Lyrical Riffs

If only I responded so quickly to the nudges you send,As I do to the buzzes and pings on my phone,They so easily interrupt my life,And to think I once …

There’s an eternally safe place where…The last will be first.The foolish come before the wise.The weak are ahead of the strong.The have-nots leads the haves.The servants guide the masters.The poor …

In this world you will have trouble… How well you knew that, And how much we wish it were not true. You are the prince of peace and the king …

Forgiveness is hard,others may well not want it,Lord, we need your help. Forgiveness is hard,anger can make us feel strong,please, soften our hearts. Forgiveness is hard,blame is popular these days,save …

You are the food of life,Food that sustains us,Food that nourishes the depths of our being,Those places of longing and restlessness.You denied turning stones in bread,So you could feed us …

How overwhelmingthe news of this world can be,we can feel weighed down. And how powerfula smile can be when passed on,uplifting others. We may never know,what any person near usis going …

We believe in the truth.The truth about life and love,the truth about meaning and purpose,the truth about reality and imagination,the truth about today and tomorrow,the truth about this world and …

Your love is strong, kind, faithful,Your love is reliable, caring, eternal.Your love is patient and kind,Never jealous, or conceited or proud,Your love is full of forgiveness,Your love brings us a …

‘I am the Good ShepherdI know my sheep,And my sheep know me.’Help us to recognise your voiceIn the midst of so many other voices,Inside and outside.Save us please fromThe voices …

An extended take on the adventures of Jonah, a prophet who recorded his wayward and meandering mission in his book in the Bible.   God said to Jonah, I’ve a job for …

May my soul praise you Lord,May my heart turn towards you,May my mind be filled with your thinking,May my strength be renewed as I wait on you.I cannot do these …

Journeying from heaven toearth, he came toseek and to save and to serveus, knowing how wayward, flawed andso very fickle we are. The jarring words of hisenemies did not deter …

Lord there are times when the darkness looms so large,And things seem difficult.It can be hard to sense you and to feel hopeful.Thank you for your promise that you are …

The hills give witness with their size and stature,The valleys with their winding crannies and nooks,The lambs with their playful and reckless cavorting,The hedgerow webs with their tapestries glistening.The bite …

Love is patient and kind, though I admit I often find,My patience is in very short supply,Though it’s something I don’t choose, I quietly blow a fuse,When life does not …

Save me from trying to make you follow meWhen you have invited me to follow you.Save me from trying to make you fit into my plansWhen you know the plans …

As those wise travellersBent the knee before that wide-eyed curious child,Worshipping the tiny new king,I wonder what words they used.When you were so new,So fresh to this world,Did they recite …

In the nights and the days, In the noise and the quiet, In the joy and the sorrow, In the peace and the storms…We wait…For the light of the new birth…And for the …

Travelling Lord Jesus you have travelled so many roads in this world,You travelled the way of adulation and success,Feeding thousands who wanted to make you king.You travelled the way of …