Posts by Russ Hammock (Page 12)

Inspired by “Who You Become” by Sue Riley and Jana Stanfield: We keep our eyes on the prize, but don’t fret if we stray, because the most important thing is who we become along the way. It’s how we love, how we live, how we laugh, how we give. Yes, the most important thing is who we become along the way. We keep our eyes on the prize, but don’t fret if we stray, because…

Inspired by lyrics to “God Is” by Richard Mekdeci, based on the “Prayer for Protection” by James Dillet Freeman: “In the morning when I rise and before I close my eyes, Anytime I’m in despair, I just speak this little prayer — When the cold winds start to blow and they beat upon your door, Every night will have its dawn, hold this thought as you hold on — We all hear the…

Lyrics to “Mother Nature” by B.A. Huffman: “From the moment you were born, you were loved beyond compare. You were cradled in a mothers’ arms, and trusted to her care. She loved without condition and provided best she could. She sheltered you with comfort and she taught you bad from good. And with or without children of your own, you can honor your mother if you pass her…

Inspired by lyrics from “Takin’ Back My Day” by JD Martin, Jan Garrett, and Richard Mekdeci: It’s a beautiful start to a brand new morning. Then, out of the blue, without warning, I let a little thing like a gnat in my tea steal away my sanity. In the midst of it all, when I stumble and fall, I know I’m gonna be ok. I’d start to feel the beat, I get back on my feet, and I…

Inspired by lyrics to “A New Earth” by Jill Colucci, Harold Payne, and JD Martin: “Trying to hold it together when it feels like it’s falling apart…. We can’t hide forever. We’ve got to figure it out—a new earth, a new dawn, a new way to move on, a new dream, deep in our hearts, we need it now, some way, somehow, now more than ever, we need a new earth. Are we willing to…

Inspired by lyrics from “You Are the Light” by Denise Rosier: “You change dust into gardens, pieces into peace, tears into fountains, chains into release. You are doubt into action, vision renewed, perfect creation unfolding in view. You hold all of heaven inside you, no matter what you go through and, if your dreams burn down to ashes, you rise again! You are the…

Inspired by lyrics from “Hallelujah Today!” by Denise Rosier: “Running till my bones are aching, pushing past the point of breaking, The road is long but I will make it, that’s who I am. It’s not the race but how I’m running, not who I was—who I’m becoming. Steady on, I’ll finish strong on this path…. Every breath in me proclaims… Hallelujah Today! With every mile, I’m…

“Ho-onopono Prayer”- Hawaiian prayer for resolving conflict and seeking peaceful resolution, as in the song, “In this moment,” by Melinda Wood-Allen: I’m sorry. Please forgive me. Thank You. I love you.

Inspired by lyrics to “Centered in the Storm” by Richard Mekdeci, Karen Taylor-Good & Richard Patier” “I close my eyes and calm my soul, I feel the Truth within me and I let It take control. I’m centered in the storm and I know I’m not alone, The thunder is the voice of God leading me home.…

Lyric/poem inspired by “Leap of Faith” by Sue Riley (words by Sue Riley and Leddy Hammock): Long before the morning, not yet light enough to see, darkest before the dawning, Your love can still find me. When the wind’s against my vessel and the seas are tempest-tossed, I see You walking on the water. I hear You calling me across to make a leap of faith. Well, You know…