Church Blog (Page 31)
Happy New You
Leddy Hammock Inspired by lyrics to “If You Want To Be Happy” (Words and music 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…
Don Simon
Sweeping My Own Side of the Street
Leddy Hammock Leddy Hammock in St. Louis Lyrics to “Sweeping Up My Own Side of the Street” by Sue Riley and Melinda Wood Allen I’m sweeping up my own side of the street, clearing out the clutter, pulling up the weeds, finding out it’s quite enough just taking care of my own stuff, sweeping up my own side of the street tending my own garden every…
A Day in the Life
Leddy Hammock Inspired by “This Thing Called Life” by Faith Rivera: “Today is the day I will change my luck. I will find three pennies and they’ll be heads up. I will walk like a queen in my tennis and jeans ’cause I know where I come from. From the stars and the sun, from the magical One, I am part of this thing called Life. From the known…
“Get Ready, My Soul”
Daniel Nahmod “Everything I’ve ever done, everything I’ve ever seen, everything I’ve lost or won, everything I’ve ever dreamed, has brought me here to the present moment, here, to a new beginning, here and I’m seeing life so clearly now.” “‘Cause here I go, deeper, deeper, deeper than I’ve ever been before. Here…
Letting Go of Holding On
Leddy Hammock in St. Louis Inspired by lyrics to “Letting Go of Holding On” by Richard Mekdeci “I’m letting go of holding on. God is my shepherd, I shall not want. I’m letting go of holding on, seeking first the kingdom of God. I let go of the feelings that feed on lack and greed. I let go of the reasons keeping me in need. I let go of the…
Child of Peace
Leddy Hammock Inspired by lyrics by Sue Riley and Richard Mekdeci “We waited then; we’re waiting still. The answer lies within our will. Every child that’s born each day brings the gift of peace and shows the way, and is a Child of peace in its own way, to show the hope of possibility.” “Child of peace, pure and sweet. Show me how to be a…
Starring YOU
Leddy Hammock Lyrics to “I Know Who You Really Are” — Words and Music by Richard Mekdeci, Sue Riley, Sage Riley “I know who you really are, I see it in your eyes. Oh, you are a shining star, I know who you really are. I know who you’re here to be, I see it in your eyes. A light for the world to see, I know who you’re here to be. You’re…
A Stable Christmas
Leddy Hammock “Stables” by Peter Mayer “In Bethlehem a manger waits, long ago and so today, Where hatred-weary people pray Love will come and lay there. And so do countless stables stand in hearts as harsh as desert lands, Rough shelters in the wind and sand, so Love will come and stay there –. Love that opens fists of hate, heaps of gold on…
A Little Moonlight
Leddy Hammock Lyrics by “What a Little Moonlight Can Do” (Sue Riley, Sloan Wainwright, Glen Roethel, Dan Johnson) “Sitting in the silence, listening to the clouds touch the ground, everything a softer hue, as I take the time to look around. Life blurred at the edges, all the world bathed in silver sunshine. Isn’t it amazing what a little moonlight…