Unity Church of Clearwater Podcast

Leddy Hammock

“Living in My Heartland” by Sue Riley and Claudia Carawan:

I’m gonna make a new start, lead with my heart, I’ve never felt so sure.

I’m gonna follow where I’m called, it may not be the easy road,

Because I’ve finally found my home, living in my heartland.

Now I like those quiet days, I love the peaceful pace,

It’s now what I call home.

Sometimes the road less traveled, feels like the real frontier

But when I’m true to who I am, the path is free and clear.

I’ve finally found my home, living in my heartland.”

Leddy Hammock

Inspired by lyrics to “Look How Far You’ve Come” by Sue Riley:

Hasn’t it been great?… Let’s talk about the future. Let’s cool off with the rain.

We’ve come through the desert and now we sit here in the shade. Though we’re not where we were heading, just look how far we’ve come.

I now see the beauty in the days that have gone by.

Each day, I remind myself to treasure what I have. Look how far I’ve come!

Leddy Hammock

We take to heart these mighty words of The Rev Dr Martin Luther King, Jr., spoken in 1963:

“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 we will be able … to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day…. Let freedom ring!”

Leddy Hammock

Lyrics by Daniel Nahmod to “Everything New” :

“Bring it on — everything new, everything different, everything true. I am ready for my next thing to do. Oh, I know it’s gonna be everything new.”

“I think I finally learned to bring it on, everything new.”

“I think it’s time to bring it on, everything new.”

“So bring it on, everything new, everything different, everything true. I am ready for my next thing to do. Oh, I know, it’s gonna be everything new.”

Leddy Hammock

Lyrics to “Ready to use the Gifts I’ve Been Given” by Jana Stanfield & Greg Tamblyn:

“Lately, I’ve been noticing how much I’ve been blessed

With people to love, peace of mind, and happiness.

It makes me want to pass along the love I’ve received

As a way of giving thanks for what’s been given to me.”

“I’ve got a strong heart and I’m ready. I’ve got a strong love and I’m ready.

I’m ready to use the gifts I’ve been given To make this world a better place to live in.”

“I thought I had to have it all before I could share,

Till I realized what’s mine to give has always been there.

Well, I may not make a difference that the whole world can see,

But if I can show more kindness, that’s what matters to me.”

“I’ve got a strong heart and I’m ready. I’ve got a strong love and I’m ready.

I’m ready to use the gifts I’ve been given to make this world a better place to live in.”

Leddy Hammock

Inspired by “A Quiet Christmas” by Michael Gott:

My heart longs for a quiet Christmas, far from the hurry and the noise, for peace on earth meets peace of mind.

I can slow my mind. Just breathe, don’t run away, just breathe, and leave the cares behind. I know I don’t have to hide. I can find a quiet place inside.

My heart longs for a quiet Christmas, far from the hurry and the noise, where peace on earth meets peace of mind.

Suddenly, there’s the joy, there’s the peace. I am ready for a quiet Christmas.

Dell deChant

Lyrics from “Letting Go of Holding On” by Richard Mekdeci & Mario Freidel:

“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 fear that there’s never enough. And I stop holding on, to what is not love.

We breathe in, we breathe out. It’s all give and take. They’re one with each other, for all of goodness’ sake.

The loaves and the fishes were blessed, then released and barely enough, turned into a feast …. I’m letting go of holding on, seeking first the kingdom of God.

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.

Leddy Hammock

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 here to be….

Oh, 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 now release the limits of the past and let my light shine in this bright New Year.

Leddy Hammock

Negative expectations come to nothing, while positive and loving thoughts are manifesting now.

Every good thought, like an angel presence, goes before me to make my way easy, safe, prosperous, and happy.

I deny the stumbling blocks of doubt, fear, and worry, and instead I build up a strong and positive consciousness, paving the way to good outcomes.

I reflect on the good I expect, and as I conceive it, I receive it – or something even better!

Leddy Hammock

Highlights from Psalm 91

I shall not fear. There is no evil, for God is the only Presence and the only Power.

I shall not fear, for there is no absence of life, substance, or intelligence, anywhere.

I shall not fear. Pain, sickness, poverty, old age, and death cannot master me, for they are not real. I dwell on thoughts of Truth—“angel thoughts.”

There is nothing in all the universe for me to fear, for we belong to God, children, and the One who is within us is greater than anything in the world.

