Thought for the Day-My peace I give to you

Dove, Pablo Picasso, 1949

A Thought for the Day given at a lunchtime sermon of Holy Communion at St Olave Hart Street, City of London on Tuesday 5th May 2026 based on the text of John 14.27-end.

Thought for the Day-Visions of Peace

Mount Zion and the Church of the Dormition, Jerusalem, 1923 by David Bomberg

A Thought for the Day given during Holy Communion at St Olave Hart Street on Tuesday 30th September 2025 based on the texts of Zechariah 8.20-23 & Luke 9.51-56

Thought for the Day-When two or three are gathered

Signing of the Treaty of Versailles by John C. Johansen (1876–1964), Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery

A Thought for the Day given at a lunchtime service of Holy Communion at St Giles-in-the-Fields on Wednesday 13th August 2025 based on the text of Matthew 18.15-20.

Sermon-First be Reconciled

 ‘The Reconciliation’ (1989) by Josefina de Vasconcellos at Coventry Cathedral

A sermon given during Holy Communion (BCP) at St Giles-in-the-Fields on Sunday 27th July 2025, the Sixth Sunday after Trinity, based on the text of Romans 6.3-11 and Matthew 5.20-26.

Sermon - The Risen Christ in our Midst

Jesus Appears to the Disciples After the Resurrection by Imre Morocz, 2009

A sermon given during Holy Communion at St Giles-in-the-Fields at 11am on Sunday 27th April 2025, prior to the Annual Parish Meeting and based on the texts of 1 John 5.4-12 and John 20:19-23

“Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you.”

Start:Stop - Nation shall speak peace unto nation

You can listen to an audio recording of this reflection at this link. Hello and thank you for joining us for Start:Stop here at St Stephen Walbrook, when we start the day by stopping to reflect for ten minutes. Please come and go as your schedule dictates.

This month marks one hundred years since the foundation of the British Broadcasting Company (as it then was). Known for its mission to “inform, educate and entertain,” the official motto of the Corporation, found in its now rarely seen coat of arms, is actually “Nation shall speak peace unto Nation”. The text is thought to be based on a passage from the book of Micah:

Start:Stop - Turn the other cheek?

The Forgiving Father, Frank Wesley (India). Wesley designed the urn for Gandhi's ashes

Hello, good morning and welcome to the beautiful surroundings of St Stephen Walbrook as we start the day by stopping to reflect on a passage from scripture, inspired by an event on this day in history. This reflection will last less than ten minutes - but do feel free to stay for just as long as you are able. 

You can hear an audio version of this reflection at this link.