2025 July

 

The Laborers Are Few

                                  Jeffrey B. Childs 7/1/2025

(Tune: Land of Rest UMH 695)

 

Throughout the world there is much need,

The Lord calls me and you.

Remembering what the Lord decreed,

The laborers are few.

 

As you have learned share what you've heard,

To spread the whole world through.

As disciples we've heard the word,

The laborers are few.

 

Let us get up out of our pews,

For there is much to do.

Inspire others with the Good News,

The laborers are few.

 

God, You Have Called

                                  Jeffrey B. Childs 7/2/2025

(Tune: National Hymn UMH 698)

 

God, you have called that we might follow you.

Give us the strength that we might follow through.

As disciples were sent out two by two,

May we go do all the good we can do.

 

Like those before, may we hear this call too.

The harvest’s great the laborers are few.

As disciples were sent out two by two,

May we go do all the good we can do.

 

God of creation who makes all things new,

Ignite the flame our spirits to renew.

As disciples were sent out two by two,

May we go do all the good we can do.

 

Almighty God

                                  Jeffrey B. Childs 7/3/2025

(Tune: National Hymn UMH 698)

 

Almighty God, we come to you today.

Thy will be done, as we do what you say.

Forgive our sins, to you, we humbly plea.

Grant us new life for all eternity.

 

Faith’s been passed down throughout the centuries,

By the faithful who've left their legacies.

As we've received, help us to pass it on,

To those in darkness may your new day dawn.

 

Help us to see the needs all around us.

Help us to show the pure love of Jesus.

Help us to share Jesus with all we meet.

Grant us to be his blessed hands and feet.

 

God, on This Day

                                  Jeffrey B. Childs 7/4/2025

(Tune: National Hymn UMH 698)

 

God on this day we declare unto you,

Our dependence on you for all we do.

Often we think we'll do things our own way,

Help us to stop and for your guidance pray.

 

Though we might think on our own feet we stand,

Help us, O Lord, to fully understand.

That you're the One who has created all,

And has supreme dominion overall.

                                         

Abide with Us

                                  Jeffrey B. Childs 7/5/2025

(Tune: Eventide UMH 700)

 

To you, O Lord, we come with words of praise.

Petitions, needs, and prayers to you we raise.

Help us to be disciples of Jesus.

As in the past, O Lord, abide with us.

 

Throughout your world people live in despair.

Show us to show, O Lord, how much you care.

To save the world you sent to us Jesus.

Thy Kingdom come, O Lord, abide with us.

 

Help us to see what we can do for you.

In our actions, Lord, may your love shine through.

Where you send us as servants of Jesus,

Everywhere we go, Lord, abide with us.

 

By God We’re Called to Love

                                  Jeffrey B. Childs 7/8/2025

(Tune: St. Michael UMH 730)

 

By God we’re called to love,

As God has first loved us.

We are called to love our neighbors too,

In the name of Jesus.

 

We're here to help those in need,

Like the Samaritan.

He helped a man along the road.

Do all the good you can.

 

Love God with all your heart,

Your soul, your strength, your mind.

Christ gave his all for all the world,

Go love all humankind.

 

God Is Great, God Is Good

                                  Jeffrey B. Childs 7/8/2025

(Tune: St. Thomas UMH 732)

 

God is great, God is good.

God's love lasts forever.

The whole world is our neighborhood.

Everyone's our neighbor.

 

What's required if we could,

That we might live forever?

The whole world is our neighborhood.

Everyone's our neighbor.

 

What might we do if we could,

Live our best behavior?

The whole world is our neighborhood.

Everyone's our neighbor.

 

To God Be All Glory

                                  Jeffrey B. Childs 7/11/2025

(Tune: St. Thomas UMH 732)

 

To God be all glory.

We praise the Lord on high.

We sing of God's great love story.

God's love we will live by.

 

We love not just a few,

Just those who are like us,

Neighbors are found the whole world through.

We love just like Jesus.

 

Rejoice, Give Thanks, and Sing

                                  Jeffrey B. Childs 7/11/2025

(Tune: St. Thomas UMH 732)

 

Rejoice, give thanks, and sing!

To God lift up your praise.

Unto the Lord bring everything.

In prayer all requests raise.

 

Receive from God all grace,

Mercy, and forgiveness.

God is with you in all you face.

Each day by God you're blessed.

 

Renewed, go forth in peace.

Share your faith everywhere.

Faith when shared always does increase,

So, go and Christ’s peace share.

 

As Christ Served Let Us Serve

                                  Jeffrey B. Childs 7/12/2025

(Tune: St. Thomas UMH 732)

 

As Christ served let us serve,

All those who are in need.

Christ's love everyone does deserve,

Share it in Word and deed.

 

Whatever we might do,

Do it As for the Lord.

Let it bring out the best in you,

Through you God's grace is poured.

 

As we have been so blessed,

Let us a blessing be.

For those who are struggling or stressed,

Here I am, God, send me.

 

See the Birds in the Air

                                  Jeffrey B. Childs 7/12/2025

(Tune: St. Thomas UMH 732)

 

See the birds in the air,

And watch the flowers grow.

God calls us to creation care,

Here on God’s Earth below.

 

What may we do today,

Some difference to make?

Ask God for guidance as you pray,

To show us steps to take,

 

No one can do it all,

But, just what might we do?

Take on a project big or small.

Know that God will help you.

 

We Sing and Give Glory to God

                                  Jeffrey B. Childs 7/13/2025

(Tune: Azmon UMH 57)

 

We sing and give glory to God,

Who's always there for us.