Leddy Hammock

Inspired by lyrics, “Share the Dream of Peace” by Sue Riley, David Roth, & Jana Stanfield:

“My skin may be a diff’rent shade, my language not the same. I pray in different places, I call God by different names. My clothing may not be like yours, might stand out in a crowd.
But in universal Spirit, there are diff’rences allowed.

We have the precious present and our presence holds the key to a world that is more loving, as we share the dream of peace.

My arms embrace my children. I fall in love, I cry. I marvel at the sunset as another day goes by. But halfway ‘round the world, I know, your rain brings rainbows, too. Though we might seem so different, I am just the same as you.

Imagining the future, remembering the past. Together we can co-create a vision that will last.

Leddy Hammock

Inspired by lyrics to “As You Believe” by Claudia Carawan:

Spread your wings and fly. You belong to the sky.
Many wonders lie waiting within your mind’s eye.
As you believe, you will receive.

With great clarity, claim your destiny.
Beyond perceived boundaries lies possibility.

Keep hanging on sight unseen.
The world belongs to those who believe in their dreams.

You will receive as you believe.

Leddy Hammock

Inspired by lyrics to “It Works when You Work It” by Sue K. Riley & Fred Bogert:

“It works, when I work it! My good comes pouring through.

It works, when I work it – these principles of Truth.
… I know that I am ready to receive ….

If I trust my heart to lead, then love comes pouring through ….

My good will know my face.
I’m making room for miracles and saving room for grace.”

Leddy Hammock

Inspired by lyrics from “Healing in the Hands of Time” by Karen Taylor-Good & Lisa Aschmann:

God has a gentle salve for the wounded, a pillow for the weary soul.

God is time and makes us whole.

God is taking us all on a journey, knows exactly ev'ry inch of this road and, if we could only see farther down it, we would know as God knows.

God, Father Time, the Master of Surprises, will surprise us once again.

Right here and now, we’re all healing in the hands of time.

Leddy Hammock

Inspired by lyrics to “I Wish You Strength” by Jana Stanfield, Tim Bays, & Matt Wilder:

I wish you strength to rise unafraid, like the morning sun, taking on the day,

Because when you shine, you light up the place. So, I wish you strength.

I wish you faith, that you’ll overcome, whatever you face ….

Beyond any words, as certain as grace, I wish you faith.

I wish you could see, the you that I see, there at the edge of possibility.

I pray that you will find, all that you need.

I wish you peace, that comes from within, a gentle release, of all that might have been, like the stillness that waits, between waking and sleep, I wish you peace.

I wish you faith, I wish you peace, I wish you strength.

Leddy Hammock

Inspired by lyrics to “This Place” by Richard Mekdeci:

This place stirs my love for life, brings me home to paradise.

This place holds me in its arms, breathes on me the breath of God.

Oh, when I think about this place. It always heals me somehow.

This place –best of times, best of friends, the best of everything.
Every face in this place, I will be remembering.

Leddy Hammock

Inspired by lyrics to “I Dreamed of Rain,” by Jan Garrett:

“I dreamed of rain and the rains came, soft and easy, sweet and clear ….

I dreamed of summer and the winds changed and the green was easy and the rivers ran clear ….

I dreamed of freedom and the moon rose and the way was easy and the path was clear ….

I dreamed of freedom and the moon rose …. I dreamed of heaven and the earth sang and the sound was easy and the song was clear …. And peace spread over the land.”

Leddy Hammock

Inspired by lyrics to “Everything Is Sacred” by Denise Rosier:

Everything is sacred. Everything is filled with the divine.
Everything is alive with Spirit, with Spirit.

Everything is a wonder, unfolding right before our eyes.
Everything is alive with Spirit, with Spirit.

Everything is a blessing, bursting from the earth and sky.
Everything is alive with spirit, with Spirit.

Everyone is sacred, everyone is filled with the divine.
Everyone is alive with Spirit …..

Leddy Hammock

Inspired by lyrics from “Peace, Return to Me” by Sue Riley, Richard Mekdeci, & Patricia Bahia:

When I’m feelin’ far from home, peace return to me.
In the chaos of the storm, peace return to me.

When I feel I’m all alone, peace return to me.
When it seems I can’t go on, peace return to me.

When I feel I’m not enough, peace return to me.
When I’m ruled by fear and not by love, peace return to me.

