Lyrical Riffs

Though we know the best things that we should do,Though we know what is kind and right,We struggle at times to do these things,Our wills wander off in other directions.Though …

Love is often on our lips,For food or folk or favourite hits.On playlists and the radio,It seems that love won’t let us go.It holds the hearts of those we know,Goes …

Imagine the world as one small town and imagine a local boy going away for a while and then returning, his feet dusty, with grit and sand in the palms …

Rapunzel has a bob cut now,Snow White is turning grey,Sleeping Beauty’s got insomnia,While Uncle Scar is king today. Dracula has filed his teeth,Frankenstein’s in bits,The Pea Green boat just sank,Cinderella’s …

May you have the joy of knowing that God is here and loving you, May you know that he’s with you in all you say and do.May you know his name …

You didn’t get a health and safety check before coming to earth,Didn’t wear gloves when you touched those who were ill and dying,Didn’t douse yourself in sanitiser after washing feet,Didn’t …

Happiness and Gratification went for a walk one day.Happiness had to keep pausing and waiting along the way.Gratification took detours, saw something and went,Always came back disappointed and spent.For happiness …

Once in a garden, in a deep dark wood,God came looking but it seemed he couldNot find his friends, they were hidden away,Something bad had happened that day.When they appeared, …

There are days when I feel like a spectator,Life buzzing and fizzing around me,Faces alive and chattering,While I sit and watch it happening.Not engaged, not part of it,Not a player …

With the power of a million oceansWith the light of a thousand sunsWith the warmth of the brightest dawnsYou care With the strength that never falls apartWith the kindness of …

Some of us have floordrobes, don’t put our clothes away,A scattering on the carpet, trousers, jumpers on display.Pants and tights and shirts and vests and socks of every size,Dungarees and …

I’m a chocoholic… an old advert used to say,That a Mars a day helps you… work, rest and play.But I have another slogan, one that I made up…It says – …

Spark He who set the spark of life within you,Will continue to breathe on you,Nurture you and encourage you to flourish,Until the day when he welcomes you home. Rewild May …

Nothing can separate us from the love of God in Jesus.Nothing.Distractions, temptations, worries, doubts,Lack of money and resources,The latest headlines on my news feed,My frustrations and disappointments,My missed targets and …

You are not as you sometimes see yourself, You are not as you sometimes think of yourself, You are not as you sometimes speak to yourself, You are more. Crafted, …

It’s a challenge to be ourselves at times.But the good news is that You want us to be genuine.To be honest with ourselves and with you.To be realistic not idealistic.Open …

What happened on that Saturday?After the disciples ran away.Did they fret, did they fear, did they make a plan,Did Jesus seem like a failed man? Another messiah bitten the dust,Three …

I love the honesty of the Bible writers.The way they tell it like it is.Stories of faith and miracles.Stories of faith and trouble.Heroes great and small.Kings and peasants.Rahab, Ruth and …

I set off walking strong that day,Came to a crossroads, took the wider way,Was looking for something, solid ground,A better life than the one I’d found.I came across a glistening …

The sound of a bird as it’s singing away,The feel of a breeze on a really hot day,An uplifting line from the Living Word,A reminder you are bigger than all …