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This Prayer’s 4 U
Leddy Hammock My prayer for you is my highest dream for you, or something even better! My prayer for you is that you know that you are worthy, loved by God, and deserving of God’s grace. My prayer for you is that you know that God cares about you, forgives you, and wants you well. My prayer for you is the highest outcome for all concerned, in right timing and in…
The Invention of Prayer
Leddy Hammock Inspired lyrics by Richard Maley: True prayer is communion with the God of my understanding. I can hear Godâs voice in my silence. True prayer is not bargaining with God, but acceptance â without question, of Godâs empowering will. Prayer means doing the work that God gives me to do, and then letting go and letting God. I can feel Godâs…
We Remember
Leddy Hammock âWe Remember Themâ in âThe Gates of Prayerâ by Rabbis Sylvan Kamens and Jack Riemer âAt the rising of the sun and at its going downâ¦. At the blowing of the wind and in the chill of winterâ¦. At the opening of the buds and in the rebirth of spring, we remember them.â âAt the shining of the sun and in the warmth of summerâ¦. At the rustling…
Step by Step
Judy Tafelski Step by step, I walk this journey of life with a generous heart. I begin the journey with the first step, and as I walk, I walk in the Presence. Step by step, I surrender to the Presence of God. With every move, I learn and grow, for I live and move and have my being in Spirit. Step by step, I pray in the Spirit, grateful in the Presence. Every prayer, every…
Blessed Be
Sue Riley Inspired by lyrics from Sue Rileyâs âI Made Room for Grace.â When I stumble, I wonât be defeated, since I make room for grace. I stop resisting. I make room for grace. I just step aside, open up a space, and make room for grace. Now the blessings arrive every day, since I made room for grace.
Changing Other People
Leddy Hammock What Needs Changinâ in the World? by Freebo and Richard Mekdeci What needs changinâ in the world? â A whole lot of things, if itâs up to me. What needs changinâ in the world? Maybe it could be the way Iâd like it to be. No more fightinâ in the neighborhood; hearts united for the sake oâ good. No more hunger and no more greed; evârybodyâs…
Start Here
Leddy Hammock Inspired by lyrics by Jana Stanfield and Jan Garrett: “Show me the way to walk in faith every step every day. When I’m unsure which path to take, show me the way, show me the way. Every day is a new clean slate on which I can draw, on which I can paint What my soul wants to see, what my soul wants to be. Show me the way. Show me the way to walk…
Attention Earth 2
Leddy Hammock In celebration of Earth Day this week, we echo the spirit of one of the seven principles of our neighbors, the Unitarian Universalists of Clearwater: We bless and “respect the amazing interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.” “Dream of a day when we can live in communion, Dream of a time when we can give without fear.…
Attention Earth
Leddy Hammock In celebration of Earth Day this week, we echo the spirit of one of the seven principles of our neighbors, the Unitarian Universalists of Clearwater: We bless and “respect the amazing interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.” “Dream of a day when we can live in communion, Dream of a time when we can give without fear.…
What’s in YOUR Mind?
Tithing means giving one tenth of all that we receive, without strings, to people and organizations who feed our world spiritually. Tithing is a very personal process, and no one can tell another person specifically where his or her tithe should be given. Faithful, consistent, and cheerful tithing builds spiritual discipline that establishes method in giving, remembrance…
Sacred Bridge
Leddy Hammock “I stand tall because I believe Something greater has come alive inside of me.” “In a world where so many feel lost, I know God. I am one but I’m not alone. When I’m with you, I am home.” “I will give love. I will speak peace, all because of the love that’s got a hold of me – so wide open, so…
Joy Rising
Leddy Hammock When you think of Jesus, do you mentally “see” Him sad and suffering? Pictures of Jesus smiling or laughing are fairly new in worldwide Christian culture. Most people have gotten used to a serious, somber Savior. Yet, for the first three centuries of Christianity, Jesus was most often portrayed as serene, young, happy Good Shepherd. Only twice do…
Head Heart Hands
Dieter Randolph “When the great crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, they took palm branches and went out to meet him, and cried out: ‘Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!’ . . . . So the crowd that was with him when he called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from death . . . went to meet…
Time to Heal
Leddy Hammock I love you. I see you well. I trust you to go within to discover you already know how it feels to be whole, how to heal” – Sue Riley and Glen Roethel in “How to Heal.” I am in the healing mode, right now! No matter how long I have been working through a challenge, I know that I have enough faith to reach out and accept my healing.I am…
Living Water
Leddy Hammock When I pray, my mind is shadow-free as noon day and my soul is resting, resting by the well of Spirit. Everyone is my teacher and I am teachable, but I want more than facts. I thirst for deeper understanding. O, give me Truth, that living water. The Christ Spirit that is alive in each of us, no matter where we’ve been or what we’ve done, is that…
This Is the Place to Be
Leddy Hammock This place . . . . . . is where Spirit has brought me for a holy purpose. . . . is where I always feel God’s presence; it blesses me when I think of it. . . . is such a part of me, and I am filled with grace and peace. . . . always heals me somehow, and stays with me when I go forth. Again and again, Spirit brings me home to this place.
Rising in Love
Dieter Randolph I am a child of God, becoming more loving as I grow up. As I grow up spiritually, I express greater love – less self-centered and more Spirit-centered. I learn to love more perfectly as I resolve to evolve. Thank God for evolution! I am not “falling in love,” I am rising in love.
How Adored You Are
StoweGood (from The Book of Matthew, Chapter 6, verses 9-13 in The Message: the Bible in Contemporary Language by The Reverend Eugene H. Peterson, a Presbyterian Minister, and published in segments between 1993 to 2002. This refreshing idiomatic translation of the original languages of the Bible is used in many American churches today: “With a God like this…
One Heart One Light
Leddy Hammock God is my Source. God lovingly provides and there is plenty for all. God is my Guide. In God’s light, I see my way clearly. God is my Life. I am becoming stronger in God’s presence. God is my Light. I walk in beauty, in the healing Light of Love.
So Far So Good
Dieter Randolph . . .I am a part of this thing called Life . . . . . . God has been good to me! . . . Life is good! . . . What, me worry? God loves me and takes care of me! . . . God wants me to live abundantly, and so far, so good!!