When the days are darkest That's when we need your light Keeping hope alive when we're saddest You bring morning to our night
Keeping hope there and alive You are the source by which we survive Walking beside us in our humanity And loving us despite our vanity
Though difficult at times to conceive It is our path to simply believe In the worthy promises that are given And in the hope delivered in being forgiven
This is our day of special celebration As baptism gives us our holy destination Today is the day another journey begins It is for our God on whom we all depend
(c) November 9, 2022 Michael Doyle All Rights Reserved
“There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known. What you have said in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the ear in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the roofs.” Luke 12:2-3 (New International Version)
“Every one of us is precious in the cosmic perspective. If a human disagrees with you, let him live. In a hundred billion galaxies, you will not find another.” – Carl Sagan, astronomer and writer (9 Nov 1934-1996)
“Let each citizen remember at the moment he is offering his vote that he is not making a present or a compliment to please an individual — or at least that he ought not so to do; but that he is executing one of the most solemn trusts in human society for which he is accountable to God and his country.” —Samuel Adams (1781)
“If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary…. [But lacking these] you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place oblige it to control itself.” – James Madison
“Humanity also needs dreamers, for whom the disinterested development of an enterprise is so captivating that it becomes impossible for them to devote their care to their own material profit. Without doubt, these dreamers do not deserve wealth, because they do not desire it. Even so, a well-organized society should assure to such workers the efficient means of accomplishing their task, in a life freed from material care and freely consecrated to research.” -Marie Curie, scientist, Nobel laureate (1867-1934)
Blessed by our confirmation We are delivered by our affirmation To honor Christ, coming as we are Wishing on the hope of the Christmas Star
Leaning in on our faith given in connection Our prayers tailor fit our meditations Praying in Jesus' name for our salvation We keep our eyes fixed on our destination
The circus of someone else can feel like faking When our lives are actually God's in the making The space provided to wrestle with God Can make us uneasy and sometimes feel a little odd
Our blessed assurance is given in grace As we shyly look on God's face and in His embrace That the catalyst of faith is found in worship And to rightly honor at the feet of His Kingship
It's a way of living present in our engagement Our praise and community comes as encouragement As we head into our battles every single day It's through our worship that we make our way
Cornering the market by our joyful noise Living out the gladness that we cannot avoid Coming into the presence in all we're bringing Thankfulness held in the faithfulness we're singing
All God's promises are steadfast in veneration Thanksgiving received across the generations Gratitude must be made and kept where is visible By the family of God, we are made invincible
It isn't in the how that we openly express it But it is in the how that we choose to address it It is our service and our singing that roots our souls Firmly planted deep within the Godflow
(c) November 6, 2022 Michael Doyle All Rights Reserved
“The fabric of American empire ought to rest on the solid basis of the consent of the people. The streams of national power ought to flow immediately from that pure, original fountain of all legislative authority.” – Alexander Hamilton
“I don’t think that combat has ever been written about truthfully; it has always been described in terms of bravery and cowardice. I won’t even accept these words as terms of human reference any more. And anyway, hell, they don’t even apply to what, in actual fact, modern warfare has become.” – James Jones, novelist (6 Nov 1921-1977)
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