When forgiveness can’t be found, Peace return to me.
When I’m standing here on shaky ground, peace return to me.

Peace be still, Peace be still, in the heart of everything.
Peace be still, peace be still, peace return to me.

Leddy Hammock

Inspired by lyrics to “Your True Calling” by Jana Stanfield:

When you hear a voice, no one else can hear, yet it’s clear and loud, ringing in your ear.

And you finally know, what it’s time to do, that’s your true calling, calling you.

When your heart’s wide open ’cause your mind’s been changed and the dreams you dream are not the same, there’s a gate that’s open, you can walk right through. That’s your true calling, calling you.

You ask yourself, “Is this a voice I can trust?” You think you can’t, but you know that you must. You’re afraid you’ll fall, if you let go. But, there’s only one way you’ll ever know.

Those wings you keep folded are meant to be used when your true calling is calling you.

You ask yourself, Am I asking too much? You think you can’t, but you know that you must.

There’s a gate that’s open, you can walk right through, that’s your true calling, calling you!

Leddy Hammock

Inspired by lyrics to “I Am Not Lost, I’m Exploring” by Jana Stanfield:

“I walked a mile with sorrow, I walked a mile with joy,
And now I’m less afraid of either one.”

“I’m not lost, I am exploring. Life is an adventure worth enjoying.
Though I may not know where I’m going, I am not lost, I am exploring.”

“Some like me are seekers, we take less traveled roads,
Believing we can find a better way.
And though I may get discouraged, I won’t be turning back
I have joy as my compass and faith as my map.”

“All of us are headed for the same destination,
So why not blaze a trail that’s got imagination?
I’m not lost, I am exploring. Life is an adventure worth enjoying.
Though I may not know where I’m going, I am not lost, I am exploring.”

Leddy Hammock

Based on lyrics from “I Made Room for Grace” on Sue Riley’s CD: “I Am Love” :

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 a space.

Now the blessings arrive every day, since I made room for grace.

Leddy Hammock

Inspired by lyrics to “Everything Changes” by Sue Riley and Tom Kimmel:

When everything changes, I can change anything.

Turning the pages, everything’s new.

If life’s little stages are teaching me anything, it’s everything changes and I can change, too.

When everything changes, I can change anything.

Turning the pages, everything’s new.

If life’s little stages are teaching me anything, it’s everything changes and I can change, too.

Leddy Hammock

Inspired by lyrics to the “Peace in Our Lifetime” chant by Richard Mekdeci:

One life, one love, one peace in our lifetime – one life at a time.

One Truth, one world, one peace in our lifetime – one life at a time.

One life, one love, one life at a time – one life at a time.

One voice, one choice one peace in our lifetime; one prayer, one dream – one life at a time.

Leddy Hammock

Inspired by lyrics to “Closer than You Think” – Sue Riley, Glen Roethel & Melinda Wood Allen:

“When all your dreams are hooked on a shooting star

And the star falls down, remember how great you are.

You are the guiding star you need….

Your day in the sun, the moment seems lost in time,

When the sun sinks low, remember how bright you shine.

You are the only light you need….

The road is long, and you feel weary.

Take one more step, you are nearly home.

Shadows of time, love that has passed you by

And your hope runs out. Give it just one more try.

Love may be closer than you think.

Don’t stop now. You’re closer than you think.

Leddy Hammock

Inspired by lyrics from “Footprints” by Sue Riley:

The Mother side of God’s Love is selfless and unconditional, as if to say,
“Stay right behind me and I will lead the way.”

The Mother side of God’s love knows how to let go, as if to say,
“I know you are frightened, but I will keep you safe.”

The Mother side of God’s Love gives life as a labor of love, as if to say,
“You shall know no harm.”

The Mother side of God’s love shows us the path and helps us find our way, as if to say, “Walk in my footprints.”

Leddy Hammock

Inspired by lyrics to “Joy in the Journey” by Megon McDonough:

God guides and provides, shelters and sustains us. The joy is in the journey.

The Spirit of the LORD goes with us and before us, by day and by night, to show the way.

Our journey has been long and not always easy.
In the fullness of time, we have never wanted for any good thing.

Even when we could not see the path before us, the way has been revealed.
We have not traveled alone. The joy is in the journey.

Leddy Hammock

Inspired by lyrics to “Pay Attention” Joyce Johnson Rouse (Earth Mama), based on wisdom attributed to Chief Seattle):

Pay attention to the trees, pay attention to the river.

