Unity Church Of Clearwater

Leddy Hammock Highlights: Inspired by lyrics to “Rise” by Faith Rivera I close my eyes, I open my heart. I take a deep breath, let the healing start. I lift my hands. I plant my feet. I let love in, I feel the beat that’s calling us to rise! I ready my soul. I clear my mind. I’m here and now in present time. I feel the power of a thousand suns lighting up the dark. No turning back, onward to Promised Land! We feel the power of a thousand suns lighting up the dark. Love’s calling out my name. Love’s calling – that’s why we came! Rise up! Reach for the sky! Going up high, Love is alive. We’re bringing the light!

Leddy Hammock Highlights:   Lyrics to “Hallelujah Today!” by Denise Rosier:   With every mile, I’m reminded I never go empty-handed.  God is my strength, I’m never stranded. I’m not alone.    Every breath in me proclaims, Hallelujah today!   The road is long, but I will make it, that’s who I am.   It’s not the race but how I’m running; not who I was, who I’m becoming.   Steady on, I’ll finish strong on this path.   Hear me now, I’m ringing out around the world!  In every song I sing, in every part of me, in everything!  Every breath in me proclaims, Hallelujah today!

Leddy Hammock Highlights:   Inspired by “Fill Me Now” by Sue Riley:   Here I stand, an empty vessel.  Quietly, I wait, a hollow shell.   As your love flows through me, I am still, I am still. Mold me in Thy image.  Silence all my fears, While I wait, obedient to Thy will.        Fill me now, fill me now, as I stand upon the crossroads of my life. I am open and receptive, I stand silent for Your blessings.  Fill me now.   This bread which is my body; this wine, the life of Christ – A spiritual communion, I am wise, I am wise. I become Your chalice, open to my Source – an infinite outpouring of God’s love.   Fill me now, fill me now, as I stand upon the crossroads of my life. I am open and receptive, I stand silent for Your blessings.  Fill me now.

Leddy Hammock Highlights:   Inspired by lyrics to “My Every Notion” by Sue Riley & Glen Roethel:   Words I say come back to me. I choose my words carefully.   With my thoughts and words, I build my life.    As I speak, my words have power. My life opens like a flower.   This is why I know:  My every notion puts energy in motion.   What I say is what I get. So, when I feel I’ve lost my way, I find perfect words to say.  I look within, I make the choice, I take a breath, I lift my voice.         Words and thoughts are seeds that grow. This is why I know: My every notion puts energy in motion!

Leddy Hammock Highlights   God loves me and sees me well.     The place for my healing is right here, right where I am.   Now, in this moment, I am ready and willing to be healed.    Now is the time for me to go within and discover that I already know how it feels to be whole, how to heal.

Sean Schrader Lyrics to “Do All You Can” by “Devotion”:   “This is the gift they gave to us, to share wherever we go: ‘Be the change you wish to see in the world.’  Now I understand what they wanted us to know.         Do all you can with what you have, in the time you have in the place you are, do all you can.”    This is what I came here for: to do all I can.         Do all you can with what you have, in the time you have in the place you are, do all you can.”

Carol Record Inspired by lyrics to “It’s Up to Me” by Sue Riley, Nathen Aswell, Glen Roethel:   “If I seek the Truth, let me speak the Truth.  If I’m lost in doubt, let me believe. I know I can be the change I want to see. If it’s to be, it’s up to me.      If I’m feeling stressed, let me stop and rest.  If I’m feeling hurt, let me forgive. I know I can be the change I want to see.  If it’s to be, it’s up to me.   If I dream of peace, let me live in peace.  When I start from love, I am love. I know I can be the change I want to see.  If it’s to be it’s up to me.”

Carol Record Lyrics from “Sweeping Up My Own Side of the Street” by Sue Riley & Melinda Wood Allen:     “Taking time to stop and smell the roses on the way, planting what I want to see,  pruning what’s not serving me, tending my own garden every day.   I’m exactly where I’m meant to be. Every step I take just moves me closer to my dreams.   Your grass might be a brighter green. That’s for you, not for me.  I’m exactly where I’m meant to be.   Not gonna be the one to cast a stone. Won’t point a finger at your faults, got plenty of my own.  ‘Cause, when I toss that judgment thing, it comes back like a boomerang.   I’m sweeping up my own side of the street, clearing out the clutter, pulling up the weeds, finding out it’s quite enough just taking care of my own stuff, sweeping up my own side of the street.”

Leddy Hammock Lyrics from “Rising in Love” by David Roth:   I always find it surprising, the way people say that they’re falling in love when I always thought I was rising . . . .  I’m not falling at all; I am rising in love.       Everyone talks about tying the knot, … but the feeling of love should be freeing – lifting each other up instead of giving one another a shove.  We won’t be falling at all; we’ll be rising in love.   How do you let love grow?  You’ve got to give it a chance when you’ve found it. We won’t be falling at all; we’ll be rising in love.      The deeper the river, the greater the trust and the more that we’re rising above.   We’re not falling at all; we are rising in love.

