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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 with me. I know that You…
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 past, free at last, it’s a brand new day! The…
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 the race but how I’m running, not who I was, who I’m becoming. Steady on, I’ll finish…
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. I am free, right where I am—by the…
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 . . . .” “When holy water was rare at best, it barely wet my fingertips. Now, I have to hold my…
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 have them do for me. Tomorrow is a…
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 home again. We are One Heart, One Soul, One…
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, … but the feeling of love should be…
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 heart’s desire. My heart’s desire (my spiritual…
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 flow of love. Feeling peace inside, what I’m dreaming…
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…
Better Every Minute – Leddy Hammock
Inspired by lyrics to “Getting Better Every Minute” by Richard Mekdeci: If we’re wise, we surely know, what we feed will always grow. So, I walk through my life and do my best to be cheerful, Because I know it’s a choice and it’s better than fearful. So, when my friends smile and say, “Hey, how ya doin’ today?” I will choose to answer in a positive way. I say, “I’m…
Only Love – Leddy Hammock
From the words of The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: “As we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead. We cannot turn back. With this faith, we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith, we will be able to work together, to pray together…. With this faith,…
Get Ready, My Soul – Leddy Hammock
Lyrics to “Get Ready, My Soul” by 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 I go, closer, closer,…
Peace Begins with Me in 2023 – Leddy Hammock
Inspired by lyrics to “Who You Really Are” Richard Mekdeci, Sage & Sue 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! Oh, 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…
God with Us – Leddy Hammock
Inspired by lyrics to “Emmanuel” by Claudia Carawan Once, a tiny baby slept beneath the stars of a long, dark night. This child, an answer to our prayers, our hopes and dreams and longing for the light. And now, the time has come to celebrate this baby’s birth and vow to do our best to bear His light upon this earth. I welcome the gift of this love with the joy of…
Season of Light – Leddy Hammock
Inspired by lyrics to “Be the Light” by Karen Drucker and Claudia Carawan Like a candle flame in a window pane, or embers burning by the fireside, as we celebrate, we illuminate, the light we shine is multiplied. And the angels sing, with the love that we bring. In the blackest night, there’s a shining light, shining so bright. Be the light that shines in the dark. Be the…
A Stable Season – Leddy Hammock
Inspired by lyrics to “Stables” by Peter Mayer: Make of my heart a cradle, Lord, so Love will come and lay there. Make of my heart a shelter, Lord, so Love will come and stay there. Make of my heart a manger, Lord, where Love’s the only answer. Make of my heart a stable, Lord, glowing with light for miles in the darkness, so Love will find its way there.
Search the Sky – Leddy Hammock
Inspired by lyrics to “Search the Sky” by Sloan Wainwright: Search the sky for that star—star of light, star of love, bright enough to guide believers from afar. Let there be peace around our troubled world, peace within ourselves. We’ve traveled such a long way. Let us not forget what for. And when we gaze upon that star of light, star of love, we hope for the only gift:…