“To render us again one people acting as one nation should be the object of every man really a patriot.” – Thomas Jefferson (1801)
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First Principles: To Render Us Again One People Acting As One Nation Should Be the Object of Every Man Really A Patriot
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Through the Son
Through the Son
by Michael Doyle
There's something in my attitude
It's heard in my love and gratitude
On my knees, I am praying
On my lips, I am saying
Hallelujah, for all my healing
There is grace in all I'm feeling
Here in all my days
I keep my words of praise
Lifting up my heart in song
It's to Jesus, my soul belongs
I have no other gift for my king
Living by the words of this song I sing
In all the wonders and the signs
As I look on with love for the divine
There is wonder as I look on the glory
Of how Jesus rewrote my story
From death to life, in the dark and light
By Jesus, through Jesus, I do what's right
There are greater things yet to be done
All of this, delivered by the Son
(c) July 16, 2024 Michael Doyle
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First Principles: The Ingredients Which Constitute Energy In the Executive Are, First, Unity; Secondly, Duration; Thirdly, An Adequate Provision For Its Support; Fourthly, Competent Powers
“The ingredients which constitute energy in the Executive are, first, unity; secondly, duration; thirdly, an adequate provision for its support; fourthly, competent powers.” – Alexander Hamilton, Federalist Papers No. 70 (1788)
Thought For the Day: Traveling – It Leaves You Speechless, Then Turns You Into A Storyteller
“Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.”– Ibn Battuta
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In His Name
In His Name
by Michael Doyle
In the name of Jesus
We have found everything
In seeking miracles
We praise Jesus as we sing
In all moments, help me to see
The faith needed for victory
I ask for blessings and receive
The increase needed and I believe
By the power of Jesus's name
We can and do heal the lame
Whatever is needed is done
Miracles are provided by the Son
The love of Jesus is our story
In every moment, we live His glory
As we live in and of His name
And walk our steps, feeling the same
In His love and protection
We always feel the connection
In His name every day
His love is lived in every way
(c) July 15, 2024 Michael Doyle
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First Principles: When Right, I Shall Often Be Thought Wrong By Those Whose Positions Will Not Command A View of the Whole Ground
“When right, I shall often be thought wrong by those whose positions will not command a view of the whole ground.” – Thomas Jefferson (1805)
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Thought For the Day: Live As If You Were To Die Tomorrow. Learn As If You Were To Live Forever
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” – Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
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Tough Prayers Silently Spoken
Tough Prayers Silently Spoken
by Michael Doyle
We need to keep ourselves humble
However, the world may tumble
We need to be on our knees and pray
Our hearts are in gratitude and will stay
This is our best good answer
As we live life's flow like a dancer
Living the ebb and the flow
Giving our all in all we live and know
All this passes with words of prayer
God's will helps us evade Satan's snare
In our moments of prayerful worship
We are building our greatest relationship
His will and not ours to be done
All of this in the name of the Son
Small stories often have big meaning
Parables and prayers make us better human beings
Knocking at the doors for righteous opportunity
We know God will always be true to you and me
In this faith, we ask God for what we need
Day and night it is given as we daily read
It's there in the words of the good book
And seen by opened eyes as we take our look
Heaven is filled with angels waiting to hear
All that we love and all that we fear
Prayer is our first response, not a last resort
However much the Devil rails in his retort
Prayer changes things for the Lord's better
From where we are and whatever the weather
It creates the climate of where we need to be
As the divine catalyst for you and for me
Taking us from where we are to the there
We will reach through the effort of holy prayer
Prayer will always change our minds
In doing this, it leaves worry and anxiety behind
Instead, living the peace that is found
In the presence of the Lord as prayer abounds
Prayer changes our hearts from being broken
As we live the righteous life in words spoken
We learn we need to pray through our pain
It brings the sunshine, even in our life's rain
Praying changes the nature of our relationship
When given adversity, prayer becomes worship
You learn that if you can't meet in the middle
A secret is to pick God's side for just a little
And find yourself in a prayer held for the whole
Because, it turns out prayer shifts the soul
God can handle all that we find that we cannot
This is the open secret that some have forgot
Living in prayer will change our future
This grows as we grow and learn to mature
Prayer is the difference between where want to be
Shifting where we are to the good of our dignity
It turns out, prayer is the miracle of every season
Truth in vision is given for righteous reasons
Taking us to exactly where we need to be
Prayer is the best answer for all of eternity
(c) July 14, 2024 Michael Doyle
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Thought For the Day: The Value of Persistent Prayer Is Not That He Will Hear Us But That We Will Finally Hear Him
“The value of persistent prayer is not that He will hear us but that we will finally hear Him.” – William McGill
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First Principles: To Him Who Is Able To Do Immeasurably More Than All We Ask Or Imagine, According To His Power That Is At Work Within Us
“Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.” – Ephesians 3:20-21
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