“It is not easy to be wise for all Times. Not even for the present; much less for the future: and those who judge of the past must recollect that when it was present, the present was future.” – Gouverneur Morris
(In 1811, in a letter to a friend, Morris felt the necessity of defending the compromises made in drafting the Constitution with the above language. Today’s defamation of the Founders by too many on the Left attests to the wisdom of keeping decisions in the context of time.)
“There is nothing so confining as the prisons of our own perceptions.” – William Shakespeare
Dark Sources
by Michael Doyle
The optics make me cringe.
Almost every newscast is on the fringe
It seems that we're invited into the conspiracy
While they really don't care about history
Everyone vents and is set on blaming
It's that PR game known as framing
Truth, it seems, has become subjective
No one even tries to appear objective
It's your side versus, ostensibly, my side
Even honest brokers have something to hide
Everyone huddles strategically for their team
We watch it every night on our television screens
There's gangrene in the connective tissue of society
So much so that it's no longer a matter of complexity
But the very roots of how life works at its foundation
Power for power's sake serves as the only explanation
There is nowhere to hide or any place to runaway
We're all endangered; the longer we stay
Texts are fleshed out between the media's calls
Dark rumors come down, suffocating souls between walls
Too many nosey neighbors are looking in
It's been this way since the original sin
The blame comes on us as we push to know what's going on
We'd like the Constitution to protect us, but it's nearly gone
If you dig far enough to reach the profound
You might be surprised by the poisons you've downed
These are the darkest spaces of ugly pessimism
Letting it go on leaves no more room for optimism
Systemic racism leaves a lot for us to improve
The Captains of America have their sense of groove
Shots are fired aimlessly into the polluted air
And.. you quizzically smile like you haven't a care
(c) January 7, 2025 Michael Doyle
All Rights Reserved
“The virtues of men are of more consequence to society than their abilities; and for this reason, the heart should be cultivated with more assiduity than the head.” – Noah Webster (1788)
(Virtues to be cultivated are courage, patience, and moderation or temperance.)
“Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear. Perhaps the action you take will be successful; perhaps different action or adjustments will have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all.” – Norman Vincent Peale
“The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the State governments are numerous and indefinite.” – James Madison, Federalist 45, 1788
(For those who do not understand that the Federal government took powers to itself over the past decades that it did not have the Constitutional authority to take. This is why many such powers require being returned back to the states where such powers rightfully belong. All of the delegated powers are found in Article 1. Absent amendment no other powers were legally added. Saying that many of these laws were “implied” is farcical at best.)
“Yesterday we obeyed kings and bent our necks before emperors. But today we kneel only to truth, follow only beauty, and obey only love.” – Kahlil Gibran, mystic, poet, and artist (6 Jan 1883-1931)
Sufficiency
by Michael Doyle
God's grace is filled with sufficiency
It eases us from lives of deficiency
We walk this world, but not alone
Step by step, we come to atone
Within God's sacred family
We learn God's word is not a homily
But a walk we live as a community
Keeping and reaching the best of you and me
Following Jesus for His name's sake
Came His introduction without mistake
As mesmerizing, as it reflects
The Book of Romans shows how it all connects
Life claiming is its width and breadth
The good news instructs us until our deaths
Paul, himself, came as one of God's servants
His life was filled with examples and purpose
Met on the wrong road and then set right
Paul's blind eyes were given purity of sight
God's love turned a hateful sinner into a believer
Paul turned his life and path from the Deceiver
There is a courageous question of spirituality
It is if Christ has a place of centrality
Is He emerging in every aspect of our identity?
And is our belief is anchored in humility
Each of us are called to be servant
We must live out our life's purpose
Living the footprint of God's good reason
We are meant to be impactful in every season
Marked by the cross, we have our foundation
And are called to be apostles across every nation
We have come to fully articulate our salvation
And in return, received grace as our explanation
Grace given to to all Christians and shared
As we spread the good news, transparent and bared
This gift from God is not a new sort of story
It is the fulfilment of God's gracious glory
Timeless truth stands the test of all the ages
It is set apart as the wisdom of the wisest sages
Found in the virgin birth, prophecy, and resurrection
We come to attest to the foundation for God's connection
Between God and man rests a path of devotion
It is based evidence, not simply emotion
There is no pushback that removes this glory
The Son of God fulfills this truthful story
Lived out in all the moments that we live
We conform our lives to God in the love we give
Goodness in all that has been revealed and shown
By the ways of Christ, we are adorned and known
(c) January 5, 2025 Michael Doyle
All Rights Reserved
“Where is God? Where can I find him?” we ask. We don’t realize that’s like a fish swimming frantically through the ocean in search OF the ocean” – Ted Dekker
Văn Học Ngoại Biên — Literature Beyond
-Reviews, Advice & News For All Things Tech and Gadget Related-
Shape Your Mind, Body, and Spirit to Prosperity
Traveling Fashion Designers 🌼
A daily dose of God’s touch in a minute...
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
Looking ahead, without looking back (too often)
"What a strange bundle of consistent inconsistencies we all are." Mary Ronan
Spiritual Hope . Joyful Faith . Trust in God
My Mormon Transgender Second Life
Al cielo.. e niente di meno!🌈
Book Reviewer and Blogger
Every secret of a writer's soul, every experience of her life, every quality of her mind, is written large in her works.
Grow. Glow. Inspire!
time management coaching
Sacred Indicators of Body, Heart and Soul.
Master of some trades, Jill of the rest.
ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 
Pushback On A Throw Away Life