to your word.

Psalm 119:24 
Your decrees are my delight, they are my counselors.

Psalm 119:28 
My soul melts away for sorrow; strengthen me according to your word.

Psalm 119:32 
I run the way of your commandments, for you enlarge my understanding.

Psalm 119:45 
I shall walk at liberty, for I have sought your precepts.

Psalm 119:49-50 
49 Remember your word

Keith Wills brings our thought the day from Psalm 119:11, Proverbs 22:17-21 & verses from Psalm 119

Today Licensed Lay Reader Stephen Mawhinney shares an encouraging thought for the day from Psalm 143:7-8 "7 He made known his ways to Moses, his acts to the people of Israel. 8 The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love."

Today Licensed Lay Reader Stephen Mawhinney shares an encouraging thought for the day from Psalm 143:7-8 "7 He made ...

Thought for the day

At The Potter's House - Jeremiah 18 vv2-6 
2 “Go down to the potter’s house, and there I will give you my message.” 3 So I went down to the potter’s house, and I saw him working at the wheel. 4 But the pot he was shaping from the clay was marred in his hands; so the potter formed it into another pot, shaping it as seemed best to him. 
 
5 Then the word of the Lord came to me. 6 He said, “Can I not do with you, Israel, as this potter does?” declares the Lord. “Like clay in the hand of the potter, so are you in my hand, Israel.

At The Potter's House - Jeremiah 18 vv2-6
2 “Go down to the potter’s house, and there I will give you my message.” 3 So I went down to the potter’s house, and I saw him working at the wheel. 4 But the pot he was shaping from the clay was marred in his hands; so the potter formed it into another pot, shaping it as seemed best to him.

5 Then the word of the Lord came to me. 6 He said, “Can I not do with you, Israel, as this potter does?” declares the Lord. “Like clay in the hand of the potter, so are you in my hand, Israel.

Thought for the day from St Peter's, Halliwell by Kathryn - Jeremiah 18: 2-6

Psalm 8:3-6 New International Version (NIV) 
 
3 When I consider your heavens, 
 the work of your fingers, 
the moon and the stars, 
 which you have set in place, 
4 what is mankind that you are mindful of them, 
 human beings that you care for them?[a] 
5 You have made them[b] a little lower than the angels[c] 
 and crowned them[d] with glory and honor. 
6 You made them rulers over the works of your hands; 
 you put everything under their[e] feet:

Psalm 8:3-6 New International Version (NIV)

3 When I consider your heavens,
    the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars,
    which you have set in place,
4 what is mankind that you are mindful of them,
    human beings that you care for them?[a]
5 You have made them[b] a little lower than the angels[c]
    and crowned them[d] with glory and honor.
6 You made them rulers over the works of your hands;
    you put everything under their[e] feet:

St Peter's Parish 'A Thought For The Day' with Andrew looking at Psalm 8:3-6

Job 38:4-7 New International Version (NIV) 
 
4 “Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation? 
 Tell me, if you understand. 
5 Who marked off its dimensions? Surely you know! 
 Who stretched a measuring line across it? 
6 On what were its footings set, 
 or who laid its cornerstone— 
7 while the morning stars sang together 
 and all the angels[a] shouted for joy?

Job 38:4-7 New International Version (NIV)

4 “Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation?
    Tell me, if you understand.
5 Who marked off its dimensions? Surely you know!
    Who stretched a measuring line across it?
6 On what were its footings set,
    or who laid its cornerstone—
7 while the morning stars sang together
    and all the angels[a] shouted for joy?

St Peter's parish 'Thought for the day' with David reflecting upon Job 38:4

Romans 8:35-39 New International Version (NIV) 
 
35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? 36 As it is written: 
 
“For your sake we face death all day long; 
 we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”[a] 
37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,[b] neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.b

Romans 8:35-39 New International Version (NIV)

35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? 36 As it is written:

“For your sake we face death all day long;
    we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”[a]
37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,[b] neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.b

St Peter's Parish 'Thought for the day' with Sam looking at Romans 8:35-39

1 John 4:17-19 New International Version (NIV) 
 
17 This is how love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment: In this world we are like Jesus. 18 There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. 
 
19 We love because he first loved us.

1 John 4:17-19 New International Version (NIV)

17 This is how love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment: In this world we are like Jesus. 18 There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.

