Facing down the gates of Hell, I found a better place to dwell. My shame was provided healing, And now I am blessed with this feeling.
My heritage from God runs in my veins, As I praise the holiest of known names. I've finally done one thing clever, As I kneel before the cross, now and forever.
His is the kingdom in this eternal hour. I am blessed to know His holy power. Jesus, our savior, causes Satan to cower, And I am blessed by his eternal power.
Forever, I take part in His story, Amazed by all that is His heavenly glory. I've put on a blessed attitude, As I witness this with obedient gratitude.
Rolling thunder displays His universe, As I lay my pen to humbled verse. My soul sings in my trembled tone, That the Lamb gave all that I be no longer alone.
(c) April 8, 2026 Michael Doyle All Rights Reserved
Heavy with my sins, I was in need of a friend. Driving by church on a Sunday, I walked in with a word to pray.
The songs began as usual in those days. Smiling to myself, I joined in the praise. I never missed a single beat As I walked inside and took a seat.
Hallelujah, God's love is shown, To friend and stranger, it will be known. In love, I joined this celebration, Knowing my soul needed its redemption.
The minister invited me to change my life. He told me Jesus offers peace, not strife. Now, because of this, I know my salvation. Jesus gave Himself, and we know the benediction.
He humbly pardoned my many transgressions, Covering all of my omissions and aggressions. His love has taken away my dreaded fears; Love like this causes my joyous tears.
(c) April 7, 2026 Michael Doyle All Rights Reserved
“The highest glory of the American Revolution was this: it connected in one indissoluble bond the principles of civil government with the principles of Christianity.” – John Quincy Adams
The Wagner Problem In the 21st Century by Michael Doyle
What do we do when authority doesn't fit? In point of fact, Wagner was an ethical nitwit. Despite 10 operas being core pillars of our iconography, It's hard to get the blood stains out of his geography.
Hateful is as hateful does, and the Left's has been discerned As an antisemitism that is avoided but cannot be unlearned. The rude boy's vapidness will not be forgotten over time, However much the academics dress up as being sublime.
Staging operas at the Met makes for a necessary confrontation Noble gods and subterranean opposition fight before the nation. There's a lot of pain in racism's rubbed raw friction. The worst of this is that fascism is not just useful fiction.
It is the incomplete lessons that we pull from man's history, And how we deal with this brings defeat or humanity's victory. In the worldwide conflicts that fill our days with frayed doubt, There is a lot left for this world yet to figure out.
Artistic traditions are forsaken in the name of diversity. Old classics are overlooked and abandoned without mastery. Western culture is stared down with self-loathing and timidity. As though DEI is a greater investment than true artistry.
Tristan and Isolde is a metaphor for cultural memory. This structure has its roots in the struggle of our family. On the one hand are questions of modern sensibility. On the other hand, there are questions of civility.
(c) April 6, 2026 Michael Doyle All Rights Reserved
“Watch how your mind judges. Judgment comes, in part, out of your own fear. You judge other people because you’re not comfortable in your own being. By judging, you find out where you stand in relation to other people. The judging mind is very divisive. It separates. Separation closes your heart. If you close your heart to someone, you are perpetuating your suffering and theirs. Shifting out of judgment means learning to appreciate your predicament and their predicament with an open heart instead of judging. Then you can allow yourself and others to just be, without separation.”– Ram Dass
“Associate yourself with men of good quality, if you esteem your reputation. Be not apt to relate news, if you know not the truth thereof. Speak no evil of the absent, for it is unjust. Undertake not what you cannot perform, but be careful to keep your promise. There is but one straight course, and that is to seek truth, and pursue it steadily. Nothing but harmony, honesty, industry and frugality are necessary to make us a great and happy nation.” – George Washington, in his handwritten rules for civility (whoever spoke or wrote these maxims first)
Prepared For Life's Improvisation by Michael Doyle
Jesus lived into His flawless ministry With an ethic of love spoken eloquently. With His death, He left His tomb empty To begin again, mankind's hope in history.
