Lyrical Riffs

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 …

For youFor meFor hopeFor courageFor strengthFor purposeFor forgivenessFor inspirationFor changeFor truthFor realityFor kindnessFor acceptanceFor cleansingFor starting againFor todayFor nowFor always

He is doing the unthinkable,the unimaginable.Going away so he can be closer to us,leaving so he can be always here.They see him slipping away from them,and their hearts must have …

Jesus invites us to take up our crossand follow him,But he also invites us to take up his yoke –His ways of comfort and challenge,His perspective, his rhythms of life, …

With your nature revealed in the work of your hands,With the choice you have made to treasure these lands,With your heart so broken by the worst of this place,The creases …

Those things which seem inconsequential. Those things which carry little weight.Those things which don’t make headlines. Those things which don’t seem great.Those things which don’t feel cool, or seem too …

I wish I was a hero, a stronger person,calmer, wiser, more able,knowing what to say in every situation,knowing what to do in every crisis or challenge.I wish I was more …

There’s a creature in the seas like a giant oil slick,and a grumpy prophet who feels a little sick,he’s stormy inside with an angry swell, he’s come to know his …

No day, no night, no wrong, no right,  no blame, no game, no worry, no hurry, no fear, no smear, no pushing or rushing,  not this day, or this minute, …

Let There BeLet there be love…Let there be peace…Let there be patience…Let there be hope and understanding…Let there be courage and strength…Let there be dignity and listening…Let there be kindness …

I love you Lord, we love you,and we praise you with all we have,this jumble of our lives –at times full of the good things,at times more like a mess …

Prophets have walked this way,heroes and villains too,the weak have come limping,the strong with their heads held high.Some have found it as they searched for hope,some have found it as …

Blessed are the shy and nervous, those low in confidence and self-esteem,for they know their need of God, and he is with them.Blessed are you when you feel out of …

We are Good Friday people,with Resurrection on our mind.With a Saviour who plunged into the worst things of this life,he offered open hands to the rebels and the lost,gave everything he had …

Dear Lord,please restore to us the joy of knowing you,the joy that can inspire our hearts and souls and minds,the warmth of friendship with you,the joy that lifted the people …

I can cope today… not because I am powerful,but because of the gentle strength of God,not because I know everything I need to know,but because of the saving wisdom of …