In the Book of Matthew, the story is told As Jesus' life appears above the fold. As a tax collector, he felt a bit invisible, But with God's love, his story became invincible.
Like individual cathedrals, we are built almost unseen. Almost ignored while remaining our best human being. Just a little bit of appreciation builds significance, And from this we realize the joy of magnificence.
Seen and personified in all that we do. It's a matter of perspective beyond our point of view. Jesus sees us all and wants us to follow. The depth of this is not shallow.
Our bad decisions aren't the end of our story. We are born to live out God's good glory. Satan's labels are slapped on with shame. He hopes to make us stumble in fallen blame.
Children of God, we are boldly shown That we can shine God until He's known. All we need to do is walk in His full light, And by doing this, guide the World through its night.
It doesn't matter, the mistakes we've made. There is no need to walk through life afraid. Instead, we are to share the Gospel Story, So that each of us is seen in God's glory.
One relationship at a time and filled with care, This creates the teaching moments that are fair. As each of us becomes a little better seen, We learn to live and love as God's human beings.
The heroes of the Bible are cast as statuary Each of which silently invites us to God's sanctuary. A spirited statement in its invitation Guides the world to love without limitation.
The church is for those who are in need To find themselves back to health and to heed The Way that teaches us all to know love And to come home to God's ways from above.
The sacrifices of loneliness build on God's will. Self-centeredness is cast off for the Church on the Hill. God only wants each of us to make our way home, And His love, like His moments, saves us from being alone.
God sees all that happens on His behalf. That is sufficient and is in no way odd. Rather, it is a demonstration of godly humility That makes all the difference in God's family.
All that we do comes down to relationship. The walk of love is the most perfect worship. There is no need to be on a lighted stage. All believers are on our Father's same page.
(c) November 8, 2026 Michael Doyle All Rights Reserved
“One of the most powerful concepts, one which is a sure cure for lack of confidence, is the thought that God is with you and helping you. This is one of the simplest teachings in religion, namely, that Almighty God will be your companion, will stand by you, help you, and see you through. No other idea is so powerful in developing self-confidence as this simple belief when practiced. To practice it simply affirm ;God is with me; God is helping me; God is guiding me.’ Spend several minutes each day visualizing his presence. Then practice believing that affirmation.” – Norman Vincent Peale
“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely, I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” — Matthew 28:19–20 NIV
“We gain strength, and courage, and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face… we must do that which we think we cannot.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
Painfully thin on Heep's stoic stage, Gary Thain's bass set the tone of the page. There in rock's mighty kingdom, Came the mystic whisper of Sweet Freedom.
This kind of lifestyle takes its toll. That's just the price of rock-n-roll. Caught in the trap of tragic addiction, It caused Thain's shortened life friction.
A tragic shock shook him to further ruin, From the likes of which there was no undoing. A quiet man knows the depth of pain And even a wonderworld can feel inane.
The disease of addiction doesn't care About wrong or right or even what's fair. Talent and genius are beside the fact Of pain or the toll this Hell would extract.
With a need for storied construction, Gary Thain fell into his own path of destruction. Addiction is the appetite for one's own undoing. Once you have seen it, there is no unchoosing.
A charter member of rock's Club 27, The pathos of self-loathing excluded him from Heaven. Still, it's a stark and cautionary tale. It has consumed so many, as their sensitivity was the fail.
(c) November 5, 2026 Michael Doyle All Rights Reserved
Life is filled with moments to embrace. There is so much of life's meaning to trace. All of this taken in builds the right attitude. It brings us face-to-face with gratitude.
There is no such thing as a life without strife. Instead, it takes a happy attitude for a grateful life. Beneath the worst chaos is the dream of beauty. It is what pulls us through when life gets ugly.
The good and bad of life come down the line. Its confluence is in how these mix and intertwine. Every little moment is brought by every other moment That has brought us happiness or inner torment.
Even the smallest things require a miracle to become. It is like this throughout God's great kingdom. However much it is that a madman has ranted, Not one second of life can be taken for granted.
It is when we forget that life itself is the gift That we begin to build that ungodly rift. It separates us from all that God has lovingly given. Yet like children, we can rest in knowing we'll be forgiven.
Too often, we allow life to casually drift. We don't appreciate the little things of this gift. In the details, we find so much that is good. This, then, is how vitality begins to be understood.
We journal the happenings of any given day, And in doing this, we notice the miracles along the way. Things that once before we might have missed? These become as precious as lips we have kissed.
When we begin to think on these things cosmically, We begin to realize the potential of positivity. All of the universe is a matter of relation. We need only observe to take in this connection.
That which passed for the things of separation, That which breeds loneliness and desperation, This is but a state of unease leading to confusion. All is one when seen beyond the grand illusion.
(c) November 6, 2026 Michael Doyle All Rights Reserved
“The education of young citizens ought to form them to good manners, to accustom them to labor, to inspire them with a love of order, and to impress them with respect for. lawful authority. Religion is the only solid basis of good morals; therefore education should teach the precepts of religion, and the duties of man towards God.” – Gouverneur Morris
Heading out of Australia to escape this Aussie winter. First stop Japan, then UK/Ireland and if work doesn't call me back, onto Chicago. I will make it up as I go along
