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Finding Christian Contentment
Finding Christian Contentmentby Michael DoyleRejoice in and readily show your love,Following the ways of our God above.Always seeking after our good contentmentWhile doing our best to reach for improvement.Whatever your situation and circumstance,We can defeat the discomfort of our happenstance.It … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Christian Contentment, Christianity, Circumstance, Discomofrt, Faith, God, Heart, Jesus, Love, Poetry and Poems
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First Principles: Never Suppose That In Any Possible Situation Or Under Any Circumstances, It is Best For You To Do A Dishonorable Thing, However Slightly
“Give up money, give up fame, give up science, give the earth itself and all it contains rather than do an immoral act. And never suppose that in any possible situation, or under any circumstances, it is best for you … Continue reading
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Tagged Circumstance, Dishonorable Thing, Earth, Fame, First Principles, Immoral Act, Money, Science, Situation, Slightly, Thomas Jefferson
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Life’s Mystery Dance
Life’s Mystery Danceby Michael DoyleIt’s true. God’s good love endures foreverWhile I’d love to claim differently, I’m not so cleverBut I do know this is a promise on which we can relyAfter chasing false love, I was led to this … Continue reading
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Tagged Analytical, Artistry, Attention, Awareness, Circumstance, Claim, Clarity, Clever, Contentment, Contrary, Craftsmanship, Deny, Eternal Love, False Love, Forever, Generosity, God's Love, Heavns, Intention, Invitation, Life, Living Life, Love, Mystery Dance, Peace, Poetry and Poems, Process the Claims, Promise, Real Thing, Reliance, Resentment, Revelation, Sincerity, Temporary, The Creator, Transactional, True, Truth, Visible, Walk, Worship
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Places Forms Voice
Place Forms Voiceby Michael DoyleIt’s said that place forms voiceEven when it’s not of our choiceIn my life, I’ve traveled aroundAnd this is what I, too, have foundThis is especially true of poetryEach of us is formed by our countryIt’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Allow, Believe, Can, Changes, Choice, Circumstance, Clogged, Constant, Country, Desitny, Dreams, Fear, Feet, First Step, Found, Ground, Happiness, Impossible, Journey, Life, Life's Dance, Limited, Make, Master, Moonbeams, Need, Places, Plunge In, Poetry, Poetry and Poems, Possible, Read, Space, Success, Sun, Thoughts, Time, Trace, Travel, Trrap, True, Understand, Voice, Words
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Saying Nothing In Times of Troubles
Saying Nothing In Times of Troublesby Michael DoyleThe only certainty is it doublesTo be silent in times of troublesAt least, Irish history revealsHow false belief in God stealsThe soul of a broken nationThat is riveting in its salvationThat never quite … Continue reading
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Tagged Anxiety, Atrocity, Blind World, Blood, Broken Nation, Certainty, