Michael McFarland Campbell - Author

30/05/2026

Today on NeuroDivine I have shared a new hymn for the Feast of the Visitation:

O God, Who Lifts the Lowly Ones (DCM)

The Visitation is a meeting of two women carrying unexpected callings, uncertain futures, and profound promises. Mary journeys to Elizabeth, and in that encounter both find recognition, encouragement, and joy.

The feast reminds us that faith is rarely a solitary undertaking. God often meets us through the people who recognise His work within us when we struggle to see it ourselves.

This hymn reflects on that moment of meeting and on the God who continues to gather us into communities of grace, friendship, and mutual support. It is also a hymn about finding our people: those companions on the journey who help us discern God’s presence and purpose in our lives.

As we approach the Feast of the Visitation, may we give thanks for those who have walked alongside us, strengthened our faith, and reminded us of God’s promises.

📖 Read the hymn and reflection here:
https://neurodivine.blog/2026/05/30/finding-our-people-a-hymn-for-the-visitation-o-god-who-lifts-the-lowly-ones-dcm/

“Blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfilment of what was spoken to her by the Lord.” (Luke 1:45)

What happens when Mary finds someone who understands? For the Feast of the Visitation, this new hymn explores the joy of recognition, belonging, and hidden grace through the landscapes of the Irish…

29/05/2026

Yesterday morning, before my father’s funeral, I found myself returning to Psalm 130:

“Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord.”

Grief has a geography of its own. In recent days, I have found comfort not only in scripture, but in the landscapes that shaped my father’s life—Slemish, the fields of Mid-Antrim, and the restless shores of Portrush.

From those places, and from the long tradition of Psalm 130’s De Profundis, came a new hymn:

From the Depths to the Dawn

The hymn and accompanying reflection explore grief, hope, landscape, and the patient journey from sorrow towards morning.

Perhaps more than anything I have written recently, it is a prayer.

You can read it here:
https://neurodivine.blog/2026/05/28/from-the-depths-to-the-dawn-a-reflection-on-grief-landscape-and-psalm-130/

Suaimhneas síoraí go raibh aige, agus aiséirí i nglóir dó.

May he have eternal peace, and rise in glory.

New on NeuroDivine: From the Depths to the Dawn — a hymn and reflection shaped by Psalm 130, grief, the landscapes of Antrim, and the slow movement from sorrow toward morning.

16/05/2026

For St Brendan’s Day, a reflection on fragile boats, neurodivergent faith, and the hidden grace found on unpredictable waters.

For St Brendan’s Day, a reflection on fragile boats, neurodivergent faith, and the hidden grace found on unpredictable waters.

15/05/2026

Today on NeuroDivine.blog — a new hymn for the Feast of Saint Matthias:

“When saints are called in hidden ways” (CM)

This hymn reflects on Matthias not as the loudest or most obvious apostle, but as one who waited quietly and faithfully until he was called.

Alongside the hymn, I’ve written a reflection on hidden vocations, neurodivergence, silence, landscape, and the courage of the “quiet yes” in a world that often rewards performance over presence.

Irish fields, curlew cries, wells, oak trees, and the stillness of prayer all find their place here.

Suitable for parish use:
Tune: Billing, Dundee, or Bangor

“Sometimes, the most vital parts of the Body of Christ are the ones that have been waiting quietly in the wings, ready to make the broken whole.”

https://neurodivine.blog/2026/05/15/a-new-hymn-for-st-matthias-when-saints-are-called-in-hidden-ways-cm/

Celebrate the “hidden” call of St Matthias through this neurodivergent lens. A lyrical CM hymn honoring quiet presence, Irish landscapes, and the courage of being seen.

05/05/2026

Handwritten text :
“Let hawthorn bloom on mossy lanes,
Let gorse flare gold with fire;
For God who shaped these rugged coasts
Calls all the earth to choir.”

I’m continuing my works on “A Pilgrim’s Psalter”. A little taste of Psalm 96.

23/04/2026

A new hymn for Good Shepherd Sunday:

“The Shepherd walks our winding ways” (DCM)

A reflection on Christ who not only leads—but walks with us in the ordinary paths of life.

Freely available for local parish use.

🔗 https://neurodivine.blog/2026/04/23/a-new-easter-hymn-for-good-shepherd-sunday-the-shepherd-walks-our-winding-ways-dcm/

Walk the Barrow’s mist with a Shepherd who never hurries. This new hymn offers a quiet, neurodivergent-friendly refuge for Good Shepherd Sunday’s winding, sacred paths.

18/04/2026

A hymn written in Thanksgiving for the ministry of the Rt Rev Dr Paul Colton, Bishop of Cork, Cloyne, and Ross, from my book “A Living Cloud of Irish Witnesses” posted here on the day he returns the Diocesan Crozier as he retires.

A hymn written in Thanksgiving for the ministry of the Rt Rev Dr Paul Colton, Bishop of Cork, Cloyne, and Ross, from my book “A Living Cloud of Irish Witnesses” posted here on the day he returns th…

17/04/2026

I’m really pleased to see A Living Cloud of Irish Witnesses: Hymns for the Saints of Ireland now featured on OpenShelf.

This collection gathers 41 hymns shaped over several years, inspired by the lives, landscapes, and enduring witness of the saints of Ireland—those who carried the Gospel across this island and far beyond it.

To see it included alongside other works in this space is quietly encouraging.

If you’d like to explore the feature, you can read it here:
https://www.openshelf.online/post/a-living-cloud-of-irish-witnesses-hymns-for-the-saints-of-ireland

As ever, thank you to those who read, share, and support this work—it means more than I can easily say.

—Michael

A Living Cloud Of Irish Witnesses - Hymns For The Saints Of Ireland by Michael McFarland Campbell is on the Open Shelf.

12/04/2026

"Though we have not yet seen Your face,
we trust the wounds that speak of grace."

Two lines from a hymn for the Second Sunday of Easter. Read the rest at

A hymn shaped by Irish light and land, written from a mind that reads the world through texture, pattern, and quietness, meeting the risen Christ.

11/04/2026

Alongside my work on NeuroDivine, I’ve been writing a series of fiction pieces that sit a little apart.

These are not directly shaped by church life or healthcare, but by place, atmosphere, and the quieter edges of experience.

It felt right for them to take on their own voice.

This work is now published under the pen name Rowan Q. Lorne, beginning with The Quiet Proximity, the first book in the Proximity Cycle.

It’s there now, for those who might find their way to it.