Finding Serenity
by Michael Doyle

Waking at the opening of the Advent Season,
I find myself thinking about the reason.
I've come alive in this house of worship.
Hope is the cause of this right relationship.

Feeling the beauty of the Lord's creation,
My heart soars, inspired by my imagination.
Believing as I do, how you have removed separation.
In return, I offer my grateful dedication.

Surrendering my life's all that I might follow,
The Son shines on my life as merely an echo.
Now and forever, I pledge all of me,
Giving all of me, for the miracle of eternity.

Yours is the holiness filled with power.
I reflect on this in this hour.
Observing as we call on your holy name.
I dive into the service of devotion's frame.

I take my place at your holy table,
Doing my best as best as I am able.
Christmastide is a reflection of your divinity.
I celebrate this within my prayer of serenity.

I live every step in loving prayer,
Doing my best to show to all that I care.
In all that I live and that I do,
I love my life well spent in Heaven's view.

I remember coming alive with my decision
As I turned my life into matching my faith to vision.
It's been a blessing to see what God has done.
I give my life to the service of the three-in-one. 

(c) December 3, 2025   Michael Doyle
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