Who loved us, oh so very much,

To send to us Jesus.

 

We repent of all evil done.

Forgive us all our sins.

Your mercy has set our souls free,

And new life now begins.

 

Help us each day to live for you,

By what we do and say,

And thus may we share your Good News,

In Jesus name we pray.

 

In the Midst of the Worst of Days

                                  Jeffrey B. Childs 7/22/2025

(Tune: Azmon UMH 57)

 

In the midst of the worst of days,

When walls falling apart,

May we find ways to give God praise,

Awaiting a new start.

 

As one door closes, one opens,

And God will see us through.

Going or staying all depends,

On what by faith we’ll do.

 

Christ came to earth to give his all,

And asks the same of us.

Jesus invites us. Hear his call.

Give your all for Jesus.

 

There’s So Many Unanswered Prayers

                                  Jeffrey B. Childs 7/22/2025

(Tune: Azmon UMH 57)

 

There's so many unanswered prayers,

Around the world today.

What might you do to show God cares?

How might you live that way?

 

What scripture do you take to heart,

And live by day by day?

How might that scripture play a part,

As you try to live that way?

 

Through your life what do people see,

That makes them stop and say,

“If I believe what might I be?

I want to live that way!”

 

By your words and by your actions,

You model what you say.

Through personal interactions,

Go out and live that way.

 

On the Way

                                  Jeffrey B. Childs 7/25/2025

(Tune: Azmon UMH 57)

 

Come follow Jesus on the Way.

Let go of stress and strife.

For Christ’s sake live fully each day.

In Christ you have new life.

 

Be blessed by Jesus on the Way,

Through the good times and bad.

Rejoice, give thanks, and always pray.

Live life fully and be glad.

 

Go and serve Jesus on the Way.

Answer another's prayer.

Be helpful to someone today,

As the love of God you share.

 

Jesus Has Left His Mark on Me

                                  Jeffrey B. Childs 7/26/2025

(Tune: Azmon UMH 57)

 

Jesus has left his mark on me.

I am forever blessed.

So, I will live each day fully,

Till my eternal rest.

 

Each day I’ll do what Jesus wills.

All I can do, I’ll do.

With all my gifts and all my skills,

Lord, I’ll give my all to you.

 

Through what I do may others see,

With all that they may do.

A world of difference just might be,

Humbly done by me and you.

 

God Loves You

                                  Jeffrey B. Childs 7/26/2025

(Tune: He’s Got the Whole World)

 

God loves you, so you are beloved, we believe.

God loves you, so you are beloved, we believe.

God loves you, so you are beloved, we believe.

You are beloved, we believe.

 

God made you special in God's image, we believe.

God made you special in God's image, we believe.

God made you special in God's image, we believe.

God made you special, we believe.

 

God wants you to do something special, we believe.

God wants you to do something special, we believe.

God wants you to do something special, we believe.

God wants you, and believes in you!

 

Through This Life We Have Come and Gone

                                  Jeffrey B. Childs 7/27/2025

(Tune: Azmon UMH 57)

 

Through this life we've come and gone,

From back in kindergarten,

There are memories from days gone by,

Though many are forgotten.

 

Changes happen through the years,

Some classmates moved away.

Others have passed and we shed tears,

Yet we are here today.

 

We honor all these memories,

As we pause and return.

Share with each other the stories,

Of lessons in life learned.

 

In life besides a few mishaps,

We all have turned out well.

And in the end we'll toss our caps come on

When tolls the final bell.

 

Christ Is All

                                  Jeffrey B. Childs 7/28/2025

(Tune: Azmon UMH 57)

 

Christ is all, and Christ is in all,

There's neither Greek nor Jew.

According to the apostle Paul,

Christ has made all things new.

 

When in my heart Christ dwells in me,

I can see Christ in you.

There's much more similarity,

When we're one instead of two.

 

As Christians then let us believe,

In Christ we are made whole.

Christ's love we give, and we receive,

With our whole heart and soul.

 

In a World Full of Misery

                                  Jeffrey B. Childs 7/29/2025

(Tune: Azmon UMH 57)

 

In a world full of misery,

With griefs and pains galore,

In your heart of hearts what might you see?

What are you looking for?

 

Day after day we hear bad news,

Of the things that have gone wrong.

With whom might you proclaim Good News,

Or sing the Lord's love song?

 

For there are those who have not heard,

Of the Lord's love or grace.

May God's spirit bless through the Word,

A “welcome home” embrace.

 

In Solitude We Contemplate

                                  Jeffrey B. Childs 7/30/2025

(Tune: Azmon UMH 57)

 

In the solitude we contemplate,

What God would have us do.

Hear God speak as we meditate,

That the workers are few.

 

As God's faithful people of prayer,

We come before the Lord.

With God all our concerns we share.

Out to God our sins are poured.

 

Then with mercy God speaks to us,

With words of love and care.

God loves so much, God sent Jesus.

This Good News we're called to share.

 

Pause and Reflect

                                  Jeffrey B. Childs 7/31/2025

(Tune: Azmon UMH 57)

 

Pause and reflect as years roll by,

Life's full of twists and turns.

There are events that signify,

A full life of lessons learned.

 

Into this world one day we're born,

A journey to begin.

Someday family and friends will mourn,

When our days on earth will end.

 

But in between are ups and downs,

Those times both good and bad.

Yet through it all with laughs and frowns,

Oh, what a life we've had!

 

Live each day like it is the last,

Leave nothing here undone.

May it be said when we have passed,

Well done, my friend, well done.