Lyrical Riffs

Calling In all those things we have to doThat don’t feel like a calling at all…We are called.In the mundane and regular and repetitive,In the work-a-day, every-day, Groundhog Day things,Again …

I’m glad I’m a sheep, it explains my foolish behaviour, Wandering off, getting caught in the hedges, It gives me an excuse for following the crowd, And chasing after supposedly …

Prayer We shall do our best to pray for change,And to pray for love,To pray for hope, and to ask for hearts to awaken.We shall pray for life and resurrection,We shall …

We can read how-to manuals,Or if you’re like me – watch them on YouTube,But ultimately there comes a time,When, if you want to learn to surf,You have to spend time …

Holy Spirit of God,Please blow through our shops and supermarkets,Through our libraries and sports centres,Through our cinemas and parks,Through our schools and universities,Through our homes and streets,Through our places of …

Would God really live on earth?Would he willingly choose thisRuptured planet for a home?And not merely for a staycation,But moving in good and proper.Choosing billions of homes in fact,Flesh and …

Valley A world of upheaval, as if we live in trouble valley.How we need a door of hope, some joy of salvation,this reservoir of tears turned to a storehouse of …

Lord please keep me open to you,Keep me following you,Keep me willing to learn,Keep me leaning into you.Though my ideas get fixed,Though the way can be hard going,Though people can …

He carries the world on his back,On his shoulders.Or is he carrying me?My body on his,My troubles weighing him down,My bluster and disappointments,My fakery and missteps pressing hard,As he struggles …

May we respect you as long as the sun looks down,May we walk in your ways as long as the moon punctuates the sky.May we pursue justice, mercy, and humility …

Unique Our God is not made of wood, glass, or bricks,Or the latest AI, or computer chips,No superhero or jungle-bound star,Can’t be contained or sealed in a jar.Not found going …

Life Life is full of places,people,things,challengesand tasks.We all know them,we all face them.Suppose there was someone full of life,tucked away in those places,people,things,challengesand taskswe encounter each day.With us, beside us, …

The Great Gardener wanders through our hearts and minds,Looking for treasure in unexpected places,The rocky fields of our livesYielding pearls that only he can find.Precious things hidden by the mud …

Two more short readings – AdultsI wonder how many of us are trying to be adults,When we never really fitted in those clothes,Our hearts and minds elsewhere,In another time and …

Moving molehills rather than mountains,walking on puddlesin the shallows of the sea,carrying a lightweight palm cross,smooth and slender in my hands,limping down this Calvary road,so many stones in my shoes.Though …

The beat of another drum. For some it sounds like Thunder. For some like Fingers on a tabletop. For some it’s a Stick on a tin. For some it’s a …

You make your home in the heavens, And your place in the earth, With us in the great and small, In the tidy and untidy In the great barrier reef, …