“Grace means undeserved kindness. It is the gift of God to man the moment he sees he is unworthy of God’s favor.” – Dwight L. Moody
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Thought For the Day: Grace Means Undeserved Kindness. It Is the Gift of God To Man the Moment He Sees He Is Unworthy of God’s Favor
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First Principles: It Cannot Be Based On Works; If It Were, Grace Would No Longer Be Grace
“And if by grace, then it cannot be based on works; if it were, grace would no longer be grace.” – Romans 11:6
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Believing in Blessings
Believing In Blessings
by Michael Doyle
Encountering the profound,
I praise the goodness I have found.
Looking into God's face,
I find myself touched by His grace.
I have nothing left to prove,
Loving to watch God as He moves
The world with His ways.
I've seen a lot in my passing days.
What would it take to believe
All the blessings I receive?
Not just in my past,
But the best of all are those that last.
Making Jesus known in my praise
Of the Son, our Father has raised.
Given to us as our salvation,
I see His love spread across the nation.
I've encountered the profound.
Glory is what it is that I have found.
Loving life through God's loving trace,
I find myself touched by His Grace
(c) May 24, 2025 Michael Doyle
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Tagged Believe, Blessings, Father, Found, God, God's Face, Goodness, Grace, Jesus, Last, Love, Loving Life, Move, Nation, Passing Days, Past, Poetry and Poems, Praise, Profound, Prove, Salvation, The Son, Touch, Touched, Trace, World
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First Principles: Every Government Degenerates When Trusted To the Rulers of the People Alone. The People Themselves, Therefore, Are Its Only Safe Depositories
“Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves, therefore, are its only safe depositories.” – Thomas Jefferson (1781)
Thought For the Day: There Is Only One Difference Between A Madman and Me. The Madman Thinks He Is Sane. I Know That I Am Mad.
“There is only one difference between a madman and me. The madman thinks he is sane. I know I am mad.” -Salvador Dali, painter (11 May 1904-1989)
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Until It Unfolds
Until It Unfolds
by Michael Doyle
Life's biggest projects
Are a lot to figure out.
Life success, not reject.
Even the best life has doubt.
Because of this or despite this,
We don't want to have a miss.
So we find ourselves pressing on
Until all our tomorrows are gone.
It's an uneasy process
That we begin by gaining access.
It's the strength of vision
That posits while lacking precision.
The worth is found in the efforts made,
And it's found by those who've stayed.
A labor of love is begun unknown
Until life sculpts into what is shown.
Fascinated, we push into the unknown.
Along the way, we find ourselves grown.
Looking at life as it simply passes,
So much is learned without school classes.
It's about making the time
To slip silently past the sublime.
Suddenly, we are confronted with meaning.
We learn that it is to be our own human being.
Success in artistry can be elusive,
However much we wish it were inclusive.
Our words are part of our journey.
Looking back, we find the clarity of destiny.
Some learn in different ways,
Wading through the best and worst days.
Committed as you are to reach the right end,
You push through until you are your own friend.
We hunt questions that lead to answers found.
It's the pattern of life chased around and round.
The trick of this puzzle cannot be told.
We can't know tomorrow until it unfolds.
(c) May 23, 2025 Michael Doyle
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First Principles: The Only Limit To Our Realization of Tomorrow Will Be Our Doubts of Today
“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Thought For the Day: What Lies Behind Us and What Lies Before Us Are Tiny Matters Compared To What Lies Within Us
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Let Love Forever Echo
Let Love Forever Echo
by Michael Doyle
Let love forever echo
Every moment's hello
Spoken by Jesus's name
Within the holy picture frame.
Life is known like a fire,
Filled with arguable desire.
To walk in His power,
Reborn with every passing hour.
He brings this joy we're feeling,
As I walk through my healing.
Bringing sight to the blind,
Knowing His love is the best we'll find.
Bringing light into the darkness,
Removing all essence of harshness.
Shining through the shadows,
His Love carries me everywhere I go.
Down to life's final wire,
His love burns like a holy fire.
There is peace in His presence,
Changing my life with its essence.
(c) May 22, 2025 Michael Doyle
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Tagged Blind, Carry, Change, Darkness, Desire, Echo, Essence, Final Wire, Fire, Harshness, Healing, Hello, His Love, Holy Fire, Jesus's Name, Joy, Life, Light, Love, Passing Hour, Peace, Picture Frame, Poetry and Poems, Power, Presence, Reborn, Shadow, Shining, Sight, Walk
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First Principles: Freedom Is Not Bought Cheaply. It Has A Cost; It Imposes A Burden…So Too Must We – In A Less Final, Less Heroic Way – Be Willing To Give of Ourselves
“Our first obligation to them and ourselves is plain enough: The United States and the freedom for which it stands, the freedom for which they died, must endure and prosper. Their lives remind us that freedom is not bought cheaply. It has a cost; it imposes a burden. And just as they whom we commemorate were willing to sacrifice, so too must we — in a less final, less heroic way — be willing to give of ourselves.” – Ronald Reagan
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