Unity Church of Clearwater
679 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsPodcast from Unity Church of Clearwater. Leddy Hammock, Senior Minister
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God's Green Earth
April 23, 2024 18:14 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBLeddy Hammock Inspired by lyrics to “Pay Attention” Joyce Johnson Rouse (Earth Mama), based on wisdom attributed to Chief Seattle): Pay attention to the trees, pay attention to the river. Pay attention to the bees. Pay attention to the weather. Pay attention to the waters, to the dreams, to the forests, to the streams. Pay attention to the glaciers, to the breeze, to the frost line and the coastline and the coral beneath the seas. Pay attention to the wisdom, to th...
The Power of Love
April 23, 2024 17:46 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBLeddy Hammock Inspired by lyrics to “Love Is Everything” by Denise Rosier: Love is the power that moves like the mighty sea, the peace that brings wars to cease. Love is everything. Love is the voice that calls us into being. It’s the joy that makes a songbird sing, the word that every language speaks, the Name that is above all things. Love is everything. Love can’t hide, be pushed aside, or be unseen. It’s you and me. Love is everything. Love stands besid...
Spirit on the Move
April 08, 2024 21:57 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBLeddy Hammock Inspired by lyrics to “Spirit Move!” by Denise Rosier: There is no holding back the power in this room right now, Rising up as a force of love so high it can’t come down. Every soul is a soul on fire Burning bright with the Light of Life Here we are open wide; there’s no place we can hide Like a river deep and, rolling out like a mighty flood, Love’s filling every heart and pouring out of us. Feel it breaking down the walls, building everybody up. It’s taking over...
Rise
April 03, 2024 22:20 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MBLeddy Hammock Inspired by lyrics to “Rise” by Faith Rivera – We rise as one! 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 c...
A Season of Possibles
March 20, 2024 21:45 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MBLeddy Hammock Inspired by an Irish blessing: May the road rise to meet you. May the wind be always at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face. May the rains fall soft upon your fields. And, until we meet again, may God hold you in the palm of His hand.
Butterfly
March 11, 2024 17:57 - 23 minutes - 21.4 MBLeddy Hammock Inspired by lyrics to “Butterfly” by Jana Stanfield & Joyce Johnson Rouse Please tell me again, I’m gonna be alright. I can feel a change is comin’, I can feel it in my skin. I can feel myself outgrowing this life I’ve been living in. All of the things that we long for are born on the wings of change. Losses can lead us to blessings that we can’t explain. Butterflies remind us, there’s magic in every life.
God Knows
February 29, 2024 23:12 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MBLeddy Hammock Lyrics to “I Don’t Need To Know (for God knows)” by Daniel Nahmod I don’t need a master plan. I can live here in the moment, for my life is in good hands. I don’t need to know what the future holds, for God knows. It comes so clear to me, that the minute I surrender, I’m as safe as I could be. I can just let go, for God knows.
Hold onto Love
February 13, 2024 17:27 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MBLeddy Hammock Inspired by lyrics to “Hold onto Love” buy Roger Tomhave & Dan Johnson: Live this love through all your days and make this world a better place. Hold onto love. Hold on. You can search for love; you can hope and pray. Love’s most easily found when given away. Hold onto love. Hold on. Let love be our choice each day. With these words we pray: Hold on to love. Hold on. Live through love, not through fear. Take a stand for all that’s right. Shun the darkness, be the lig...
Where God Shows Up
February 06, 2024 00:49 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MBLeddy Hammock Highlights from “I Am the Place where God Shows Up” by Eddie Watkins, Jr.: “There is no spot where God is not. I am not alone and there is nothing I have to do on my own. I am the place where God lives and breathes and has Its being. I am the place, you are the place, we are the place where God shows up.”
How Far You've Come
January 29, 2024 18:42 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBLeddy 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!
Slow Me Down Lord
January 23, 2024 19:50 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MBLeddy Hammock In the Silence, I trust in God. I rest in God and I feel hope turning into faith. I relax and rest, letting go and letting God. In the waltz of life, I let God lead.