19 We love because he first loved us.

St Peter's Parish 'Thought for the day' with Steph reflecting upon 1 John 4:17-19

Hosea 2:16-20 New International Version (NIV) 
 
16 “In that day,” declares the Lord, 
 “you will call me ‘my husband’; 
 you will no longer call me ‘my master.[a]’ 
17 I will remove the names of the Baals from her lips; 
 no longer will their names be invoked. 
18 In that day I will make a covenant for them 
 with the beasts of the field, the birds in the sky 
 and the creatures that move along the ground. 
Bow and sword and battle 
 I will abolish from the land, 
 so that all may lie down in safety. 
19 I will betroth you to me forever; 
 I will betroth you in[b] righteousness and justice, 
 in[c] love and compassion. 
20 I will betroth you in[d] faithfulness, 
 and you will acknowledge the Lord.

Hosea 2:16-20 New International Version (NIV)

16 “In that day,” declares the Lord,
    “you will call me ‘my husband’;
    you will no longer call me ‘my master.[a]’
17 I will remove the names of the Baals from her lips;
    no longer will their names be invoked.
18 In that day I will make a covenant for them
    with the beasts of the field, the birds in the sky
    and the creatures that move along the ground.
Bow and sword and battle
    I will abolish from the land,
    so that all may lie down in safety.
19 I will betroth you to me forever;
    I will betroth you in[b] righteousness and justice,
    in[c] love and compassion.
20 I will betroth you in[d] faithfulness,
    and you will acknowledge the Lord.

St Peter's Parish 'Thought for the day' looking at Hosea 2:16-20 with Craig

John 21:15-25 New International Version (NIV) 
 
Jesus Reinstates Peter 
15 When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?” 
 
“Yes, Lord,” he said, “you know that I love you.” 
 
Jesus said, “Feed my lambs.” 
 
16 Again Jesus said, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” 
 
He answered, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” 
 
Jesus said, “Take care of my sheep.” 
 
17 The third time he said to him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” 
 
Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, “Do you love me?” He said, “Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you.” 
 
Jesus said, “Feed my sheep. 18 Very truly I tell you, when you were younger you dressed yourself and went where you wanted; but when you are old you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.” 19 Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. Then he said to him, “Follow me!” 
 
20 Peter turned and saw that the disciple whom Jesus loved was following them. (This was the one who had leaned back against Jesus at the supper and had said, “Lord, who is going to betray you?”) 21 When Peter saw him, he asked, “Lord, what about him?” 
 
22 Jesus answered, “If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? You must follow me.” 23 Because of this, the rumor spread among the believers that this disciple would not die. But Jesus did not say that he would not die; he only said, “If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you?” 
 
24 This is the disciple who testifies to these things and who wrote them down. We know that his testimony is true. 
 
25 Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written.

John 21:15-25 New International Version (NIV)

Jesus Reinstates Peter
15 When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?”

“Yes, Lord,” he said, “you know that I love you.”

Jesus said, “Feed my lambs.”

16 Again Jesus said, “Simon son of John, do you love me?”

He answered, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.”

Jesus said, “Take care of my sheep.”

17 The third time he said to him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?”

Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, “Do you love me?” He said, “Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you.”

Jesus said, “Feed my sheep. 18 Very truly I tell you, when you were younger you dressed yourself and went where you wanted; but when you are old you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.” 19 Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. Then he said to him, “Follow me!”

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St Peter's 'Thought for today' looking at John 21:15-25 with Paul

Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus 
22 Now the Festival of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was approaching, 2 and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were looking for some way to get rid of Jesus, for they were afraid of the people. 3 Then Satan entered Judas, called Iscariot, one of the Twelve. 4 And Judas went to the chief priests and the officers of the temple guard and discussed with them how he might betray Jesus. 5 They were delighted and agreed to give him money. 6 He consented, and watched for an opportunity to hand Jesus over to them when no crowd was present. 
 
The Last Supper 
7 Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. 8 Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.” 
 
9 “Where do you want us to prepare for it?” they asked. 
 
10 He replied, “As you enter the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him to the house that he enters, 11 and say to the owner of the house, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is the guest room, where I may eat the Passover with my disciples?’ 12 He will show you a large room upstairs, all furnished. Make preparations there.” 
 
13 They left and found things just as Jesus had told them. So they prepared the Passover. 
 
14 When the hour came, Jesus and his apostles reclined at the table. 15 And he said to them, “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. 16 For I tell you, I will not eat it again until it finds fulfillment in the kingdom of God.” 
 
17 After taking the cup, he gave thanks and said, “Take this and divide it among you. 18 For I tell you I will not drink again from the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.” 
 
19 And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.” 
 
20 In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.[a] 21 But the hand of him who is going to betray me is with mine on the table. 22 The Son of Man will go as it has been decreed. But woe to that man who betrays him!” 23 They began to question among themselves which of them it might be who would do this.

