ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER

First Principles: Democracy Will Soon Degenerate Into An Anarchy That Every Man Will Do What Is Right In His Own Eyes and No Man’s Life Or Property Or Reputation Or Liberty Will Be Secure

“[D]emocracy will soon degenerate into an anarchy, such an anarchy that every man will do what is right in his own eyes and no man’s life or property or reputation or liberty will be secure, and every one of these will soon mould itself into a system of subordination of all the moral virtues and intellectual abilities, all the powers of wealth, beauty, wit and science, to the wanton pleasures, the capricious will, and the execrable cruelty of one or a very few.” – John Adams, An Essay on Man’s Lust for Power, 1763

Thought For the Day: There Is No Love Without Forgiveness, and There Is No Forgiveness Without Love

“There is no love without forgiveness, and there is no forgiveness without love.” – Bryant H. McGill

Illuminating Light

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Illuminating Light
by Michael Doyle

Every day is a new day
Of goodness felt in celebration
To be lived in every way
With the utmost fascination

Regardless of expectation
Life comes just as it will
However direct in contemplation
Each day has its own unpaid bill

It is all in the keeping real
That which happens along the way
The moving facts beyond the feel
Regardless of what we might say

The Lord is our shepherd every moment
That serves us in relationship
Guarding us from danger and torment
As we walk in our worship

Every blessing must turn to praise
To keep our challenges in line
Glorifying God in all our days
For His works, we must always keep in mind

Taking our cues from the actuality
That Christ is our savior in theology
We need to brace ourselves in factuality
Setting our processes of faith in modality

Not the shepherd, we are indeed the sheep
Often misreading the darkened room
Skilled in knowing what it is to keep
We thank the Lord for His illuminating light

This is the gospel that we live
Running the battles of our every day
Taking from life all that God will give
The best path forward is to simply pray

(c) October 2, 2022  Michael Doyle
All Rights Reserved

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First Principles: As For Me and My Household, We Will Serve the Lord

“But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your forefathers served beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD.” –Joshua 24:15

Thought For the Day: Permanent Good Can Never Be the Outcome of Untruth and Violence

“Permanent good can never be the outcome of untruth and violence.” – Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869-1948)

First Principles: There Are Other Qualities In Human Nature, Which Justify A Certain Portion of Esteem and Confidence

“As there is a degree of depravity in mankind which requires a certain degree of circumspection and distrust: So there are other qualities in human nature, which justify a certain portion of esteem and confidence.” – James Madison (1788)

Thought For the Day: There May Be Times When We Are Powerless to Prevent Injustice, but There Must Never Be A Time When We Fail To Protest

“There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.” – Elie Wiesel, writer, Nobel laureate (30 Sep 1928-2016)

Thought For the Day: Labor Is the Superior of Capital, and Deserves Much the Higher Consideration

“Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration.” – Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)

First Principles: Give Up Money, Give Up Fame, Give Up Science, Give the Earth Itself and All It Contains Rather Than Do An Immoral Act

“Give up money, give up fame, give up science, give the earth itself and all it contains rather than do an immoral act.” – Thomas Jefferson (1785)

First Principles: Equal and Exact Justice To All Men, Of Whatever Persuasion, Religious or Political

“Equal and exact justice to all men, of whatever persuasion, religious or political.”– Thomas Jefferson (1801)