Brave Faith
January 09, 2024 00:19 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBLeddy Hammock “Increase my faith in the things I cannot see, in the things I cannot prove, yet I choose to believe.” “I love my life, I love my dreams, and I will do amazing things.” “I cannot do all the good that the world needs, but the world needs all the good I can do.” “I am brave enough to move ahead where true believers dare to tread, and never lose faith even when losing my way. What step will I take today? I am brave!
Letting Go
January 02, 2024 01:50 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBLeddy Hammock There’s peace in surrender, in just letting go. Trusting in Spirit when self can’t go on, I treasure the good in my life. It’s time to get centered, it’s time to just breathe. There’s change in the wind, start living again. If you want to find complete peace of mind, let go and Let God.
One Light
December 29, 2023 19:18 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MBDell deChant “A Child Would Know” by Leddy Hammock “How would you know?” a child was asked, “If while you were at play, With several children, new to you, you heard a whisper say: ‘One of these is the Holy child, the Christ Child, come again, To see if you would recognize your wise and gentle Friend– Who might appear as boy or girl, with unexpected looks, With hair and skin and clothes unlike the Christ Child seen in books.’ The child was still a moment, then looked up and smiled t...
A Stable Season
December 16, 2023 18:23 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MBLeddy 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.
The Coming Light
December 05, 2023 18:05 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBLeddy Hammock My roots are anchored in Truth. My soul reaches for the light. Shine down, shine down on me. Wash over me, chase away the shadows. Cast your light on me. Welcome to the coming light!
Light at Your Table
November 24, 2023 20:30 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBLeddy Hammock May the light of love be shining deep within your spirit. May the torch of mercy clear the path and show the way. May the horn of plenty sound so everyone can hear it. May the light of love be with you every day.
Are You Worthy?
November 13, 2023 17:39 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MBLeddy Hammock God has not turned away from me. My purpose is to become ready, willing, and worthy to receive God’s blessings. I am more than God’s servant; I am God’s beloved child. I’m ready, willing and worthy to open my heart and receive all of the heavenly blessings there for me when I believe. When I’m ready, willing and worthy, God is able to bless me!
Attitude of Gratitude
November 07, 2023 00:05 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBLeddy Hammock I practice an attitude of gratitude. My prayers are answered as I share generously from my grateful heart. The grateful heart draws to itself great things. Perfect answers take form as I keep a good and grateful attitude.
Love Cover Me
October 23, 2023 22:59 - 38 minutes - 34.8 MBLeddy Hammock From lyrics to “Love Cover Me” words & music by Gary Lynn Floyd & Danny Miller: Love cover me, I will not be shaken. I will not be moved. Love cover me, may my heart awaken.… Love cover me. Love, I invite you to open up this heart of mine. As time has unfolded me, it has revealed to me life’s nothing less than sublime. With every thought I make.… may I be gracious and kind. Love, I invite you to open up this heart of mine Kindness wash over me…. Right every wrong, cau...
How To Be Centered in the Storm
October 12, 2023 22:42 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MBLeddy Hammock Lyrics to “Centered in the Storm” by Richard Mekdeci, Karen Taylor-Good & Richard Patier” “I close my eyes and calm my soul, I feel the Truth within me and I let It take control. … I’m centered in the storm and I know I’m not alone, The thunder is the voice of God leading me home. When I’m centered in the storm where it’s always safe and warm, I see a beacon in the night keeping me
The Value of Community
October 04, 2023 22:03 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MBCarol Record We are stronger together than apart. Community builds character and strength. Through Community, we activate our oneness. We behold the Christ in one another.
The Comeback
September 25, 2023 20:20 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBLeddy Hammock From lyrics to “Like a Boomerang” by Robert Anderson: Every little thing that you say and do, just like a boomerang, it will come back to you. All the love you give, if you want it to, just like a boomerang, it will come back to you. Every time you fight against something new, just like a boomerang, it will come back to you. Every single thought that you hold as true, just like a boomerang, it will come back to you. After you were born, you forgot what is true, but lik...
