We all need our person we can go to It's the heart and soul of me and you Someone to fit in with who we are The seventh string on a six-string guitar
We share ourselves molded like clay To find the love that will forever stay The laugh that will never leave Wishing upon stars to magically believe
Speaking as we do from the heart We come together as if works of art It seems our souls bring it together Pushing us beyond to that something better
We worry we will ever find acceptance Wrapped in anxieties, in need of repentance It's hard to share what must be received If we're to go further without feeling deceived
Things in common and things felt different Are equally weighted and to be held reverent If these things are to bring us together As we continue to become that something better
In this world filled with multiple choices We hold tight to those small voices The silent prayers as we hold on tight Hoping this time that we'll get it right
The laugh in your beautiful smile Suits the moments that make your style As we walk into the little details That brings our hearts to focus on what's real
The connections had become all the more As we sell ourselves what's hidden behind the doors We find our souls, bringing it together As we push it forward into that something better
(C) March 13, 2024 Michael Doyle All Rights Reserved
“Liberty is a word which, according as it is used, comprehends the most good and the most evil of any in the world. Justly understood it is sacred next to those which we appropriate in divine adoration; but in the mouths of some it means anything, which enervate a necessary government; excite a jealousy of the rulers who are our own choice, and keep society in confusion for want of a power sufficiently concentered to promote good.” – Oliver Ellsworth (1787)
“Don’t ask me who’s influenced me. A lion is made up of the lambs he’s digested, and I’ve been reading all my life”. – Giorgos Seferis, writer, diplomat, Nobel laureate (13 Mar 1900-1971)
There is nothing so much as we regret As to have not leaned in toward the net Fending off against all intimidation And fighting back with concentration
We see the proof in the documentation But not so much in its ready duplication We find in this relatable story A model in understanding God's glory
Enduring suffering yet staying upright Job shunned evil in the black of the night Knowing that evil must be faced down For the faithful to wear victory's crown
The story told comes early in mankind's time And sets out El Shaddai's glory in its rhyme This came in sequence as the patriarchs found The roots of Israel is a tale quite profound
Even in its elusively documented conversation That came when Job met his starry destination And found himself subject to troubling accusation Adversarial as is the steps of Satanic procession
Demon Forces are often let loose Their best attempt at delivering a bruise Against humanity to mark us in God's eyes In a dark scheme of manipulation and despise
Satan is the accuser and father of all lies And was allowed to test Job in all ways that apply The great beast was allowed off its leash To test if true faith is lost in living the least
Yet, despite this pain of circumstance to his dignity Would cause Job to quit his godly ways or integrity Job stayed strong through God, and for God, he maintained Everything that was challenge was as if strongly gained
Sometimes God's people suffer through no fault of their own But we must remain faithful to God to serve Him on His throne Faithful that in the end, all believers will understand That all holy persons willingly follow God's great commands
Each step of the struggle is well-documented Yet, very rarely has such integrity been duplicated Humanity too often loses the will to live with true zeal And to nobly trust in God's will as it is revealed
Job stayed the course despite life's traps Walking with true courage with any sort of maps He pushed forward and trusted in God's hand Knowing God will be triumphant in all He commands
Words without knowledge only leads to obscurity That attempts to blind us as if God's will is a mystery The bottom line is that God is who sets the foundation And it is humanity that owes God the explanation
God assigned Job a set of never envisioned tasks That came to Job in a deluge of excessive asks Each requiring Job to never give up his trust As he, and we too, turn to God in prayer as we must
Humbling ourselves given our finite understanding We walk in purity and know our place is not demanding But instead to accept whatever comes our ways As we walk as Job did throughout all of his holy days
(c) March 12, 2024 Michael Doyle All Rights Reserved
“The principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale.”– Thomas Jefferson (1816)
“Humans think they are smarter than dolphins because we build cars and buildings and start wars etc., and all that dolphins do is swim in the water, eat fish and play around. Dolphins believe that they are smarter for exactly the same reasons.” -Douglas Adams, writer, dramatist, and musician (11 Mar 1952-2001)
With uplifted voice We join in our praise Keeping the spirit to rejoice Throughout our days
As long as the day has length The Lord is my special strength As the days pass, once again We end each prayer with Amen
Protecting us as darkness falls Our victories stand 10 feet tall We join hands, becoming strong As we sing our victory song
Linked hand-in-hand among friends We know how this story ends Darkness may fall before victory Yet still, God gives us our liberty
Chains are lifted to free our souls All circumstances are in God's control Turning the world's darkness into light My sins have been washed away, becoming white
(c) March 10, 2024 Michael Doyle All Rights Reserved
“Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles develop your strengths. When you go through hardships and decide not to surrender, that is strength.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger
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
