Lyrical Riffs

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 …

The God who gazed on chaos, who looked on nothing,And called out order and a beautiful something.The God who led his people through the wildernessWith the promise of a better …

He didn’t stay a baby, didn’t instantly grow up,First became a toddler, grasping, reaching up.Think of all those tools in old Joseph’s shed  –Joe now needs eyes in the back …

We all carry Jesus in our own small way,are all precious channels of his presence,spaces that have become his home,faces that carry his smile to others.Hands that offer support and …

You are invited to come through the cross,With your awkwardness and inability,With your competence and aptitude,Towards the dawn of a resurrection,And the promise of a new kingdom.And in coming through …

Christmas disarms us,God comes close with tiny fingers,Hands that are smaller than ours,Eyes wider, blinking and shining.A look of wonder and curiosity,A cry for help and feeding and changing,Legs kicking …

If only we can save ourselves from slipping into spiritual mode,Realising that all our life is found in you,When we pray, when we open our bible,We do these things as …

I want to be a person of great strength,But weaknesses often hold me back.I want to be a person of hope,But worries cloud my vision,I want to be a person …

Good Shepherd How we need a good shepherd,The kind of shepherd who will give everything for his sheep,strong, kind, understanding,gentle and powerful,selfless and courageous,unafraid of the dark and the mud of …

A prayer about allowing God to take the various bits of our lives and use them to bless others. Let the leaves of our lives fall where they may, and help …