Pay attention to the bees. Pay attention to the weather.

Pay attention to the waters, to the dreams, to the forests, to the streams.

Pay attention to the glaciers, to the breeze, to the frost line and the coastline and the coral beneath the seas.

Pay attention to the wisdom, to the brothers and sisters living close to the Earth.

We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors. We are just borrowing it from our children.

This we know: The Earth does not belong to us. We belong ….to the Earth.

Leddy Hammock

Inspired by lyrics to “Love Is Everything” by Denise Rosier:

Love is the power that moves like the mighty sea, the peace that brings wars to cease. Love is everything.

Love is the voice that calls us into being. It’s the joy that makes a songbird sing, the word that every language speaks, the Name that is above all things.

Love is everything.

Love can’t hide, be pushed aside, or be unseen.

It’s you and me. Love is everything.

Love stands beside us. It goes before us. Love is everything.

It moves around us, it restores us. Love is everything.

Leddy Hammock

Inspired by lyrics to “Spirit Move!” by Denise Rosier:

There is no holding back the power in this room right now,
Rising up as a force of love so high it can’t come down.

Every soul is a soul on fire Burning bright with the Light of Life
Here we are open wide; there’s no place we can hide

Like a river deep and, rolling out like a mighty flood,
Love’s filling every heart and pouring out of us.

Feel it breaking down the walls, building everybody up.
It’s taking over now; there’s no way it can stop.
Spirit move everything. Spirit move in the space between. Spirit move.

Leddy Hammock

Inspired by lyrics to “Rise” by Faith Rivera – We rise as one!

I close my eyes, I open my heart. I take a deep breath, let the healing start.
I lift my hands. I plant my feet. I let love in, I feel the beat that’s calling us to rise!

I ready my soul. I clear my mind. I’m here and now in present time.
I feel the power of a thousand suns lighting up the dark.

No turning back, onward to Promised Land!
We feel the power of a thousand suns lighting up the dark.

Love’s calling out my name. Love’s calling – that’s why we came! Rise up!
Reach for the sky! Going up high, Love is alive. We’re bringing the light!

Leddy Hammock

Inspired by lyrics to “Butterfly” by Jana Stanfield & Joyce Johnson Rouse

Please tell me again, I’m gonna be alright.
I can feel a change is comin’, I can feel it in my skin.
I can feel myself outgrowing this life I’ve been living in.

All of the things that we long for are born on the wings of change.

Losses can lead us to blessings that we can’t explain.

Butterflies remind us, there’s magic in every life.

Leddy Hammock

Inspired by lyrics to “Amazing Things” by Megon McDonough and Jana Stanfield

You will do amazing things with the choice each new day brings,
And with every step you take, bless the progress that you make.

Oh, the places you will go and the people you will know.
Don’t worry when or where or how. You don’t need to know that now.

You’re on the right track. No need to look ahead or back.
Just enjoy what this day brings. You will do amazing things.

Love your life, love your dreams. You will do amazing things.

Leddy Hammock

“When I was a [child] … we would go to church and pay attention … and everyone would kneel and bow. Today the only difference is, everything is holy now.”

“When I was in Sunday school, we would learn about the time
Moses split the sea in two, Jesus made the water wine.
And I remember feeling sad that miracles don’t happen still.
But now I can’t keep track, ‘cause everything’s a miracle.”

“It used to be a world half there, heaven’s second rate hand-me-down.
Now I walk it with a reverent air, ‘cause everything is holy now.”

This morning, outside I stood and saw a little red-winged bird,
Shining like a burning bush, singing like a scripture verse.
It made me want to bow my head. I remember when church let out.
How things have changed since then. Everything is holy now.

Leddy Hammock

Inspired by lyrics to “Hold onto Love” buy Roger Tomhave & Dan Johnson:

Live this love through all your days and make this world a better place.
Hold onto love. Hold on.

You can search for love; you can hope and pray. Love’s most easily found when given away. Hold onto love. Hold on.

Let love be our choice each day. With these words we pray: Hold on to love. Hold on.

Live through love, not through fear. Take a stand for all that’s right. Shun the darkness, be the light. Hold on to love. Hold on.

Leddy Hammock

Inspired by lyrics to “Look How Far You’ve Come” by Sue Riley:

“Hasn’t it been great?… Let’s talk about the future. Let’s cool off with the rain.’”

