Author: Ruth Kirk

The way, the truth, and the life

Ruth Kirk


Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life” (John 14:6; NLT).

1. I love you,
And you love me –
You are the way
I want to go.

2. I love you,
And you love me –
You are the truth
I want to know.

3. I love you,
And you love me –
You are the life
I want to lead.

4. I love you,
And you love me –
You are the Lord,
That’s all I need.

References

1. I love you, Lord (Psalm 18:1; NLT).

He loves us with unfailing love (Psalm 117:2; NLT).

God’s way is perfect (Psalm 18:30; NLT).

2. You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free (John 8:32; NLT).

3. I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly (John 10:10; NRSV).

4. He is the Lord our God (Psalm 105:7; NLT).

The Lord is my shepherd; I have all that I need (Psalm 23:1; NLT).

With love

Ruth Kirk

Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ
(Ephesians 5:2; NLT).

1. See everything with love,
And hear everything with love.

2. Touch everything with love,
And use everything with love.

3. Think everything with love,
And feel everything with love.

4. Say everything with love,
And do everything with love.

5. Greet everyone with love,
And treat everyone with love.

References

1. Act with love (Hosea 12:6; NLT).

3. We take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ (2 Corinthians 10:5; NIV).

4. Speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ (Ephesians 4:15; NLT).

Do everything with love (1 Corinthians 16:14; NLT).

5. Love your neighbour as yourself (Luke 10:27; NLT).

Love the stranger (Deuteronomy 10:19; NKJV).

Show love to foreigners (Deuteronomy 10:19; NLT).

Love your enemies! (Matthew 5:44; NLT).

Whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus (Colossians 3:17; NLT).

Don’t just pretend to love others. Really love them (Romans 12:9; NLT).

Weak and mortal

Ruth Kirk

You are the temple of the living God (2 Corinthians 6:16; NLT).

1. My flesh is weak
And mortal, Lord;
It will return to dust.

2. My mind is full
Of anguish, Lord,
Making it hard to trust.

3. My heart is sad
And lonely, Lord,
Full of despair and sin,

4. But my soul is at peace
Forever, Lord,
Because it is you, within.

References

1. He knows how weak we are (Psalm 103:14; NLT).

He remembered that they were merely mortal (Psalm 78:39; NLT).

You were made from dust, and to dust you will return (Genesis 3:19; NLT).

2. My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish? (Psalm 22:1; NIV).

3. My soul is downcast within me (Psalm 42:5; NIV).

Darkness is my closest friend (Psalm 88:18; NLT).

From the depths of despair, O Lord, I call for your help (Psalm 130:1; NLT).

In my mind I really want to obey God’s law, but because of my sinful mature I am a slave to sin (Romans 7:25; NLT).

4. The Lord is peace (Judges 6:24; NLT).

There is […] one God and Father, who is over all and in all and living through all (Ephesians 4:5-6; NLT).

Prayer

Ruth Kirk

Prayer is much less about what we want to say to God,
And much more about what he wants to say to us.

This is because before a word is on our lips,
Or a thought comes into our minds,
Or a longing enters our hearts,

He already knows it
Completely!

References

Be still and know that I am God (Psalm 46:10; NIV).

Stand in silence in the presence of the Sovereign Lord (Zephaniah 1:7; NLT).

O that today you would listen as he speaks! (Hebrews 4:7; NET).

Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand! (Matthew 11:15; NLT).

Before a word is on my tongue you, Lord, know it completely (Psalm 139:4; NIV).

I know everything that comes into your minds (Ezekiel 11:5; NLT).

He knows the secrets of every heart (Psalm 44:21; NLT).

I breathe you in

Ruth Kirk


I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in me through their message. I pray that they will all be one, just as you and I are one – as you are in me, Father, and I am in you (John 17:20-21; NLT).

1. I breathe you in, Lord,
Breathe you out:
We share this fragile body.

2. I breathe you in, Lord,
Breathe you out:
Your presence makes me whole.

3. I breathe you in, Lord,
Breathe you out:
We live in love forever.

4. I breathe you in, Lord,
Breathe you out:
One Spirit, in one soul.

References

1. He breathed the breath of life into the man’s nostrils, and the man became a living person (Genesis 2:7; NLT).

He knows how weak we are; he remembers we are only dust (Psalm 103:14; NLT).

There is one body and one Spirit (Ephesians 4:4; NLT).

2. The Lord God is my strength (Isaiah 12:2; NLT).

With your help I can advance against a troop, with my God I can scale a wall (2 Samuel 22:30; NIV).

3. God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them (1 John 4:16; NLT).

4. God is Spirit (John 4:24; NLT).

We all share the same Spirit (1 Corinthians 12:13; NLT).

Want, start, learn, grow

Ruth Kirk


I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in me through their message. I pray that they will all be one, just as you and I are one – as you are in me, Father, and I am in you (John 17:20-21; NLT).

1. Only when we want to love you
Can we love our neighbour, too,
Sensing, Lord, that they, and we,
Are one, and all are one in you.

2. Only as we start to love you
Can we love each stranger, too,
Glimpsing, Lord, that they, and we,
Are one, and all are one in you.

3. Only as we learn to love you
Can we love each foreigner,
Seeing, Lord, that they, and we,
Are one, and all are one in you.

4. Only as we grow to love you
Can we love each enemy,
Grasping, Lord, that they, and we
Are one, and all are one in you.

5. Only when we deeply love you
Can we also love ourselves,
Knowing, Lord, that we are one
With all your people, and with you.

References

1. You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your strength, and all your mind (Luke 10:27; NLT).

Love your neighbour (Luke 10:27; NLT).

2. Love the stranger (Deuteronomy 10:19; NKJV).

3. Show love to foreigners (Deuteronomy 10:19; NLT).

4. Love your enemies! (Matthew 5:44; NLT).

5. Love your neighbour as yourself (Luke 10:27; NLT).

To acquire wisdom is to love oneself (Proverbs 19:8; NLT).

Don’t just pretend to love others. Really love them (Romans 12:9; NLT).

Where is the path?

Ruth Kirk

Keep on seeking, and you will find (Matthew 7:7; NLT).

1. Where is the path
That I should take?

2. Where is the narrow gate
I need?

3. Where is the door
On which to knock?

4. Where is the Christ,
Whom I must heed?

5. Where is the life
For which I long?

6. Where is the Kingdom
I must seek?

7. Where is the God
To whom I plead?

8. Help me, O Lord,
For I am weak.

References

1. Jesus told him, “I am the way” (John 14:6; NLT).

2. You can enter God’s Kingdom only through the narrow gate (Matthew 7:13; NLT).

3. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you (Matthew 7:7; NLT).

4. This is my dearly loved Son. Listen to him (Mark 9:7; NLT).

5. I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full (John 10:10; NIV).

6. Seek the Kingdom of God above all else (Luke 12:31; NIV).

7. O God, you are my God; I earnestly search for you (Psalm 63:1; NLT).

8. Come quickly, Lord, and help me (Psalm 40:13; NLT).

Have compassion on me, Lord, for I am weak (Psalm 6:2; NLT).