Author: nickjones2011

Loving Lord, this week many in our community are grieving the tragic sudden loss of Cillian Boyle. Please comfort his heartbroken family, his father Michéal, his mother Maria, his sisters Katie and Ciara, and his brother Darragh, and all his wider family and friends.  Thank-you that you are near to the broken hearted. Please draw…

Lord God, we are so shocked and saddened by the tragic loss of Ashling Murphy.  She went out for a run, and she never came home.  This should not have happened, she should have been safe, Lord we feel anger at what has happened.  Please comfort her heartbroken family, her father Raymond, her mother Kathleen,…

Yesterday in church I mentioned our Bible Reading Plan for 2022. You can find our more information here. I also wanted to let you know about a very good free resource that may help with the readings. There is an excellent book called “For the Love of God” that is available for free online. Volume…

I hope you have a great new year and that it’s better than 2021. What is really important is that we make time to listen to God. Will you listen to Him in 2022? I was challenged by these words from Alec Motyer as I was reading his book on Isaiah: ‘The deadly sin of…

Another new variant, named after another letter from the Greek Alphabet. Sometimes I wonder if they should have picked another alphabet with more letters since there are only 24 letters in the Greek Alphabet! I hope that will be more than enough, but sometimes you find yourself wondering… But as I thought about this, I…

Today I read these words “If God is never late, then I can wait!” What a timely reminder! The final member of our family has succumbed to Covid, he’s been having symptoms since Sunday, got worse yesterday and tested positive. Please pray for him. And it means yet another delay, and our third time to…

Do you like our family photo?! Revealing isn’t it! This was bad and good news! ( for those unfamiliar with lateral flow tests, the two lines mean that you have Covid.) It was bad – 2 more of our family had Covid, but it was good news that I no longer had to isolate alone!…

As I write this I am covid positive, I don’t feel great. I have had a high temperature, cough, headache, sore throat and slight tightness in chest. I am thankful that I am doubly vaccinated. So how is God kind in this? Well, as I write this I am isolating in my sister’s garden (see…