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Calling Father
Leddy Hammock Inspired by lyrics from “Father’s Day” by Johnsmith In my heart, I hear my Father say that He loves me. “Like rain falling gently upon fallow ground. I felt the fields of my heart turn green on those few small words my father said to me. So, now, I try to say ‘I love you’ every chance I get. It’s funny how a few…
Room for Grace
Leddy Hammock Based on lyrics from “I Made Room for Grace” by Sue Riley and Melinda Wood Allen I live without making demands. I am happy, just doing the best that I can. When I stop resisting, I get what I needed – and so much more. Rather than insisting on my own way, I open my arms in surrender. Since I made room for grace, I just stepped aside and opened up…
The Good Shepherd
Leddy Hammock Inspired by lyrics to “The Shepherd’s Song” by Sue Riley: Though I walk in deepest shadows, I will have no fear. I journey with the Shepherd, He walks beside me. With His strength he gives me courage. May His wisdom be my guide. His rod and His staff, they go before me. Surely goodness and mercy will always follow me All of the days and the…
Remembering
Leddy Hammock Highlignts from “We Remember Them” by Rabbis Sylvan Kamens and Jack Riemer: “At the rising of the sun and at its going down …. At the blowing of the wind and in the chill of winter, we remember them.” “At the opening of the buds and in the rebirth of spring …. At the blueness of the skies and in the warmth of summer, we remember…
Still Yourself
Leddy Hammock Inspired by lyrics to “Still Yourself” by Richard Mekdeci and Mario Friedel “Your path is true. There’s a guiding light that shines inside of you.” “Still yourself. Still yourself. In the silence you will find your way.” “Still yourself. Still yourself. Still yourself and heal yourself. The strength you seek is…
Everyday Heroes
Sue Riley The Mother side of God’s love is selfless. This is the noble love that inspires everyday heroes. The Mother side of God is infinite wisdom. This is the love that inspires discernment The Mother side of God’s love is loyal and strong. It takes a hero to release fear and trust in love. The Mother side of God’s love is strong enough to let go and…
Happy Now?
Leddy Hammock Highlights inspired by lyrics to “If You Want To Be Happy” by Sloan Wainwright, Sue Riley, Jana Stanfield: “Don’t believe all that you think – if you want to be happy.” “If you want to be happy, be careful what you say. Resist the urge to criticize when things don’t go your way. You can’t make yourself feel…
Welcoming the Stranger
Judy Tafelski Highlight from lyrics to “See Myself in You” by Tom Prasado-Rao and Tom Kimmel: “If I met you on the corner, would I know you as you are? Would I take you for a stranger and brush past you in the door? If you called me, would I hear you? Would I walk away too soon? If I lingered for a moment, would I see myself in you? If you held me like…
Part this Sea
Leddy Hammock Highlights inspired by “Part this Sea” by the Friedels and Richard Mekdeci I’m facing my worst enemy. I know that You will part this sea. I call on You to rescue me. I know that You will part this sea. You are the LORD, my God. I know that You will part this sea. I know that You are here…
Brand New Day
Leddy Hammock Lyrics to “It’s a Brand New Day” (by Glen Roethel, Sue Riley & Richard Mekdeci): “It’s a brand new day…. The power of love has rolled that stone away…. It’s a brand new day! Faith can move a mountain, part that stormy sea. Love can be a fountain pouring over me. Hope can build a future so we can truly say, the past is…
Hallelujah Today
Leddy Hammock Highlights from lyrics to “Hallelujah Today!” by Denise Rosier: With every mile, I’m reminded I never go empty-handed. God is my strength, I’m never stranded. I’m not alone. Every breath in me proclaims, Hallelujah today! The road is long, but I will make it, that’s who I am. It’s not…
Bondage or Liberty
Leddy Hammock Highlights from lyrics by Sloan Wainwright to “I Am Free” I am free, right where I am—a piece of the puzzle, a part of the plan. I won’t walk like a slave today, chained to my regret I forgive, I won’t forget. I won’t talk like a slave today, suffering to survive. I find myself alive.…
How to Heal
Leddy Hammock God loves me and sees me well. The place for my healing is right here, right where I am. Now, in this moment, I am ready and willing to be healed. Now is the time for me to go within and discover that I already know how it feels to be whole, how to heal.
Holy Places
Leddy Hammock Lyrics from “Holy Now” by Peter Mayer: “When I was in Sunday school, we would learn about the time Moses split the sea in two and Jesus made the water wine . . . .” “I remember feeling sad, miracles don’t happen still, and now I can’t keep track, ’cause ev’rything’s a miracle . . . .”…
Golden Rule
Leddy Hammock Inspired by lyrics to “My Religion Is Kindness” by Melinda Wood Allen: My religion is kindness. My creed is forgiveness. I live in a house of glass. I cannot throw stones. My prayer is for oneness. My sanctuary is music. Love is my purpose. My heart is my home. There’s a simple path and when I walk it, I am free: do for others as I’d…
Wholehearted
Leddy Hammock Inspired by lyrics to “Wholehearted” by Jan Garrett and JD Martin There’s a new Church on the horizon, made of light, not of stone, calling now to all creation, “You are not alone.” We are One Heart, looking for answers. We are One Soul, finding our way through the dark. Hold out your hand. Someone will take it and bring you…
Rising in Love
Leddy Hammock Inspired by lyrics from “Rising in Love” by David Roth I always find it surprising, the way people say that they’re falling in love when I always thought I was rising, floating right off of the ground and reaching something that I only have dreamed of. I’m not falling at all; I am rising in love. Everyone talks about tying the knot, ……
My Heart’s Desire
Leddy Hammock Inspired by lyrics by Sue Riley and JD Martin, “My Heart’s Desire” My heart’s desire – God’s will for me of good and only good – has been right here all the time. I am ready to live the dream that was always mine. It is never too late to find my heart’s desire. My good cannot be kept from me. I am ready now, today, for my…
In the Flow
Leddy Hammock Inspired by lyrics from “I’m in the Flow of Love” by Tim Burnaman: “I wake up in the morning in the flow of love. Another day is dawning, in the flow of love. I take a deep breath from below and above, ready to begin now, in the flow of love. Happiness that’s showing, in the flow of love, joy that’s overflowin’, in…
“The Place Where God Shows Up”
Leddy Hammock Highlights from “I Am the Place where God Shows Up” by Eddie Watkins, Jr.: “There is no spot where God is not. I am not alone and there is nothing I have to do on my own. I am the place where God lives and breathes and has its being. I am the place, you are the place, we are the place where God shows up.”