“We’ve come through the desert and now we sit here in the shade. Though we’re not where we were heading, just look how far we’ve come.”

I now see the beauty in the days that have gone by.

Each day, I remind myself to treasure what I have. Look how far I’ve come!

Leddy Hammock

“Increase my faith in the things I cannot see, in the things I cannot prove, yet I choose to believe.”

“I love my life, I love my dreams, and I will do amazing things.”

“I cannot do all the good that the world needs, but the world needs all the good I can do.”

“I am brave enough to move ahead where true believers dare to tread, and never lose faith even when losing my way. What step will I take today? I am brave!

Dell deChant

“A Child Would Know” by Leddy Hammock

“How would you know?” a child was asked, “If while you were at play,
With several children, new to you, you heard a whisper say:
‘One of these is the Holy child, the Christ Child, come again,
To see if you would recognize your wise and gentle Friend–
Who might appear as boy or girl, with unexpected looks,
With hair and skin and clothes unlike the Christ Child seen in books.’
The child was still a moment, then looked up and smiled to say:
“Of course I’d know the Holy Child. I’d know that right away.

The way that Child treats others, taking turns and playing fair;
The way the Child is kind and good–I’d know that anywhere.
The way the Child would make me feel–I’d be so glad to show
The Christ Child on the playground–someone any child would know.”

Leddy Hammock

Inspired by lyrics of the song There Are Moments , by Sue Riley, Richard Mekdeci, and Harold Payne

The first breath of the morning whispers in my ear:
‘You’ve got it all inside you.’ I open my heart and it appears!

Even in an ordinary day in an ordinary life, there’s beauty all around me when I look up to see it. I don’t want to miss the rainbows!

There are moments, there are moments, where magic happens unexpectedly.

There are moments, precious moments, where the wonder of the world is all I see.

Leddy Hammock

God has not turned away from me. My purpose is to become ready, willing, and worthy to receive God’s blessings.

I am more than God’s servant; I am God’s beloved child.

I’m ready, willing and worthy to open my heart and receive all of the heavenly blessings there for me when I believe.

When I’m ready, willing and worthy, God is able to bless me!

Leddy Hammock

From lyrics to “Love Cover Me” words & music by Gary Lynn Floyd & Danny Miller:

Love cover me, I will not be shaken. I will not be moved.
Love cover me, may my heart awaken.…
Love cover me. Love, I invite you to open up this heart of mine.

As time has unfolded me, it has revealed to me life’s nothing less than sublime. With every thought I make.… may I be gracious and kind. Love, I invite you to open up this heart of mine

Kindness wash over me…. Right every wrong, cause me to see love over hatred. Guide me to be faithful and strong. Love cover me ….

Love cover me, light any darkness. Love cover me, right every wrong. Cause me to see love over hatred.
Guide me to be faithful and strong. Love cover me….

Carol Record

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 just a breath away.”

“Strength flows from stillness like a fountain,
Like a mountain against the sky.” I am still and I am strong.

Leddy Hammock

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.

When I’m centered in the storm where it’s always safe and warm, I see a beacon in the night keeping me

Leddy Hammock

From lyrics to “Like a Boomerang” by Robert Anderson:

Every little thing that you say and do, just like a boomerang, it will come back to you.
All the love you give, if you want it to, just like a boomerang, it will come back to you.

Every time you fight against something new, just like a boomerang, it will come back to you. Every single thought that you hold as true, just like a boomerang, it will come back to you.

After you were born, you forgot what is true, but like a boomerang, it will come back to you. You may not recall what you came here to do, but like a boomerang, it will come back to you.

All that you desire, when you ask it to, just like a boomerang, it will come back to you.
It may seem like fortune sailing out of the blue, but like a boomerang, it has come back to you.

Leddy Hammock

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Lyrics from “Over My Head” (traditional spiritual):

Over my head, I hear music in the air. There must be a God somewhere!

Over my head, I hear singing everywhere. There must be a God somewhere!

Over my head, I hear music in the air. Over my head, I hear singing everywhere.

There must be a God! There must be a God! There must be a God somewhere!

Leddy Hammock

Lyrics from “Healing in the Hands of Time” by Karen Taylor-Good & Lisa Aschmann:

God has a gentle salve for the wounded, a pillow for the weary soul.

