“Christianity, by introducing into Europe the truest principles of humanity, universal benevolence, and brotherly love, had happily abolished civil slavery. Let us who profess the same religion practice its precepts… by agreeing to this duty.” – Richard Henry Lee
“The wound is the place where the Light enters you.” – Rumi
I've Come To Understand
by Michael Doyle
Entombed in my shame,
I was lost in my blame.
I was afraid to show my face,
Until I learned of God's grace.
I thought I knew my place,
Hiding in the darkness.
I was afraid to show my face,
Mine was a life of harshness.
Orphaned in my circumstances,
Until God called my name.
I was afraid to take a chance
That I could rise above my blame.
There is so much that I've done wrong.
There was no place to belong.
I was broken in my despairing heart
And without a clue of where to start.
I was lost and wounded in my soul.
My life had lost all control.
Until the touch of His healing hand,
In my redemption, that I've come to understand.
(c) May 4, 2025 Michael Doyle
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“Faith and repentance are the same; they are not two separate decisions. One cannot trust Christ as Savior without repenting or changing his mind. The very fact that he trusts Christ for salvation shows that he has changed his mind regarding sin, salvation, and God.” – Curtis Hutson
“It does not, therefore, depend on human desire or effort, but on God’s mercy.” – Romans 9:16 NIV
Poetry Is Simple
by Michael Doyle
She said writing poems is simple,
Just write what you want to say.
Then suddenly, it's simple,
Or so the natural-born poets say.
They try to give the secret away,
As if it were something of the everyday.
Yet, what's missing is the clarity
That only comes through authenticity.
Most spend their lives making food.
Believing in yesterday, thoughts intrude.
Life, for some, is an easy game to play.
I think maybe life is the connection along the way.
Time and again, we find rejection,
But it's the truth that comes from this negation.
Sometimes, we are all just fighting to survive.
We get choked up trying to stay above.
A lonely child longs for a mother's embrace.
It can be seen in the sorrow on the child's face.
Life's struggles are worse for those in poverty,
Such a burden is best shared in a loving family.
(c) May 5, 2025 Michael Doyle
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“We must go home to be happy, and our home is not in this world. Here we have nothing to do but our duty.” – John Jay
“Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Into God's Family
by Michael Doyle
Like prodigals, we hit rock bottom,
Brokering what's right for what's rotten.
The self-righteous can be too blind to see.
The truth of grace is needed for you and me.
Returning home, we are still family.
We must, of course, accept this gracefully.
Both the righteous and the lost need rescue,
If only we'd take up our father's cue.
To live life is to become truly whole.
Each of us must learn to heal our souls.
The world shares its holy connection.
For those wandering lost and the Christian nation.
Unceasing anguish is felt in our sorrow,
As we look out into our tomorrow.
No longer standing in the way
Of the Lord's compassion, we turn to pray.
It's time to no longer focus inward.
It's time to turn our hearts outward.
Thinking of those who aren't in our community,
And inviting them, too, into God's family.
(c) May 2, 2025 Michael Doyle
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Time Will Tell
by Michael Doyle
To begin a family
Even in a place like Tahiti,
Is something to approach gently.
It will be if it's meant to be.
It was a day like any other,
If your day was another
Day filled with paradise.
But if you're looking for advice
Then, the path to finding treasure
Has a rhythmic pace with measure.
Each day is its own best day,
And meant to be spent in its own way
Life is full of doors that open and close,
Not always in the ways we would have chose.
In this modern world, hearts are the same way,
Whatever else there might be to say.
Like a flower blossoms and grows,
Love is love, as any true heart knows.
Life is filled with many sighs.
As truth would have it, this leads to compromise.
The way of finding treasure is not entirely our own.
It happens as it happens, together or alone.
Such is the way of love we need to know
It often starts with the seeds we sow.
It's in the search that we find
The dreams we cannot leave behind.
These are the kindnesses of discovery,
All the memories are waiting for recovery.
It is said that pearls were the first light,
To shine their hope into the world's night.
When you see what you want, grab on tight,
Time will tell you if you are right.
(c) May 2, 2025 Michael Doyle
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