Over My Head
September 20, 2023 14:37 - 20 minutes - 18.4 MBLeddy Hammock (slight glitch around the 3:25 mark) Lyrics from “Over My Head” (traditional spiritual): Over my head, I hear music in the air. There must be a God somewhere! Over my head, I hear singing everywhere. There must be a God somewhere! Over my head, I hear music in the air. Over my head, I hear singing everywhere. There must be a God! There must be a God! There must be a God somewhere!
Healing in the Hands of Time
September 11, 2023 19:17 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBLeddy Hammock Lyrics from “Healing in the Hands of Time” by Karen Taylor-Good & Lisa Aschmann: God has a gentle salve for the wounded, a pillow for the weary soul. God is the only hope for some broken hearts. God is time and makes us whole. God is taking us all on a journey, knows exactly ev’ry inch of this road and, if we could only see farther down it, we would know as God knows. God, Father Time, the Master of Surprises, will surprise us once again. We’re all healing in the hand...
Your Life's Work
September 04, 2023 18:35 - 29 minutes - 26.5 MBLeddy Hammock In this wonderful life, I reap what I sow. All God’s good is mine to give and to receive. My life is God’s gift to me; what I do with my life is my gift to God and to the world. I am a good worker: I serve with a song in my heart and I give thanks to God, my Source. My work is to live the good life: to do my best, to love, to grow, and to serve God. I love my life’s work!
When There's Nothing You Can Do
August 29, 2023 15:16 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBLeddy Hammock Lyrics to “Do What I Can Do” by Sue Riley, Richard Mekdeci, and Gary Lynn Floyd: “Look around, what do I see? Good or bad, it’s up to me. My world reflects what I believe. Here’s what I believe. I know there’s good in everyone. I know the best is yet to come. Look out world, ‘cause I’m not done, I’ve only just begun…. I’ll choose compassion over fear, release my love into the atmosphere. Like a single wave in an endless sea, any change begins with me. And, when I feel ...
Finding Your Way
August 21, 2023 19:32 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MBLeddy Hammock Inspired by lyrics by Sue Riley to “True North”: “I’ve been a weary traveler on a broken road. Guide me as I find my way, find my own true north.” “I’ve reached a place of trust, I know, I’m answering the call.” “Guide me as I find my way, find my own true north.” God is with me always, even in the wilderness, ready to give me a sign, hold my hand, and help me along the way.
The Grand Design
August 14, 2023 20:18 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBLeddy Hammock 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...
True Calling
August 06, 2023 23:06 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBLeddy Hammock Inspired by lyrics to “Your True Calling” by Jana Stanfield: When you hear a voice, no one else can hear, yet it’s clear and loud, ringing in your ear. And you finally know, what it’s time to do, that’s your true calling, calling you. When your heart’s wide open ’cause your mind’s been changed and the dreams you dream are not the same, there’s a gate that’s open, you can walk right through. That’s your true calling, calling you. You ask yourself, “Is this a voice I can ...
A Steadfast Bridge
July 31, 2023 15:45 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBLeddy Hammock Inspired by lyrics from “A Steadfast Bridge” by Joy Katzen-Guthrie: A Steadfast Bridge gently supports me, constant and strong, through every furious storm. A Steadfast Bridge swiftly transports me past raging waters on a path that’s safe and warm. Show the way, fill me with courage. Help me to know there’s an answer in my heart. When I am weak, your strength sustains me. Your love enfolds me, as You have loved me from the start.
Room for Grace
June 12, 2023 18:44 - 31 minutes - 28.4 MBLeddy Hammock Based on lyrics from “I Made Room for Grace” by Sue Riley and Melinda Wood Allen I live without making demands. I am happy, just doing the best that I can. When I stop resisting, I get what I needed – and so much more. Rather than insisting on my own way, I open my arms in surrender. Since I made room for grace, I just stepped aside and opened up a space. Now the blessings arrive every day, since I made room for grace.