Immeasurable, He was hung on a bloody cross. It was to our gain, but not His Loss. Each of us now faces a holy choice, Whether we affirm His grace with our voice.
Today is held as the Resurrection Day, For the Son of Man as we pray. He rose to give mercy and salvation. Through His Love, we receive Heaven's destination.
It was sin... As we begin. It was love... Given from above. It was belief... That delivered us from grief. As we find Jesus is our rock... And we rise in delighted shock.
The atonement has been verified. All the doubts, with evidence satisfied. Jesus arose with a witnessed testimony As the angels sang their grand symphony.
He came to lead through His submission, Offering up love as His grand mission. His Father's kingdom offers the sweet liberty That has conquered all of human history.
Today is held as the Resurrection Day, For the Son of Man as we pray. He rose to give mercy and salvation. Through His Love, we receive Heaven's destination.
It was sin... As we begin. It was love... Given from above. It was belief... That delivered us from grief. As we find Jesus is our rock... And we rise in delighted shock.
Death is transcendence and transition, Electrifying intensity has moved humanity's position. The Disciples changed to help us face tomorrow. We have been given Scripture to heal our sorrow.
Action steps are taken to save and atone, All of this so that we do not walk alone. Predictably unpredictable, and though we prepare, We cannot truly prepare, but we still care.
Today is held as the Resurrection Day, For the Son of Man as we pray. He rose to give mercy and salvation. Through His Love, we receive Heaven's destination.
It was sin... As we begin. It was love... Given from above. It was belief... That delivered us from grief. As we find Jesus is our rock... And we rise in delighted shock.
Though we should be taken by this whim And making the effort to find him, We see that it is Jesus seeking humanity, Not out of vanity, but in the fullest humility.
Crossing the chasm to give us salvation, Every step of the way, He offers sanctification. At our most lost, Jesus comes to save. Through His love, we are rescued from the grave.
Today is held as the Resurrection Day, For the Son of Man as we pray. He rose to give mercy and salvation. Through His Love, we receive Heaven's destination.
It was sin... As we begin. It was love... Given from above. It was belief... That delivered us from grief. As we find Jesus is our rock... And we rise in delighted shock.
The stone was rolled away to let us in. Satan was defeated so that we can escape sin. We are captivated by disallowing our presumption And awakening to the awe and losing our assumptions.
A rewritten script filled with rolling thunder As we gather to worship the Creator's wonder. Leaning in with full and right intention, We can't help but notice the glory calling our attention.
Today is held as the Resurrection Day, For the Son of Man as we pray. He rose to give mercy and salvation. Through His Love, we receive Heaven's destination.
It was sin... As we begin. It was love... Given from above. It was belief... That delivered us from grief. As we find Jesus is our rock... And we rise in delighted shock.
Jesus's resurrection wasn't new information, It was an act of truest affirmation. He had told His disciples of His resurrection, Then it transpired to make the needed connection.
Bridging the gap to Heaven's throne. Through three days of death, Jesus did atone. Delivering all of us as was His service, That we would come to fulfill His purpose.
Today is held as the Resurrection Day, For the Son of Man as we pray. He rose to give mercy and salvation. Through His Love, we receive Heaven's destination.
It was sin... As we begin. It was love... Given from above. It was belief... That delivered us from grief. As we find Jesus is our rock... And we rise in delighted shock.
Love has the final word in God's family Bringing the truth that we might live holy. All surrender to what God has brought. We live the Great Commission that it not be forgot.
The game was changed to give us our chance As we take our part in this grace-filled dance. All it takes is for us to truly believe, And His loving redemption is what we receive.
Today is held as the Resurrection Day, For the Son of Man as we pray. He rose to give mercy and salvation. Through His Love, we receive Heaven's destination.
It was sin... As we begin. It was love... Given from above. It was belief... That delivered us from grief. As we find Jesus is our rock... And we rise in delighted shock.
(c) April 5, 2026 Michael Doyle All Rights Reserved
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
ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 