God is the only hope for some broken hearts. God is time and makes us whole.

God is taking us all on a journey, knows exactly ev’ry inch of this road and, if we could only see farther down it, we would know as God knows.

God, Father Time, the Master of Surprises, will surprise us once again. We’re all healing in the hands of time.

Leddy Hammock

In this wonderful life, I reap what I sow. All God’s good is mine to give and to receive.

My life is God’s gift to me; what I do with my life is my gift to God and to the world.

I am a good worker: I serve with a song in my heart and I give thanks to God, my Source.

My work is to live the good life: to do my best, to love, to grow, and to serve God. I love my life’s work!

Leddy Hammock

Lyrics to “Do What I Can Do” by Sue Riley, Richard Mekdeci, and Gary Lynn Floyd:

“Look around, what do I see? Good or bad, it’s up to me. My world reflects what I believe.
Here’s what I believe. I know there’s good in everyone. I know the best is yet to come.

Look out world, ‘cause I’m not done, I’ve only just begun…. I’ll choose compassion over fear, release my love into the atmosphere. Like a single wave in an endless sea, any change begins with me.

And, when I feel I’m all alone, I’ll remember, one drop of water smooths a stone.

Gonna, love like crazy, shine like gold, be courageous, break the mold. Can’t do it all, but this much is true. I can do what I can do.”

Leddy Hammock

Inspired by lyrics by Sue Riley to “True North”:

“I’ve been a weary traveler on a broken road.
Guide me as I find my way, find my own true north.”

“I’ve reached a place of trust, I know, I’m answering the call.”

“Guide me as I find my way, find my own true north.”

God is with me always, even in the wilderness, ready to give me a sign, hold my hand, and help me along the way.

Leddy Hammock

Inspired by lyrics to “The Grand Design” by Greg Tamblyn:

“…We’re all threads in a tapestry, woven together, your life and mine, ‘till our hearts and roads are intertwined. The road of life may lead us far from where we all begin, but sooner or later,
The hands of time weave us back in to the Grand Design.

Our path divides, we take our chances, and pray our loved ones will understand us…. We navigate by heart. But, in time, we come to learn that every road is part of the Grand Design….

We could rise up high, see the long road, how far we’ve come and where we’ll go, see how our pathway crosses the others, we know how much we need each other. In this living tapestry, each thread is someone’s road and one day, from a higher place, we may know the Grand Design.

It’s something I believe and now I find it comforts me. I’ve come to love the mystery.
The Grand Design is with us all along, a last goodbye, a newborn’s song, and, in the end, we all belong, to the Grand Design.”

Leddy Hammock

Inspired by lyrics to “Your True Calling” by Jana Stanfield:

When you hear a voice, no one else can hear, yet it’s clear and loud, ringing in your ear. And you finally know, what it’s time to do, that’s your true calling, calling you.

When your heart’s wide open ’cause your mind’s been changed and the dreams you dream are not the same, there’s a gate that’s open, you can walk right through. That’s your true calling, calling you.

You ask yourself, “Is this a voice I can trust?” You think you can’t, but you know that you must. You’re afraid you’ll fall, if you let go. But, there’s only one way you’ll ever know.

Those wings you keep folded are meant to be used when your true calling is calling you.
You ask yourself, Am I asking too much? You think you can’t, but you know that you must.

There’s a gate that’s open, you can walk right through, that’s your true calling, calling you!

Leddy Hammock

Inspired by lyrics from “A Steadfast Bridge” by Joy Katzen-Guthrie:

A Steadfast Bridge gently supports me, constant and strong, through every furious storm.

A Steadfast Bridge swiftly transports me past raging waters on a path that’s safe and warm.

Show the way, fill me with courage. Help me to know there’s an answer in my heart.

When I am weak, your strength sustains me. Your love enfolds me, as You have loved me from the start.

Leddy Hammock

From lyrics to “Crossroads” by Joy Katzen-Guthrie and Lisette Brodey:

There’s so much to learn, just heeding our inner voice … at the crossroads of life.

Life is a challenge we must face . . . God guides us on our way.

As we move on, we look down the road . . . while a new life waits for us to arrive.

Love only grows and grows at the crossroads of life.

Leddy Hammock

From lyrics by Sloan Wainwright to “I Am Free” —

I am free, by the Truth in each moment, by the love heaven sent.