The Good Shepherd
June 06, 2023 01:51 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MBLeddy Hammock Inspired by lyrics to “The Shepherd’s Song” by Sue Riley: Though I walk in deepest shadows, I will have no fear. I journey with the Shepherd, He walks beside me. With His strength he gives me courage. May His wisdom be my guide. His rod and His staff, they go before me. Surely goodness and mercy will always follow me All of the days and the nights of my life. The Lord is my Shepherd, I will have no fear Within the greenest meadows, beside the deep, cool stream, I...
Remembering
May 29, 2023 14:30 - 33 minutes - 30.2 MBLeddy Hammock Highlignts from “We Remember Them” by Rabbis Sylvan Kamens and Jack Riemer: “At the rising of the sun and at its going down …. At the blowing of the wind and in the chill of winter, we remember them.” “At the opening of the buds and in the rebirth of spring …. At the blueness of the skies and in the warmth of summer, we remember them.” “At the rustling of the leaves and in the beauty of autumn …. At the beginning of the year and when it ends, we remember them.” “When ...
Still Yourself
May 22, 2023 14:07 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBLeddy Hammock Inspired by lyrics to “Still Yourself” by Richard Mekdeci and Mario Friedel “Your path is true. There’s a guiding light that shines inside of you.” “Still yourself. Still yourself. In the silence you will find your way.” “Still yourself. Still yourself. Still yourself and heal yourself. The strength you seek is just a breath away.” “Strength flows from stillness like a fountain, Like a mountain against the sky.” I am still and I am strong.
Everyday Heroes
May 14, 2023 17:43 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBSue Riley The Mother side of God’s love is selfless. This is the noble love that inspires everyday heroes. The Mother side of God is infinite wisdom. This is the love that inspires discernment The Mother side of God’s love is loyal and strong. It takes a hero to release fear and trust in love. The Mother side of God’s love is strong enough to let go and begin again. It takes a hero to hold on and inspire other heroes, every day.
Happy Now?
May 08, 2023 01:17 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBLeddy Hammock Highlights inspired by lyrics to “If You Want To Be Happy” by Sloan Wainwright, Sue Riley, Jana Stanfield: “Don’t believe all that you think – if you want to be happy.” “If you want to be happy, be careful what you say. Resist the urge to criticize when things don’t go your way. You can’t make yourself feel better putting other people down. Remember words can hurt you when they come back around.” “Focus on the things you have, not what you haven’t got – if you want t...
Welcoming the Stranger
April 30, 2023 21:03 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBJudy Tafelski Highlight from lyrics to “See Myself in You” by Tom Prasado-Rao and Tom Kimmel: “If I met you on the corner, would I know you as you are? Would I take you for a stranger and brush past you in the door? If you called me, would I hear you? Would I walk away too soon? If I lingered for a moment, would I see myself in you? If you held me like my brother, would I see myself in you? …. If you called me, would I hear you? Do I know what I would do? …. If you held me like ...
Part this Sea
April 30, 2023 20:22 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBLeddy Hammock Highlights inspired by “Part this Sea” by the Friedels and Richard Mekdeci I’m facing my worst enemy. I know that You will part this sea. I call on You to rescue me. I know that You will part this sea. You are the LORD, my God. I know that You will part this sea. I know that You are here with me. I know that You will part this sea.
Brand New Day
April 10, 2023 17:02 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBLeddy Hammock Lyrics to “It’s a Brand New Day” (by Glen Roethel, Sue Riley & Richard Mekdeci): “It’s a brand new day…. The power of love has rolled that stone away…. It’s a brand new day! Faith can move a mountain, part that stormy sea. Love can be a fountain pouring over me. Hope can build a future so we can truly say, the past is past, free at last, it’s a brand new day! The power of love has rolled that stone away…. Doubts become believing that death can be destroyed. Painful loss...