Leddy Hammock “Living in My Heartland” by Sue Riley and Claudia Carawan:   I’m gonna make a new start, lead with my heart, I’ve never felt so sure.   I’m gonna follow where I’m called, it may not be the easy road, Because I’ve finally found my home, living in my heartland.   Now I like those quiet days, I love the peaceful pace, It’s now what I call home.     Sometimes the road less traveled, feels like the real frontier  But when I’m true to who I am, the path is free and clear. I’ve finally found my home, living in my heartland.”

Leddy Hammock Inspired by lyrics to “Look How Far You’ve Come” by Sue Riley:    Hasn’t it been great?… Let’s talk about the future. Let’s cool off with the rain.   We’ve come through the desert and now we sit here in the shade. Though we’re not where we were heading, just look how far we’ve come.   I now see the beauty in the days that have gone by.   Each day, I remind myself to treasure what I have. Look how far I’ve come!

Leddy Hammock Lyrics to “That’s What Love Is” by Lisa Aschmann, Karen Taylor Good, and Freebo   It’s a whisper you hear in the midst of your fear. It’s revealing.   It’s a part of the heart and it’s just who we are. It’s so healing.   It’s the power inside, always wins over pride, never judges.   And it strengthens and comforts us all. That’s what love is.

Leddy Hammock We take to heart these mighty words of The Rev Dr Martin Luther King, Jr., spoken in 1963:  “As we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead. We cannot turn back.” “With this faith we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope ….” “With this faith we will be able to work together, to pray together….” “With this faith we will be able … to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day…. Let freedom ring!”

Leddy Hammock Lyrics by Daniel Nahmod to “Everything New”:   “Bring it on — everything new, everything different, everything true.  I am ready for my next thing to do.  Oh, I know it’s gonna be everything new.”   “I think I finally learned to bring it on, everything new.”       “I think it’s time to bring it on, everything new.”    “So bring it on, everything new, everything different, everything true.  I am ready for my next thing to do.  Oh, I know, it’s gonna be everything new.”

Leddy Hammock Lyrics to “Ready to use the Gifts I’ve Been Given” by Jana Stanfield & Greg Tamblyn:   “Lately, I’ve been noticing how much I’ve been blessed With people to love, peace of mind, and happiness. It makes me want to pass along the love I’ve received As a way of giving thanks for what’s been given to me.”   “I’ve got a strong heart and I’m ready. I’ve got a strong love and I’m ready. I’m ready to use the gifts I’ve been given To make this world a better place to live in.”   “I thought I had to have it all before I could share, Till I realized what’s mine to give has always been there. Well, I may not make a difference that the whole world can see, But if I can show more kindness, that’s what matters to me.”   “I’ve got a strong heart and I’m ready. I’ve got a strong love and I’m ready. I’m ready to use the gifts I’ve been given to make this world a better place to live in.”

Leddy Hammock Inspired by “A Quiet Christmas” by Michael Gott:    My heart longs for a quiet Christmas, far from the hurry and the noise, for peace on earth meets peace of mind.     I can slow my mind.  Just breathe, don’t run away, just breathe, and leave the  cares behind.  I know I don’t have to hide.  I can find a quiet place inside.   My heart longs for a quiet Christmas, far from the hurry and the noise, where peace on earth meets peace of mind.       Suddenly, there’s the joy, there’s the peace.  I am ready for a quiet Christmas.

Leddy Hammock Make of my heart a cradle, Lord, so love will come and lay there.   Make of my heart a shelter, Lord, so love will come and stay there.   Make of my heart a manger, Lord, where Love’s the only answer.   Make of my heart a stable, Lord, glowing for light for miles in the darkness so Love will find its way there.

Leddy Hammock The Child of peace is hope to all the world.   The Child of Peace is born in me.     I give my heart to the Child of Peace within all humankind.     Show me how to be a Child of Peace.

Dell deChant Lyrics from “Letting Go of Holding On” by Richard Mekdeci & Mario Freidel:   “I let go of the feelings that feed on lack and greed. I let go of the reasons keeping me in need. I let go of the fear that there’s never enough. And I stop holding on, to what is not love.   We breathe in, we breathe out. It’s all give and take. They’re one with each other, for all of goodness’ sake.   The loaves and the fishes were blessed, then released and barely enough, turned into a feast …. I’m letting go of holding on, seeking first the kingdom of God.   I’m letting go of holding on. God is my Shepherd, I shall not want. I’m letting go of holding on. Seeking first the kingdom of God.

Leddy Hammock Lyrics to “Who You Really Are” Richard Mekdeci, Sage & Sue Riley “I know who you really are – I see it in your eyes. Oh, you are a shining star – I know who you really are! Oh, I know who you’re here to be – I see it in your eyes: A light for the world to see – I know who you’re here to be…. Oh, I know who you really are – I see it in your eyes. Oh, you are a shining star – I know who you really are. I now release the limits of the past and let my light shine in this bright New Year.