I won’t walk like a slave today, chained to my regret
My past and my future fade. 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—a piece of the puzzle, a part of the plan.

Leddy Hammock

Negative expectations come to nothing, while positive and loving thoughts are manifesting now.

Every good thought, like an angel presence, goes before me to make my way easy, safe, prosperous, and happy.

I deny the stumbling blocks of doubt, fear, and worry, and instead I build up a strong and positive consciousness that paves the way to good outcomes.

I reflect on the good I expect, and as I conceive it, I receive it – or something even better!

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 small words can run so deep, make a baby smile make a grown man weep.”

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 a space.
Now the blessings arrive every day, since I made room for grace.

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 nights of my life.
The Lord is my Shepherd, I will have no fear

Within the greenest meadows, beside the deep, cool stream,
I will rest in the comfort of eternal love.

My cup is overflowing, You anoint my head with oil.
I am safe in Your presence, Oh, Eternal One.
The Lord is my Shepherd. I will have no fear.

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 them.”

“At the rustling of the leaves and in the beauty of autumn …. At the beginning of the year and when it ends, we remember them.”

“When we have achievements that are based on theirs …. When we fulfill their dreams, and our own, we remember them. As long as we live, they too will live: for they are now a part of us, as we remember them.”

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 just a breath away.”

“Strength flows from stillness like a fountain,
Like a mountain against the sky.” I am still and I am strong.

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 begin again.
It takes a hero to hold on and inspire other heroes, every day.

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 better putting other people down.

Remember words can hurt you when they come back around.”
“Focus on the things you have, not what you haven’t got – if you want to be happy.”

“Give up control.” “Trust the Mystery – if you want to be happy.”

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 my brother, would I see myself in you? ….

If you called me, would I hear you? Do I know what I would do? ….
If you held me like my mother, would I see myself in you?”

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 power of love has rolled that stone away…. Doubts become believing that death can be destroyed. Painful loss and grieving, can open us to joy.

A dawn of resurrection can chase our fears away. The past is past, free at last, it’s a brand new day! The power of love has rolled that stone away! … It’s a brand new day.”

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 strong on this path.

Hear me now, I’m ringing out around the world! In every song I sing, in every part of me, in everything! Every breath in me proclaims, Hallelujah today!

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 Truth in each moment, by the Love heaven sent.

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 breath, like I’m swimmin’ in a sea of it. . . .”

“This mornin’ outside I stood. I saw a little red wing bird, shining like a burning bush and singing like a scripture verse. It made me want to bow my head. I remember when church let out. How things have changed since then. Everything is holy now.”

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 mystery and yesterday is gone.
The kindness that I give today lives on.

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 Dream we share together… We are all a part of One Heart.”

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 freeing – lifting each other up instead of giving one another a shove. We won’t be falling at all; we’ll be rising in love.

How do you let love grow? You’ve got to give it a chance when you’ve found it. We won’t be falling at all; we’ll be rising in love.

The deeper the river, the greater the trust and the more that we’re rising above.
We won’t be falling at all; we’ll be rising in love.

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 birthright of infinite good) has always been right here for me and God wants me to accept it!

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 of, letting my heart guide, in the flow of love.

Oh, the power coming through, a clear signal strong and true.
I’m giving and receiving, in the flow of love.

Oh, the dark days cannot hold me. I’m in the flow of love.
I can feel my life unfolding. I’m in the flow of love.”

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 getting better every minute, getting better every day.”

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, we will be able . . . to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day…. Let freedom ring!”

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, closer to my sacred Source. Here I go, deeper, deeper, deeper than I’ve ever been before. Here I go, close, closer, closer to my sacred Source.”

“Get ready, my soul. I’m divin’ in. Get ready, my soul. I’m divin’ in to the deepest kind of love, to the sweetest kind of life, Get ready, get ready, my soul.

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 here to be….

Oh, 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 now release the limits of the past and let my light shine in this bright New Year.
Peace begins with me in 2023!

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 receiving.
I welcome the light to my heart with all of my being.

Welcome to my heart, sweet and holy Child.
Shine your light on me, Emmanuel.

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 hope, all it takes is a spark.

If love is to be, it all starts with you and me. Be the light!

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.

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: peace around our trouble world, peace within ourselves.

Search the face of the Child, shining with the spirit of Christmases in our heart.

Leddy Hammock

Lyrics to “May the Light of Love” by David Roth

As we come around to take our places at the table,
a moment to remember and reflect upon our wealth.