Bondage or Liberty
April 01, 2023 21:50 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBLeddy Hammock Highlights from lyrics by Sloan Wainwright to “I Am Free” I am free, right where I am—a piece of the puzzle, a part of the plan. I won’t walk like a slave today, chained to my regret I forgive, I won’t forget. I won’t talk like a slave today, suffering to survive. I find myself alive. I am free, right where I am—by the Truth in each moment, by the Love heaven sent.
How to Heal
March 20, 2023 20:58 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBLeddy Hammock 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.
Holy Places
March 14, 2023 00:47 - 1 hour - 65.4 MBLeddy Hammock Lyrics from “Holy Now” by Peter Mayer: “When I was in Sunday school, we would learn about the time Moses split the sea in two and Jesus made the water wine . . . .” “I remember feeling sad, miracles don’t happen still, and now I can’t keep track, ‘cause ev’rything’s a miracle . . . .” “When holy water was rare at best, it barely wet my fingertips. Now, I have to hold my breath, like I’m swimmin’ in a sea of it. . . .” “This mornin’ outside I stood. I saw a little red ...
Golden Rule
March 06, 2023 23:51 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBLeddy Hammock Inspired by lyrics to “My Religion Is Kindness” by Melinda Wood Allen: My religion is kindness. My creed is forgiveness. I live in a house of glass. I cannot throw stones. My prayer is for oneness. My sanctuary is music. Love is my purpose. My heart is my home. There’s a simple path and when I walk it, I am free: do for others as I’d have them do for me. Tomorrow is a mystery and yesterday is gone. The kindness that I give today lives on.
Wholehearted
February 26, 2023 21:21 - 26 minutes - 24 MBLeddy Hammock Inspired by lyrics to “Wholehearted” by Jan Garrett and JD Martin There’s a new Church on the horizon, made of light, not of stone, calling now to all creation, “You are not alone.” We are One Heart, looking for answers. We are One Soul, finding our way through the dark. Hold out your hand. Someone will take it and bring you home again. We are One Heart, One Soul, One Dream we share together… We are all a part of One Heart.”
My Heart's Desire
February 13, 2023 16:52 - 1 hour - 75.1 MBLeddy Hammock Inspired by lyrics by Sue Riley and JD Martin, “My Heart’s Desire” My heart’s desire – God’s will for me of good and only good – has been right here all the time. I am ready to live the dream that was always mine. It is never too late to find my heart’s desire. My good cannot be kept from me. I am ready now, today, for my heart’s desire. My heart’s desire (my spiritual birthright of infinite good) has always been right here for me and God wants me to accept it!
"The Place Where God Shows Up"
January 29, 2023 17:31 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBLeddy Hammock Highlights from “I Am the Place where God Shows Up” by Eddie Watkins, Jr.: “There is no spot where God is not. I am not alone and there is nothing I have to do on my own. I am the place where God lives and breathes and has its being. I am the place, you are the place, we are the place where God shows up.”
Better Every Minute
January 23, 2023 19:30 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBLeddy Hammock Inspired by lyrics to “Getting Better Every Minute” by Richard Mekdeci: If we’re wise, we surely know, what we feed will always grow. So, I walk through my life and do my best to be cheerful, Because I know it’s a choice and it’s better than fearful. So, when my friends smile and say, “Hey, how ya doin’ today?” I will choose to answer in a positive way. I say, “I’m getting better every minute, getting better every day.”
"Only Love"
January 15, 2023 17:11 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBLeddy Hammock From the words of The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: “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!”
"Get Ready My Soul"
January 08, 2023 17:13 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBLeddy Hammock Lyrics to “Get Ready, My Soul” by Daniel Nahmod: “Everything I’ve ever done, everything I’ve ever seen, everything I’ve lost or won, everything I’ve ever dreamed, has brought me here to the present moment, here, to a new beginning, here and I’m seeing life so clearly now.” “‘Cause here I go, deeper, deeper, deeper than I’ve ever been before. Here I go, closer, closer, closer to my sacred Source. Here I go, deeper, deeper, deeper than I’ve ever been before. Here I go, clos...