Lyrical Riffs

The Lord is with us, wherever we go.I wish that meant an easy life,I wish it meant a lot less strife,I wish it meant unending laughter,Days of happy ever after.Wish …

He came into our lives, he appeared here with us.Clothed in humanity, reality, courage and kindness.He was a king, but didn’t look like one.He helped those he met, washed their …

Jesus might hold up a stick and ask, ‘What is it?’And I would say – a stick. Thinking I was perceptive and clever. But a child would say – a rocket, …

As surely as sparks fly upward… you will have trouble. But hold on for I have overcome this realm of flying sparks.I understand those sparks, I have experienced them.Suffered their onslaught, …

For too long she has been a ghost. Empty. Transparent. People looking straight through her.Unable to cross the divide into real life. Avoided. No longer alive.No fault of her own. …

Jesus is the same, yesterday, today and forever.Though our leaders rise and fall,And their policies come and go,Jesus is the same, yesterday, today and forever.Though our climate changes,And the markets …

God is close, here with us,Whether we sense it or not,Large enough to fill the universe,Personal enough to inhabit your life. God is close, here with us,Living within us, our …

You refuse to give up on us,Your love is like a flame than can never go out,Like a guiding candle that never burns down,Like a warming fire that never runs …

There are super heroes who save the day – Batman, Captain Marvel, Wonder Woman, Black Widow, And then there are heroes like Nimrod. So many aspired to be this great …

There is a king above religion,Better than all superstition,He is no jaded politician,Won’t trick us like a smart magician. As caring as the best physician,Knows too well this life’s condition,And …

There are times when I feel emptyand sometimes it’s a ‘good’ kind of empty.I know that on my own I am not enough,I know that I’m ready to be refilled …

Cleanse the shame and the regrets,The hurts and the harm.You can make all things new,So renew us please.Set an open door before usAnd strengthen us so we may follow you,Remind …

Lean not on your own understanding,Your thoughts may be configured byThe dark side of this world.Lean not on your own understanding,Your past mistakes and worriesMay cloud your vision and sense …

Sometimes it’s hard to receive the helpful advice of others,And to absorb the good words we read,But you are the living word and you inhabit our being,So come in today …

At the moment smiles fizz across their faces, their eyes alight with hope, songs on their lips and arms raised in triumph. In a few days tears with steam those …

There is a green hill far away,Outside of space and time,Where Jesus gave his all for us,Accused of every crime. There is a green hill far away,Which reaches far and …