“There seem to be but three ways for a nation to acquire wealth. The first is by war, as the Romans did, in plundering their conquered neighbors. This is robbery. The second by commerce, which is generally cheating. The third by agriculture, the only honest way, wherein man receives a real increase of the seed thrown into the ground, in a kind of continual miracle, wrought by the hand of God in his favor, as a reward for his innocent life and his virtuous industry.” – Benjamin Franklin
“Unlike any other form of thought, daydreaming is its own reward.” – Michael Pollan
In Plain View (Minding Business)
by Michael Doyle
In our efforts and in our spaces
We work hard to separate our traces
Minding our business in all we do
The relevance comes openly into view
The Bible opens with God's creation
In page after page of fascination
Nothing was formed into things beautiful
Until on the seventh day, He found this wonderful
Humanity was created in God's image and direction
That in the garden, Adam and Eve worked in perfection
Only to fall; still, work is not any kind of curse
But instead, a blessing told with every passing verse
We, too, as their children, must learn who we truly serve
Thankful for our lots in life are such as we deserve
All must be done to honor Jesus in all our living days
Bearing consistent reflection in all of our ways
Humanity was created for God's own good purposes
And we are to provide our talents and our services
To co-create in God's wonderous and holy name
With God's love, we are to do the same
Changing our assignment with sincerity
To take each task with our full integrity
Doing all with humility, faithful as we do
Speaking and doing all for God in open view
Concealing nothing but doing all with love
Always showing and living the ways from above
Our lives might be the only representation
Of godliness seen and lived up to in expectation
In all, this, we learn to change our purpose
In all we say and do, through our skills and service
The work we do is not only to meet our needs
But also to be the example made by our deeds
Through our work, we grow into maturity
And by our growth, we build our legacy
There can be no greater mission that we give
Then, by our every moment teaching how to live
We grow into giving our lives as charity
Providing the example of living generosity
Giving to others while we do for one another
Looking beyond the numbers to our sisters and brothers
Being that agent of change to help others thrive
We, ourselves and others, learn to be truly alive
Witnessing in all we do faithfully gives credibility
When life is lived to the best of our abilities
In times of life's march of discouragement
Our faith provides our best encouragement
To show our faith in the works that we do
By living our moments sharing God's love in view
These moments centered on others build God's kingdom
By serving by faith as we are, it naturally comes
That we set the example of being Christian in all we do
Living God's lessons plainly into view
The Lord's guidance helps us stand firm
As we walk our moments and learn
Transparent to all in everything that we do
We live God's love in plain view
(c) February 5, 2024 Michael Doyle
All Rights Reserved
“Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it.” – Pericles
“We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.”– Abraham Lincoln
An Outpouring of Praise
by Michal Doyle
With the power to save
You called me out of my grave
I was heavy from sins chains
And all of my own efforts were in vain
The day of my salvation
Came to change my destination
Your love brought a glorious day
Changing me forever in my ways
It was the best day in my history
Filled with truth and no mystery
Now, every day is a day of celebration
And every moment spent in fascination
Along with every tongue, I do confess
As I bow before the Lord in this test
I sing out praise in His holy name
And His atonement erases all my blame
With His words quietly spoken
He restores my heart from being broken
And in return, I offer my praises
For the light of my remaining days
(c) February 4, 2024 Michael Doyle
All Rights Reserved
“ In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.” – Matthew 5:16 (NIV)
“Poor is the power of the lead that becomes bullets compared to the power of the hot metal that becomes type.” -Georg Brandes, critic and scholar (4 Feb 1842-1927)
A Push Too Far
by Michael Doyle
A push too far
And it's going to leave a scar
What a move to make
You didn't even fake
You just stole my money
I suppose you think it's funny
I know that I honestly do
Cause I would have given it to you
Never mind your protestations
And your attempted equivocations
I've always given you more than you asked
And done more than you tasked
Because I wanted you to know I would
And that I would always make good
If there was any way that I could
And now I know that your heart is no good
There's something freeing in that
It comes across as a natural fact
And it makes sense of what you've done
This new chapter has begun
(c) February 3, 2024 Michael Doyle
All Rights Reserved
“Justice, humanity and benevolence are the duties you owe to society in general. To your country the same duties are incumbent upon you with the additional obligation of sacrificing ease, pleasure, wealth and life itself for its defense and security.”– Abigail Adams
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