Hope4Bath

‘Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! for His mercy endures forever. 2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom He has redeemed from the hand of the enemy, 3 And gathered out of the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south. 4 They wandered ….  Read More

When the Prime Minister revealed his long-awaited Plan to release the nation from the lockdown brought about by Covid-19, he announced that if, at any stage, it did not work, he would have no hesitation to revert back to an earlier stage, In other words, the Plan was conditional and we all had a responsibility ….  Read More

What have you found hard over these past weeks of lockdown and limited access to so many things? What have you missed most? So many people world-wide are missing that social interaction with family and friends, that hug, that supportive arm to lean on, even that friendly handshake. It is the human touch we miss. ….  Read More

There may be times in life when we think that no one cares about us. Family may have gone, we don’t know our neighbours, friends may have grown distant and it all seems so lonely, pointless and hopeless. At such times we need to remember that God’s love for us is unconditional even though He ….  Read More

We make many decisions in our lives and sometimes admit, ‘I got it wrong’. Some wrong decisions have long-lasting consequences. During the coronavirus pandemic, Sweden decided to take a relaxed approach to the crisis, with few restrictions. However, in the midst of a rising death toll, the Prime Minister has conceded that they ‘got it ….  Read More

‘Unprecedented’ has become one of the most widely used words in this current pandemic. It has been on the lips of politicians, the media, the medical experts and even our Royalty: it expresses the fact that we have not experienced anything like it in our lifetimes. These are difficult days and life as we know ….  Read More

Last week was Mental Health Awareness Week and was an opportunity for the UK to focus on mental health. This year’s theme was kindness, the focus being a response to the coronavirus outbreak, which is having a big impact on people’s mental health. Being kind results in a display of affection, gentleness, warmth, concern, and ….  Read More

There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. 2 This man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him.” 3 Jesus answered and said ….  Read More

It is interesting to observe that certain statements creep into a nation’s vocabulary in a time of crisis that we have rarely heard before. To hear politicians in the UK continually stating, ‘I want to level with you’ is unusual. Without wishing to appear over-critical, it would be fair to say that we often feel ….  Read More

The famous Benjamin Franklin, one of America’s Founding Fathers, once advised his compatriots at a time of confusion, “I have lived a long time, and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this truth, that God governs in the affairs of men. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground ….  Read More