“It should be your care, therefore, and mine, to elevate the minds of our children and exalt their courage; to accelerate and animate their industry and activity; to excite in them an habitual contempt of meanness, abhorrence of injustice and inhumanity, and an ambition to excel in every capacity, faculty, and virtue. If we suffer their minds to grovel and creep in infancy, they will grovel all their lives.” – John Adams (1756)
“I realize that patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness towards anyone”. -Edith Cavell, nurse and humanitarian (4 Dec 1865-1915)
The Meekness of His Glory
by Michael Doyle
As Emmanuel, He walked among us
As it was, simply because
He wanted humanity to rise to the glory
That is the sum of the gospel story
John's narrative came from a unique perspective
Tangible as a tale of his close experience
In the beginning, was the Word, simply there
That with, and is, God as part of triune made clear
As being one in the doctrine of incarnation
God in the flesh serves as the holiest inspiration
Given man in two miracles - conception in the womb
And freedom for man in the resurrection from the tomb
Fully God, fully man - living a life immeasurable
A life that was impassable and immutable
A life that expressed that of the things in life that change
God is the one thing that never rearranges
Yet, while the moments of life bring us to compassion
Such pulled heartstrings are not God's true fashion
His is the fullness of needed strength and mercy
Given unchanging throughout mankind's history
In the actus purus that blends the potential of the ages
Truth becomes filtered, as it were, by the good sages
Logos, ethos, and pathos have a pattern of showing
How credibility and reason bring the processes of knowing
That the study of God's faith is the beginning
Of comprehensibly understanding the origin of sinning
As unbelievers tilt at the windmills of explanation
Their cherry-picking having no part in God's incarnation
Leaned in with an intellectual sense of integrity
It is the philosophical sophistication within Christian legacy
That the Logos is indeed the beginning of all wisdom
As God opened history's page one for His kingdom
By turning the nothingness of chaos into sufficiency
Making something wonderful from within God's majesty
God always has been and always will forever be
Identified as creator, not craftsman, of all eternity
Forever cosmic and cozy from His cradle to risen grave
Every step of faith taken was given to us to save
The impact as worshipped and told as if indeed set apart
Yet, living daily in the walk of every believer's heart
I stand amazed at His awesome sense of creativity
Wonderous, indeed, from before His humble nativity
Mankind's walk of history is marked by His commitment
That knows only patience and given without resentment
He has been unwavering in always being there present
In a full court press that is as perfect as it is pleasant
Giving His love with all of His generous confidence
And has always walked with us providing His providence
As a savior facing the world in all of its wrongs
His faith in us teaches us that humanity truly belongs
As one with love within the sanctity of God's family
Removing chaos with the Christ given in His divinity
This then, in its meekness, is the truth of the Christian story
Shared with us in all the gospels in their fullest glory
It is the truth we walk in, in our humblest of prayers
Knowing our Lord, Jesus, has laid this truth bear
I see this now as it's seen in its full clarity
Hitting my heart with the plainest of sincerity
In seeing this, I com to know my rightful place
Wrapped inside the Father's loving embrace
(c) December 3, 2023 Michael Doyle
All Rights Reserved
“Either human intelligence ultimately owes its origin to mindless matter, or there is a Creator. It is strange that some people claim that it is their intelligence that leads them to prefer the first to the second.” – John Lennox
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”– John 3:16
The World Is Full of Dreamers
by Michael Doyle
The world's history is played out on stages
Some of which have filled a thousand pages
But these pages are the stuff of unequal dreams
Those who dream by daylight do so as it seems
Not with vanity but with what makes this possible
One such man was T.E. Lawrence, who proved capable
As his life taught those things dearest reader
Of what it is that it takes to make a principled leader
Still, it is wise to remember a bit of humor each day
And those things that are the other lessons he might say
As he did the impossible to win, he did so with precision
By keeping in mind the need for clarity of vision
One of the best lessons of leadership is to have humility
Enough to allow those who follow you to maintain dignity
Being willing to serve and sacrifice with strong integrity
While speaking truth to power for your people quite loyally
The good manners of custom and compassion require showing
That you have studied the ways of your people, and in knowing
Their dreams and lives and the beauty of their mystery
And in so doing begin to create your own paths of history
This is how leaders dream greatness into the lives well-led
Taking others to the impossible of lives from rivers that are fed
On the paths across the deserts, which are quite like oceans
Subject to a million emotions and channeled devotions
Despite the numerous obstacles that make a struggle impossible
The true leader helps followers to know that they are capable
Nothing is written until a visionary writes it in his head
And pushes forward on behalf of all those he or she has led
In the scheme of things, of all the people who are found
Each must be known among the details of the total battleground
The best among the led, follow as a matter of their own pleasure
And that secret alone has the most value given away in treasure
(c) December 2, 2023 Michael Doyle
All Rights Reserved
“The art of poetry is to touch the passions, and its duty to lead them on the side of virtue.” – William Cowper
“There can be no greater error than to expect, or calculate upon real favours from Nation to Nation. ‘Tis an illusion which experience must cure, which a just pride ought to discard.“ – George Washington (1796)
Christmas Tree Lane
by Michael Doyle
Life can throw its curve balls
Yet, still, it is that Christmas calls
With Christmas lights bringing good cheer
Even when a little sadness nears
A smile offered over a little wine
Helps to smooth the edgy lines
Bringing joy and times of goodwill
Felt between neighbors in this Christmas tale
Christmas Tree Lane
Sugar plum fairies and candy canes
The sleigh bells ring
Out the joy this season brings
Seeing the world through children's eyes
Staying up to greet the sunrise
Christmas lights sparkle on the home's eaves
All in wait for Christmas Eve
A thousand icicles, neon, and bright lights
Shine their beauty into December's night
Reminding us of the best of love
That looks over us from the heavens above
Christmas Tree Lane
Sugar plum fairies and candy canes
The sleigh bells ring
Out the joy this season brings
Christmas isn't about the money spent
Or holding on to the memories that went
Like thieves springing into the night
But in treasuring each moment and holding tight
Kris Kringle knows and isn't missing
The joy brought to those we're kissing
It's the detours in life that give us smiles
And bring us the surprises that are worthwhile
Christmas Tree Lane
Sugar plum fairies and candy canes
The sleigh bells ring
Out the joy this season brings
Down beneath the treasured mistletoe
Is the warmth enough to melt the snow
While hugs and kisses make us glow
Taking selfies enough that we might know
The happiness shared this time of year
Spread between us with our Christmas cheer
With our loved ones that we hold near
Knowing each heart that we hold dear
Christmas Tree Lane
Sugar plum fairies and candy canes
The sleigh bells ring
Out the joy this season brings
(c) December 1, 2023 Michael Doyle
All Rights Reserved
“All eyes are opened, or opening, to the rights of man. The general spread of the light of science has already laid open to every view the palpable truth, that the mass of mankind has not been born with saddles on their backs, nor a favored few booted and spurred, ready to ride legitimately, by the grace of God.” – Thomas Jefferson (1826)
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