As a Christian
someone worthy of the name
words matched by my deeds
offering a hand
to anyone in need
Using my skills,
my gifts from above
help to everyone I can
An open hand
as the words from my h...
Calling the spirit
given by Christ
to speak to your children
a word for our hearts
Loving us with your message
the truth, the love, the fire
of your life made real
our story to tell
Changing our liv...
When we accept
when we turn our lives over
the spirit, God’s will prevailing,
in the walk of our days
Comfort to all
an open hand to our brothers
to our sisters in need
whatever their story,
t...
A reminder in the message
in hearing our differences
but the similarities
the painful truth too
that each religion
each of us in our history
has done violence
in the name of God
the same God
the God ...
He was a leader
the brother of Christ
a stern message
for the faithful,
to the Jews in the Temple
Treating all the faithful
equal in God’s sight
so we are to act
consistent with our creed
actin...
With power, to a specific audience
a lesson for the elite
spoken with authority
a stern lesson
from a leader in the Temple
All to be equal before man
just as they are before God
the creator of all
se...
Outrageous nonsense, dead
so do the translations resound
faith without works
a nullity, a lie
we are to act out our faith
live the love Christ shared
be his hands, his feet,
his voice crying out
in th...
Two messages in the words of James
equally hard, difficult to live out;
but at the heart of our faith
that we are not to judge,
sinners as we are,
equal in the eyes of God
and that we are to act,
tha...
Expanding our worship, our definition
ways to share the word of God
to reach out to our community
worship, after a meal together
something right about breaking bread
entering into the word together
a ...