Unity Church of Clearwater

Leddy Hammock Highlights: From lyrics to "I Am One" by Tim Bays & Jana Stanfield: I'm just a spoke in the wheel, one grain of sand, But it feels so right, to be right where I am. I'm just one little part of a much bigger plan, And the longer I'm here, the more I understand. I am one. We are one, like the rays of the sun. When it's all said and done, I am one, we are one.

Sean Schrader Highlights: Inspired by "Earth" by David Roth: We believe we can live without anger, or hunger, or pain. Dream of a sign that the Earth can be peaceful again, A day when we choose not to live anymore like strangers, For each of us has the power to bring about changes. Our people are looking higher, seeking the light. We can do the good we desire when intentions are right. Remembering what life is really worth, We want to learn to live in peace on earth. Dream of a day when we can live in communion. Dream of a time when we can live without fear. Awaken a way to get all of us working together. Know that the time when the Earth can be peaceful is near. Let our thoughts and our actions always be honest and clear, Let the people of Earth learn to live in peace without fear. We believe that the time when the earth can be peaceful is here.

Leddy Hammock Highlights: From "It's a Brand New Day" by Sue Riley, Richard Mekdeci, & Glen Roethel: 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. Doubts become believing that death can be destroyed. Painful loss and grieving, can open us to joy. A dawn of resurrection can chase our fears away. The past is past, free at last, it's a brand new day.

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. 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: From lyrics to "Hallelujah Today!" by Denise Rosier: God is my strength, I'm never stranded. I'm not alone. Every breath in me proclaims, Hallelujah today! Steady on, I'll finish strong on this path. Every breath in me proclaims, Hallelujah today!

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.

Leddy Hammock Highlights: From lyrics to "Closer than You Think" – Sue Riley, Glen Roethel & Melinda Wood Allen: "When all your dreams are hooked on a shooting star And the star falls down, remember how great you are. You are the guiding star you need…. Your day in the sun, the moment seems lost in time, When the sun sinks low, remember how bright you shine. You are the only light you need…. The road is long, and you feel weary. Take one more step, you are nearly home. Shadows of time, love that has passed you by And your hope runs out. Give it just one more try. Love may be closer than you think. Don't stop now. You're closer than you think.

Leddy Hammock Highlights 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 trust?" You think you can't, but you know that you must. You're afraid you'll fall, if you let go. But, there's only one way you'll ever know. Those wings you keep folded are meant to be used when your true calling is calling you. You ask yourself, Am I asking too much? You think you can't, but you know that you must. There's a gate that's open, you can walk right through, that's your true calling, calling you!

Leddy Hammock Highlights: Inspired by "Allowing" by Susie Hulcher: "It's all about allowing, allowing peace within, in absolute surrender so serenity begins. For when the storm subsided, and calm becomes a wave, it's all about allowing it to stay. It's all about allowing, allowing love to flow. It's setting down your burden and just simply letting go. For as you cease to struggle and love pours through your heart, it's all about allowing it to start. Now, feel it warm and shining, new with promise, strong, undying, Love different than any you have known. And, now the seed is sown. It's all about allowing, allowing change to show, then living in the moment like it's all you'll ever know; … It's all about allowing it inside."

Leddy Hammock Highlights: Inspired by lyrics by David Roth to his song, "I Stand for Love," adapted (text in purple) for our Annual Meeting 2 22 26 with permission from the songwriter. I stand for love, I stand for peace, I stand for joy and for release, For what is beautiful and true. I stand for hope. I stand for you. We stand for Truth that sets us free. I stand for you; you stand for me. Then let us build a house of prayer to welcome friends from everywhere. At last, the time is now at hand to live the Truth we understand, To build a church on love that's real, we build on faith as strong as steel. Where we will stand for love and peace, we'll stand for joy and for release, For what is beautiful and true. We'll stand for hope; we'll stand with you. For what is beautiful and true, We stand for hope; we stand for you.

Leddy Hammock Highlights: From lyrics to "More Love" by Lezli and Dawn: I'm game for making friends quite easily; I freely give respect to everyone and appreciate when goodness is returned as we choose more love. It's worth it all to experience the freedom that an open heart can bring when I choose more love. I avoid being sarcastic. I prefer to see a simple smile. I'm too happy to be cynical. Kindness works much better every time I choose more love. I don't imagine that I'm magical; I'm just thinking of this life that I'm creating for myself when I choose more love.

Leddy Hammock Highlights: From lyrics from "Love Cover Me" by Gary Lynn Floyd: With every thought I make, every last breath I take, May I be gracious and kind. Love, cover me. Love, I invite you to open up this heart of mine. Kindness wash over me. Love, cover me. Love cover me, I will not be shaken. Love cover me, may my heart awaken. Love, cover me. Love cover me, light any darkness, right every wrong. Cause me to see love over hatred. Guide me to be faithful and strong. Love, cover me.

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 Highlights: 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.