“If there is a form of government, then, whose principle and foundation is virtue, will not every sober man acknowledge it better calculated to promote the general happiness than any other form?” – John Adams (1776)
Just Learning My Faith's Ways
by Michael Doyle
Just learning, I managed my doubts
Finding out what God's all about
There was so much to take in
When I was looking to escape my sins
Of all the miracles, like the virgin birth
It challenges most for what it's worth
Still, it was self-righteous Pharisees
And other religious hypocrites like the Sadducees
The disciples watched what Jesus did
Then, emulated this, keeping nothing hid
Feeding the 5000 bread and fish one day
We learned that no one else does this this way
Miracles out of nowhere led to progress
They reveal themselves necessary to pass life's tests
Resurrection necessarily links in Christ's incarnation
In all, this is a new life for the Christian nation
Received in faith, we unite with God's trust
Being reliable and reachable as they must
Searching the margins for the risks to undertake
All for the good of God's holy sake
Acts of God require some plausibility
Found in the holiest of supernatural possibility
Faith is never a kind of blind leap
It's more a matter of promises meant to keep
Faith is not a genie released with a blank check
Or an invitation to make a life into a wreck
But faith is always our best, first and last choice
It's that last celestial spark that follows God's voice
The Bible is not just pastoral words of inspiration
But when heard, it is the true story of creation
Whispered in echoes of blessed bits of truth
That we hold close to our hearts from our youth
There's an abundant sharing of outward grace
When humanity is cleansed through God's embrace
All of us are damned with and through accidental intent
Until we are saved through the grace of Christ-sent
Sinless and yet with us, Jesus lived and walked
Among us, as in His example, He taught and talked
It was in a virgin birth that he was conceived
Then, He taught us the theology that we received
Announced to His people and to His nation
Were the doings of our merciful salvation
All of this coming for our own higher good
It is the faith of Christ best understood
(c) December 15, 2024 Michael Doyle
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“God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.” – 2 Corinthians 5:21
“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made.” – Psalm 139:13-14
Children of Our Sun
by Michael Doyle
Tonight, under the rise of the Cold Moon
I realize another year has passed too soon
And still, old truths bear the necessity
Of being repeated with some incredulity
Daily chaos brings particles of light
That refract under the strains of the night
Oftentimes, the shards of derelict creation
Shatter on the limits of our damnation
We, the children of our shining sun
The third planet away and then done
We must speak our truths vigorously
Carrying on with our passions fearlessly
Here, in slow homage to the faceless dead
Those who carry on as ghosts in our heads
Remind us that we are not precision clocks
Nor are we necessarily meant to be orthodox
There is nothing selfish about honesty
Instead, it is to give all to live in integrity
The heretic knows the necessity of individualism
To believe tyranny brings freedom takes an optimism
That far exceeds that which my mind can hold
Known facts cannot be suppressed but must be told
We must fight against the fog of lies and misinformation
If we are to have the best for our beloved nations
(c) December 14, 2024 Michael Doyle
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“War is not the best engine for us to resort to; nature has given us one in our commerce, which if properly managed, will be a better instrument for obliging the interested nations of Europe to treat us with justice.” – Thomas Jefferson (1797)
“You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.” – Naguib Mahfouz, writer, Nobel laureate (11 Dec 1911-2006)
This Is Not True Victory
by Michael Doyle
In memory of Queen Lili‘uokalani
I declare this is not a true victory
When back in the year of 1893
The United States overthrew her monarchy
Despite the wrongness of things done
She did not choose the white man's guns
But instead, seeing the sins of man
She chose to forgive as a true heart can
This is the cleansing way, and it is clearer
That independence is more significant and dearer
Most see these islands as a tourist destination
But freedom does not depend on a person's station
This is a notion that has not lost its charm this day
The struggle for a free Hawai'i will not go away
A valid case can be made for constitutional sovereignty
And for the leadership that has true, factual authority
The voices of the people speak not of militancy
But as with the voices of God and with quiet dignity
God keeps His promises and restores rightful homes
Dennis Kanahele and his people do not walk this alone
The Aboriginal nation never legally ceased to exist
As a native community, it still manages to persist
Kānaka Maoli were not granted a single reservation
But make no mistake, they are a people and a nation
It has been a path in America's troubled journey
President McKinley decided that Manifest Destiny
Super-ceded the Hawaiian people's self-determination
Undermining Kanaka Maoli for the good of the nation
This is a story not just about freedom but about being alive
And the will of a Native people to do more than survive
If only federal recognition could become legislation
Hawaiian people would become the largest tribe in the nation
This, then, would give a path forward in this hour
If these native people are to ever gain any real power
The people need homes and cannot live in an apology
This is a battle for hope fought by a people living in poverty
(c) December 13, 2024 Michael Doyle
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“Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all.” – George Washington, Farewell Address (1796)
“Kindness is like snow—it beautifies everything it covers.” – Kahlil Gibran
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