“The State governments possess inherent advantages, which will ever give them an influence and ascendency over the National Government, and will for ever preclude the possibility of federal encroachments. That their liberties, indeed, can be subverted by the federal head, is repugnant to every rule of political calculation.” – Alexander Hamilton in a speech, Compromises of the Constitution, June 20, 1788 during the New York Ratifying Convention.
“What I like in a good author isn’t what he says, but what he whispers.” – Logan Pearsall Smith, essayist (18 Oct 1865-1946)
Standing Together
by Michael Doyle
In the face of recent brutality
It's hard to remain in our humanity
But lean-in we must in accountability
Here in the last days to our best ability
God calls for us to be bold
Putting aside timidity, since the days of old
Believers must rise up for what we believe
And help others not to be deceived
We must stand together as one community
Knowing that we are joined as family
With joined hands linked throughout
God's community brings faith, not doubt
In open prayer, we affirm our belief
Finding joy despite reasons for grief
To honor God, we must live in trust
Extending our faith, as we surely must
(c) October 17, 2023 Michael Doyle
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“(N)o man is good enough to govern another man without that other’s consent. I say this is the leading principle—the sheet anchor of American republicanism.” – Abraham Lincoln, Speech on the Repeal of the Missouri Compromise ( October 16 1854)
“Don’t be seduced into thinking that that which does not make a profit is without value.” – Arthur Miller, playwright and essayist (17 Oct 1915-2005)
The Devils We Wish We Didn't Know
by Michael Doyle
The NCAA
Was, and is, the Devil
We knew enough to know
A scam for pay
Never on the level
It was for extra coins
Not for any college bowl
Graveyard memories
Dedicated to families
That gave their all
In the name of football
Regardless of broken bones
And broken spirits
For a moment's fame given on loan
Some bricks need to be torn
Down, one by one; uneven and worn
It's tragic how it's played
With concussions gone un-displayed
They claim to make champions
And to give fortune and elusive fame
All for the sake of the football game
Wounded voices in the head
Leave some talking to the dead
Brothers who would still be alive
If they hadn't bought into the jive
They rode until they died
All that is left
Are the tears that have been cried
Guaranteed lies are still lies
The fifty yard line is where it dies
Character is what we do unseen
It tells the worth of each human being
But it's the organizations
That feel they owe no explanations
...That truly do
(c) October 16, 2023 Michael Doyle
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“Everyone may not be good, but there’s always something good in everyone. Never judge anyone shortly because every saint has a past and every sinner has a future.” – Oscar Wilde
“No mound of parchment can be so formed as to stand against the sweeping torrent of boundless ambition on the one side, aided by the sapping current of corrupted morals on the other.” – George Washington (1789)
The Path of Generosity
by Michael Doyle
Standing on a mountain of epiphany
Still, wondering what might come for me
This is no moment of bumper-sticker fame
Some of the things happening are a shame
Reaching out for all the unreached
Bringing the resources so that the gospel is preached
We rise up strong in our connections
And in the promises of our resurrection
Standing up to speak truth to power
Bringing the church to the unchurched in this hour
It brings us back to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro
We forge forward toward a better tomorrow
We glow in the darkness filled with opportunity
The more we give space for the spiritual economy
Of giving that which have available to give
These are the moments by which we best live
Like the feeding of fish and loaves to the five thousand
The Lord teaches in parables that we might understand
Giving all we give with a spirit of right-minded gratitude
That provides the generosity needed with a right attitude
It's a spiritual matter in light of our circumstances
That allows us to give within our provided chances
And to reach satisfaction that allows us to truly give
In return for all the blessings we are given to live
We are to give to others freely and absolutely
Walking our walk with virtuous nobility
Giving offerings of plenty within the Lord's space
Of connected-dots from within our God's embrace
Rather money or time; this is a tithe we must live
Giving in kindness that which we are able to give
10% is next to nothing when we consider we are given more
And realize that with God's plan, there would be no more poor
Instead of destroying life, we need to learn to build
If we are to have the best that life might yield
Teaching our children to dream of all their possibility
So they might learn to see the best regardless of probability
And that despite obstacles, there can be a path of good
When the power of the holy gospel is fully understood
It is not a matter of anything being too complicated
But instead, it is the matter of being God-fated
We start by copying Jesus in what it is we do
Bumping into the scripture in all that we do
And learning to complain less while living out this story
These then are the keys to the Kingdom's glory
(c) October 15, 2023 Michael Doyle
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“The higher we soar the smaller we appear to those who cannot fly.” – Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, philosopher (15 Oct 1844-1900)
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