Here’s to loving friends and family, here’s to being able
to gather here together in good company and health.

May the light of love be shining deep within your spirit.
May the torch of mercy clear the path and show the way.

May the horn of plenty sound so everyone can hear it.
May the light of love be with you every day.

Leddy Hammock

Inspired by lyrics from “The Part of Me that Is You” by Sue Riley & Richard Mekdeci:

“When the world tells me I’m less than whole,
I hear these words, spoken from my soul: ‘A Child of Mine will not inherit disease.’ I am a Child of peace.

The part of me that is You knows only health and wholeness.
The part of me that is You knows only love and joy.
The part of me that is You is divine and ageless,
like a compass pointing to a north that’s true.
Then I remember what my heart already knows.

When I feel my back’s against the wall,
I hear a voice say, ‘Fight!’ but I refuse the call.
As Your Child, I choose the higher road and I know
You’ll always be there if I fall.

You are the Truth of who I am. I am a Child of peace.
When my self-respect is fading fast, frozen in the present,
Haunted by the past, I look in the mirror and I see Your face and I remember what my heart already has. I bless the part of me that is You.”–the fairest of the fair.

Leddy Hammock

Lyrics to “There for You” by Roger Tomhave, Claudia Carawan, & Melinda Wood Allen:

If God had hands, there’d only be one on your shoulder.
If God could speak, the words would bless everything you do.

Take my hand, I’ll stand beside you. Together we’ll make it through.
Take my love, now and always, I will be there for you.

If God has ears, they’d listen to what you’re saying.
If God has eyes, they’d see the wonder that is you.

If God had legs, they’d go with you on your journey,
But God has me and I’ll be there for you.

Leddy Hammock

Lyrics to “Meet You where You Are” by Melinda Wood Allen & David Roth:

Oh my friend, I will meet you where you are.
I won’t throw flower petals on your wounded heart.
If it’s not okay we won’t pretend,
But if it’s not okay, it’s not the end.

Aren’t you stronger than you ever used to be?
At least that’s the way it seems to me, if not to you.
Aren’t you the one who’s made it all this way?

No matter what those voices in your head might say, it’s up to you.

This too shall pass.
There are times that are simply not okay.
What you do with them, it’s up to you to say.
I’ll meet you where you are.

Leddy Hammock

Lyrics from “Everything To Do with Love” by Jan Garrett,JD Martin,Harold Payne,& Freebo:

It’s got nothing to do with history, or which side has lost or won.
It’s got everything, everything to do with love.

It’s got nothing to do with boundaries, or thinking that you have to be tough.
It’s got everything, everything to do with love.

Something as simple as kindness can see us through.
It’s got everything to do with love.

There’s so much hope to hold onto, and so many songs to be sung,
It’s got everything, everything to do with love.

Leddy Hammock

Inspiration from lyrics to “Making of a Soul” by Nathen Aswell:

“There is no destination; the journey is the goal.
I’m busy with the making of a soul ….

I have no map to guide me; there is no book of rules.
The only thing that’s certain is joy will lead me home.

I’m part of God unfolding; I trust and fully give.
All that really matters is that while I live, I live.

My gifts are what is needed; the universe is home.
I’m busy with the making of a soul.”

Leddy Hammock

Inspired by lyrics from “Amazing Things” by Jana Stanfield:

We will do amazing things, with the choice each new day brings.
And with every breath you take, list the progress that you make.

The reason you live is there is every gift you give.
Love your life, love your dreams. You will do amazing things.
Amazing, amazing, you will do amazing things.

Oh, the places you will go and the people you will know! Don’t worry when or where or how. You don’t need to know that now. You’re on the right track, no need to look ahead or back. Just enjoy what this day brings. You will do amazing things.

You don’t have to work it out, just stay in the here and now, let your mind rest for a little while. Sometimes deepest answers come when you’re out there having fun.
Close your eyes and take a break and smile. Amazing! You will do amazing things!

Rev. Dell deChant
Inspired by lyrics to “Letting Go of Holding On” by Richard Mekdeci/Mario Friedel:

“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 fear that there’s never enough and I stop holding on, to what is not love.

We breathe in, we breathe out, it’s all give and take. They’re one with each other, for all of goodness’ sake.

The loaves and the fishes were blessed then released and barely enough turned into a feast.”