Judas Agrees to Betray Jesus
22 Now the Festival of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was approaching, 2 and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were looking for some way to get rid of Jesus, for they were afraid of the people. 3 Then Satan entered Judas, called Iscariot, one of the Twelve. 4 And Judas went to the chief priests and the officers of the temple guard and discussed with them how he might betray Jesus. 5 They were delighted and agreed to give him money. 6 He consented, and watched for an opportunity to hand Jesus over to them when no crowd was present.

The Last Supper
7 Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. 8 Jesus sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and make preparations for us to eat the Passover.”

9 “Where do you want us to prepare for it?” they asked.

10 He replied, “As you enter the city, a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him to the house that he enters, 11 and say to the owner of the hou

Daily 'Thought for the day' Luke 22:1-23 - Holy Week Day 1

Luke 4:31-41 New International Version (NIV) 
 
Jesus Drives Out an Impure Spirit 
31 Then he went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath he taught the people. 32 They were amazed at his teaching, because his words had authority. 
 
33 In the synagogue there was a man possessed by a demon, an impure spirit. He cried out at the top of his voice, 34 “Go away! What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!” 
 
35 “Be quiet!” Jesus said sternly. “Come out of him!” Then the demon threw the man down before them all and came out without injuring him. 
 
36 All the people were amazed and said to each other, “What words these are! With authority and power he gives orders to impure spirits and they come out!” 37 And the news about him spread throughout the surrounding area. 
 
Jesus Heals Many 
38 Jesus left the synagogue and went to the home of Simon. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever, and they asked Jesus to help her. 39 So he bent over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. She got up at once and began to wait on them. 
 
40 At sunset, the people brought to Jesus all who had various kinds of sickness, and laying his hands on each one, he healed them. 41 Moreover, demons came out of many people, shouting, “You are the Son of God!” But he rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew he was the Messiah.

Luke 4:31-41 New International Version (NIV)

Jesus Drives Out an Impure Spirit
31 Then he went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and on the Sabbath he taught the people. 32 They were amazed at his teaching, because his words had authority.

33 In the synagogue there was a man possessed by a demon, an impure spirit. He cried out at the top of his voice, 34 “Go away! What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!”

35 “Be quiet!” Jesus said sternly. “Come out of him!” Then the demon threw the man down before them all and came out without injuring him.

36 All the people were amazed and said to each other, “What words these are! With authority and power he gives orders to impure spirits and they come out!” 37 And the news about him spread throughout the surrounding area.

Jesus Heals Many
38 Jesus left the synagogue and went to the home of Simon. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever, and they aske

St Peter's 'Thought for the day' looking at Luke 4: 31-41 with Craig

Luke 4:14-30 New International Version (NIV) 
 
Jesus Rejected at Nazareth 
14 Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread through the whole countryside. 15 He was teaching in their synagogues, and everyone praised him. 
 
16 He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. He stood up to read, 17 and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written: 
 
18 “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, 
 because he has anointed me 
 to proclaim good news to the poor. 
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners 
 and recovery of sight for the blind, 
to set the oppressed free, 
19 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”[a] 
20 Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on him. 21 He began by saying to them, “Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.” 
 
22 All spoke well of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his lips. “Isn’t this Joseph’s son?” they asked. 
 
23 Jesus said to them, “Surely you will quote this proverb to me: ‘Physician, heal yourself!’ And you will tell me, ‘Do here in your hometown what we have heard that you did in Capernaum.’” 
 
24 “Truly I tell you,” he continued, “no prophet is accepted in his hometown. 25 I assure you that there were many widows in Israel in Elijah’s time, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and there was a severe famine throughout the land. 26 Yet Elijah was not sent to any of them, but to a widow in Zarephath in the region of Sidon. 27 And there were many in Israel with leprosy[b] in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet not one of them was cleansed—only Naaman the Syrian.” 
 
28 All the people in the synagogue were furious when they heard this. 29 They got up, drove him out of the town, and took him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw him off the cliff. 30 But he walked right through the crowd and went on his way.

Luke 4:14-30 New International Version (NIV)

Jesus Rejected at Nazareth
14 Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread through the whole countryside. 15 He was teaching in their synagogues, and everyone praised him.

16 He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. He stood up to read, 17 and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written:

18 “The Spirit of the Lord is on me,
    because he has anointed me
    to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
    and recovery of sight for the blind,
to set the oppressed free,
19     to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”[a]
20 Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on him. 21 He began by saying to them, “Today this scripture is fulfilled in 

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