Standing up steady to be present We're fully ready to represent As we adjust our attitudes Until we are ready with our gratitude
Rising up in confidence We rely on the ways of providence As we stumble toward getting right We need this to live in God's light
Life trends to make us more mature As we struggle next to conquer our nature No longer living simply day-to-day All in preparation for our last day
To live best as a human being We must live life with meaning In eternity, we are God's servants We must live life with this as our purpose
Logos existed before all of creation It's simply natural that such is the situation The universe necessitates a God of relationship Not just an omniscient being worthy of worship
However, fractured we are in our contradictions There is every sense of strong indication That we are to put out our conclusions on the table Knowing as much of our worldview as we are capable
We hope to dissuade the pagan sense of indifference But their rejecting the truth won't wound providence Instead, it shows up entirely in the ample reverse As God's presence is readily shown throughout the universe
Making a system of God has its built-in fallibility However much the surface appears as morality God's love, despite our stubbornness, leads to repentance Layer-by-layer, as we surrender to truth's acceptance
Some have God's law written on their heart Keeping the Good News present from the start The warming felt is to remind us to keep His commands Going in the wrong direction has its own demands
Separation from God is a matter of our own wills Not God's will but our own, as is the real deal Of being enabled to use our own voices And then earning the outcome of our own choices
The decisions we make form our direction Though from time to time, God offers His course correction Discernment is called for in guiding our reason This determines the outcome of our seasons
Going the distance creates our destination So perhaps we should have a moment's hesitation Every choice we make has its consequence This is easily seen throughout life's evidence
Sin is sin in all of it's leveled equality Equally damning in all of sin's liberality But the damage done, to be instructive, Is not equally, fundamentally destructive
Justice is based on God's logic based on truth It's been this way since our youngest youth Mercy comes down to accepting God's grace And depending on His love that we embrace
Through His love, Jesus cloaks our sins Covering our wrongs with grace again and again Let His kindness lead to our ready repentance Knowing our wrongs has the price of our acceptance
Our confession builds a layer of credibility To accept the need for justice and our culpability It is only through our just atonement That we show that we understand what the Gospel meant
Or means; forgiveness is our best path out To make right with God without tainted doubt Walking and talking in truth and reason This is the best of living in every season
(c) January 26, 2025 Michael Doyle All Rights Reserved
So begins hope for a golden age We stand as we turn our page Vowing in integrity to quench our thirst Step by step, we'll make America first
As exceptional as America's past success Truth in challenges is sought in tests As we work to reestablish our trust Of every pillar we believe in as we must
In the face of ongoing tragedy We must join hands to fortify our country Restoration of our honor and promise Has come be faithfully reclaimed without compromise
An assassin's bullet would not stop the fight To make America great again and bring light Filled with hope that America will be great again We walk in God's glory and away from mortal sin
Joined as one nation to make dreams come true All America's people run faithfully red, white, and blue Hands linked together, we begin our restoration And vow to restore sense and honor to our great nation
A country's borders define its future Truth and justice are what will nurture Now has come the ending of wanton crimes As we return to safety and freedom in our time
There is perhaps no greater danger to test our nation Than the poverty brought on by bad policies and inflation Instead of experiencing the end of our beloved country We will seek and find ways to repair our economy
In what will be an excellent reach The moment has come again for free speech These thoughts will sharpen as they compete And as we come together in merit for every seat
Speaking candidly and without much inhibition The resounding call comes to support our ambition From freedom to live as we want and choose our cars To the establishment of the American presence on Mars
The impossible is that "what" that we do best Forged and built and meant to pass every test No obstacle will crush our country's civic pride As we march on to feel and reach the other side
(c) January 25, 2025 Michael Doyle All Rights Reserved
“The highest glory of the American Revolution was this: it connected in one indissoluble bond the principles of civil government with the principles of Christianity.” – John Quincy Adams
“One of the basic rules of the universe is that nothing is perfect. Perfection simply doesn’t exist…..Without imperfection, neither you nor I would exist.” – Stephen Hawking
Facing death is one thing Watching the death of your men That hurts more than anything It burns like the second mortal sin
Cold and hungry in the night A target was seen in every light You never forget the death seen It takes away part of a human being
Tears rolled down his face As his mind touched the traces Of memories about the war fought Some things are never forgot
The best nights are spent dreamless So that the images are seen as if seamless It takes away a man's breath To have seen so much useless death
Pulled to the breaking point's line Praying to walk on these emotional landmines Inching forward in his silent advance He lies, barely breathing, somewhere in France
(c) January 23, 2025 Michael Doyle All Rights Reserved
Heading out of Australia to escape this Aussie winter. First stop Japan, then UK/Ireland and if work doesn't call me back, onto Chicago. I will make it up as I go along
ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 