Leddy Hammock

Highlights:

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.

It's the healer of souls, makes the broken ones whole and completed.
It's what gives you the strength and the hope when you're feeling defeated.
It's a compass and guide and it won't be denied, so we trust it.
It's the light in the dark of it all. That's what love is.

And it's patient and kind, and it's deaf, dumb and blind to the madness.
It's the Ace of the Dealer of Truth, it's the healer of sadness.
And it takes us all higher, it lifts and inspires all it touches.
It's the best part of being alive. That's what love is.

It's beyond right or wrong and it's not weak or strong. It's not winning.
For the young and the old, it's a brave and a bold new beginning.
It's the peace and the hope and it helps us to cope; it's forgiveness.
It's the light that will always endure. It's eternal and simple and pure.
That's what love is.

Leddy Hammock

Highlights:

From lyrics to "If I Were Brave" by Jana Stanfield:

I am brave!

What would I do if I knew that I could not fail? If I believed, would the wind always fill up my sail?

If I were brave I'd walk the razor's edge where fools and dreamer's dare to tread,
And never lose faith, even when losing my way. What step would I take today, if I were brave?

What would I do today if I were brave? What if we're all meant to do what we secretly dream? … Like the mighty oak sleeps in the heart of a seed, are there miracles in you and me?

If I refuse to listen to the voice of fear, would the voice of courage whisper in my ear?
What would I do today if I were brave? I am brave!

Leddy Hammock

Hightlights:

Inspired by lyrics to "The Grand Design" by Greg Tamblyn:

"…We're all threads in a tapestry, woven together, your life and mine, 'till our hearts and roads are intertwined. The road of life may lead us far from where we all begin, but sooner or later,
The hands of time weave us back in to the Grand Design.

Our path divides, we take our chances, and pray our loved ones will understand us…. We navigate by heart. But, in time, we come to learn that every road is part of the Grand Design….

We could rise up high, see the long road, how far we've come and where we'll go, see how our pathway crosses the others, we know how much we need each other. In this living tapestry, each thread is someone's road and one day, from a higher place, we may know the Grand Design.

It's something I believe and now I find it comforts me. I've come to love the mystery.
The Grand Design is with us all along, a last goodbye, a newborn's song, and, in the end, we all belong, to the Grand Design."

Leddy Hammock

Highlights:

Inspired by "Salutation to the Dawn" by Kalidasa (Sanskrit, ca 4th or 5th century, CE).

"Look to this day! For it is life, the very life of life.
In its brief course lie all the verities and realities of your existence:
the bliss of growth, the glory of action, the splendor of beauty.
For yesterday is but a dream and tomorrow only a vision, but today well-lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness and every tomorrow a vision of hope.
Look well, therefore, to this day! Such is the salutation of the dawn."

Leddy Hammock

Highlights:

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.
There are miracles in the mix in 2026!

Leddy Hammock

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Lyrics to "Strength to Surrender" Linda Webb-Khakaba

It takes strength to surrender and courage to let go.

It takes faith to leave the path we know.

Let God lead me, let Spirit lead me, let love lead me home.

Give me strength to surrender, courage to let go of the past, and love to lead me through.

Leddy Hammock

Hightlights:

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 miles in the darkness, so Love will find its way there.

Leddy Hammock

Highlights:

Inspired by lyrics to "Search the Sky" by Sloan Wainwright:

Search the sky for that star of light and love, to guide believers from near and far.

Let the light of peace and love shine in every heart.

Let there be peace around our world, peace within ourselves.

Let Truth, love, and healing shine in all our faces.