Joseph: Into the Lord's Presence
by Michael Doyle

God reveals His wonders in wonders spoken.
We who believe do our best though we're broken.
We walk our best in this mystical game.
We do our best to play our part in the fame.

Faithfulness walks among those seeming ordinary,
And by their belief, each becomes extraordinary.
We are surrounded by a crowd of witnesses, then,
Running toward the Lord and away from Satan's sin.

Joseph started as the youngest in a dysfunctional family
And grew into a righteous, upright man walking holy. 
God's perspective is always from the upper story,
He keeps His image of us framed within pure glory.

One day, Joseph had a most fantastic dream.
In it, he would be king, surreal as this seems.
As the baby of his family, it was in the presentment
That brought this dreamer his brothers' resentment.

Joseph's story begins as one of rabid jealousy,
One that grew out of the worst of sibling rivalry.
He was sold by his brothers into Egyptian slavery.
Yet, somehow, the Lord turned this into godly history

Difficulties and challenges come to all
As we walk, we listen to the Lord's call,
We join together as a solid community,
And we know that we are part of God's family.

We trust in God in times tough and demanding.
These are the times we rely on God's understanding.
Life must be lived with goodness and honesty.
This brings the rewards that flow from integrity.

We keep focused on Go, in all times, good and bad,
Looking past all that might leave us feeling sad.
Life is filled with too many "one of these days."
This is when we must rely on God and His ways.

Still, as we focus on God, as we are told,
It is our joy to endure as we watch life unfold.
At times, it is hard to have the courage to conceive
That our part of this equation is to trust and believe.

In all of our hopes and good plans made,
We move ahead, living life unafraid.
We love to interpret our most vivid dreams,
And make these as real as they seem.

Whatever answer comes from God's hand,
We must love our best, trust, and understand.
We must focus on the living God and loving one another.
God's plans work when each of us learns to love others.

Our focus determines the outcome of our reality.
There will be darkness until in our capability
We find peace in the middle of life's mystery,
And that will become the course of our living history.

God's faithfulness will fulfill our meaning.
It's how it is in our lives as human beings.
Our commitment to faith and walking life in trust,
Provides the paths that God creates for us as He must.

(c)March 1, 2026   Michael Doyle
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