A Small Matter of Growing Faith
by Michael Doyle

We gather in an authentic community,
We are at one with all other members of the family.
After all, all churches are truly one
Lost in the thunder of the Father and the Son.

Faith grows at its own pace,
Fully within the comfort of its own space.
Abounding in the blessings of gratitude,
We hold these truths as more than platitude.

In this era of the overly sensitive and feeling,
There is room to think about spiritual healing.
All across the states of this praying nation,
We need to heal the wounds of our broken relations.

Looking for miracles in the world of today,
According to the scriptures, it's God's way.
God is the same today as He was yesterday,
We just need to get our blinders out of the way.

Asked prayers receive yes, no, and sometimes maybe.
It's not always the same for you and me
Miracles are not a matter of cultivation,
But a matter of faith, requiring some maturation. 

Tendencies committed in the name of harmony
Need to be evaluated within our Christian family.
When it's not working and we come up next to empty,
We need to find the touch of merciful empathy.

Our faith saves us in the healing ministry.
Love is the price paid without any mystery.
Through grace and goodness, always revealing,
Jesus stands with us when we need healing.

In the brokenness of this world's despair,
Our God moves toward the pain to repair.
Eternal hope and love defeat Satan's living Hell,
Allowing believers Heaven in which to dwell.

Carried through a  lifetime filled with its pain,
Our theology takes the time and care to explain
The how and the why we are enabled to run through death.
We know this belief to the last of our breath.

God comes with us through all that we endure.
There is no lost cause that God cannot cure.
God's faithfulness is found in His consistency.
Miracles bring Heaven to Earth throughout history.

Self-location allows our steps toward healing.
We need to know where we are without concealing,
To step forward in truth, we must be self-aware
This is the unconcealed truth that must be laid bare.

We must never fear, but instead we must believe
This is the condition precedent for each to receive.
Desperation causes us to  waver and can deceive
But if we put our faith in God, He will relieve

Whatever malady that comes our lonesome way.
Among our best answers is to quietly pray.
We know that our Lord God listens to our needs.
We know this is so, because it's how the Gospel reads.

(c) June 29, 2025   Michael Doyle
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