Lyrical Riffs

‘We have been set free,like a bird from a hunter’s trap.’So sings that songster known as the psalmist.Singing of freedom and those things which clutch at us and trap us.Some find …

Lord we so frequently need you, this life often feels like a task that requires too much of us. So often are weak and self-absorbed, so often full of stress …

A kingdom of hope,where the light always shines,no matter how brooding the darkness,or how oppressive the troubles.A kingdom of nurture and friendship,a kingdom of forgiveness,carried in our hearts and minds,looking …

Send the sparks of your life,into our lives again this week.Send the strong beam of your light,into our darkness once again.Sow the seeds of your love into our being and doing …

Sometimes I wonder if I have the first idea,if I even have the smallest glimpse,of what it means to seek my happiness in you,to wait on you and find my …

We have moments of strength,and moments of weakness,moments of jubilation,moments of dread,moments of trust,moments of scepticism,moment of peace,moments of stress,moments of loathing,and moments of love.Help us with the difficult ones, …

To rest with you,to find a moment of green pastures,to pause to draw strength and focus,to discover a moment of joy in the stress,to find a way forward in the …

Pray the way you can,Not the way you can’t.Read the Bible the way you can,Not the way you can’t.Reach out the way you can,Not the way you can’t.Worship the way …

Lord, let your peace, your wholeness, reign in our land,let your ways of justice, compassion, joy and mercyinfuse our leaders and our people,may fairness be on our minds and in …

Ripples in the water,Like the fluctuating years,The rollercoaster ridges of time,The ebb and flow of strength and weakness,The restless movement,Occasionally settling to calm.So the heart rises and falls,The beats of …

Lord, how we need you today.You are the source of life and help and strength,you bring forgiveness for our mistakes and mis-steps,thank you so much for a new start with …

One ThingMartha did the right thing,she brought her stress to Jesus,and told him about it,she didn’t hide it away.She didn’t pretend she was fine,instead she knew Jesus could take it,he …

When we find ourselves in the shadows of life,in the places mottled with sadness,the presence of our God is right there with us,his patience never diminished by thenegative influences of …

Do not be afraid,God is with you,God is for you,God is bigger,God is stronger,God cares deeply for you.God is loving,God is on your side,God will not let you go,God fights …

In my mind, in my imagination,I’m supposed to convert the whole nation,I should change the lives of all I meet,I should bellow good news across my street.I should help everyone …

Lord, thank you for opening up the gate to life,Thank you that you ARE the gate to life,and that you invite us to come through youto meet our kind and …

I can talk about the weather,Talk about the time of year,I could talk of anything,Except my deepest fear. I could talk about the latest score,Talk about the food,But if I …

He looks at the dust in his workshopthe dust from all he has made for us,he looks at the dust of the desert,as he faces his lonely, wilderness days for …

Jesus was at home with God anywhere.In the turbulence of a storm,in ordinary days of work and rest,in a bustling, heaving crowd of 1000s,alone in the quiet of the rising …

Help us Lord to know ourselves well enough to be ourselves, save us from trying to be someone else, someone unreal, someone that does not fit our skin. Help us …