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Thought For the Day: The Possession of Knowledge Does Not Kill the Sense of Wonder and Mystery. There Is Always More Mystery
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Signaled Purity
Signaled Purity
by Michael Doyle
The future is dark with obscurity
Filled as it is with so much uncertainty
The song of love will prevail
As the rains and winds outside swell
You can promise happiness and never know
The fortunes that will come and go
Like a bride carried over the threshold
Praying for absolution to quietly unfold
White is worn to signal purity
Even when none is to be found
It tells its tale of morality
Like Prometheus unbound
Like feet that find their way
Though night divides the day
There are eyes that seek and find
All the past thought left behind
Words are fully spoken in expression
Of feelings no longer trapped by repression
Which monstrosity is there to be embraced
In all the ugliness that must be found
White is worn to signal purity
Even when none is to be found
It tells its tale of morality
Like Prometheus left unbound
(c) February 20, 2024 Michael Doyle
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First Principles: Still I Hope I Shall Always Possess Firmness and Virtue Enough To Maintain (What I Consider the Most Enviable of All Titles) the Character of An Honest Man
“Still I hope I shall always possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain (what I consider the most enviable of all titles) the character of an honest man.” – George Washington to Alexander Hamilton (Thursday, August 28, 1788)
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Thought For the Day: There Is Nothing Worse Than A Sharp Image of A Fuzzy Concept
“There is nothing worse than a sharp image of a fuzzy concept.” -Ansel Adams, photographer (20 Feb 1902-1984)
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The Tears That I’ve Wept
The Tears That I've Wept
by Michael Doyle
From the lowest to up on high
From the shepherds looking to the sky
To all of us who needed to be saved
Jesus came to raise us from the grave
Answering the prayers for all
Given to singing in response and call
That comes to giving its healing
God let your mercy be prevailing
My eyes search across the pages
For the word of the Rock of Ages
Let faith carve the path that I walk
And wisdom guide the words that I talk
As He lives among us
Giving to and shaping us because
He is the God shepherding my heart
And asks only that I do my part
I do my best to turn my life around
Living by the truth that I've found
Promises made are promises to be kept
God's love heals the tears that I've wept
(c) February 19, 2024 Michael Doyle
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First Principles: There Is No Good Government But What Is Republican. The True Idea of A Republic Is ‘An Empire of Laws, and Not Men
“There is no good government but what is republican. [T]he true idea of a republic is ‘an empire of laws, and not of men.'” – John Adams (1776)
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Thought For the Day: Serenity, Peace of Mind, Humor, the Ability To Laugh At One’s Self. Those Are the Things You Need the Most, But It’s Beyond My Power To Give Them To You
“Serenity, peace of mind, humor, the ability to laugh at one’s self. Those are things you need the most, but it’s beyond my power to give them to you.” – Pedott to Fred Renard, in The Twilight Zone, Season 1, Episode 12, “What You Need“
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Living In God’s Purposes
Living In God's Purposes
by Michael Doyle
I attach my heart as I bring
My all to the words that I sing
A struggle to my way in the season
Searching for faith despite my reason
Sometimes, faith is in the name
It doesn't matter, but just the same
All things happen for good reason
It's the truth for life, not just a season
Answering the altar call
Of the love, grace, and hope we recall
It becomes the message exceeding the walls
Asking each of us to grow and stand tall
We are called for God's reason
To live our lives for all seasons
Always living out our purposes
God's love brings us to good service
Living by godly intention in all we do
Bringing love and respect in all we do
By this, we give our living example
Proof by best evidence and provided ample
In the measure of how we walk when forgiven
The proof shines in how we are living
As we teach by living out our standard of love
This is the path we are led to from above
The things of this world do not satisfy
But are found in the living God that we ratify
Storing treasures will not come to real good
Until we find our values in the kingdom as understood
And there, your true riches will be found
As your truth of good will readily abound
Spreading the message of God's saving love
In carrying the weight given from above
Where your love is, is your greatest treasure
The values in life are lived by that measure
Life is fulfilled by seeking God first
Only giving your heart to God can quench your thirst
As we live and shine God's beautiful, loving light
Like the needed beacon in the darkest night
We are to be the salt that provides good season
When we live by this and for God's good reason
Every moment we live is to be lived with good intention
As we pray God's word with our best attention
The best gift we can give is continually living in prayer
And reflecting God's presence everywhere
The dark of this world is as dark will probably always be
It's up to us to shine our light and speak to possibility
In the every step that we were born to take
Let us be that message to the world for God's good sake
(c) February 18, 2024 Michael Doyle
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Thought For the Day: The Church Lies At the Very Center of the Eternal Purpose of God. It Is Not A Divine Afterthought
“The church lies at the very center of the eternal purpose of God. It is not a divine afterthought.”– John Stott
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First Principles: Consider How the Wild Flowers Grow. They Do Not Labor Or Spin. Yet I Tell You, Not Even Solomon In All His Splendor Was Dressed Like One of These
“Consider how the wild flowers grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.” – Luke 12:27 (NIV)
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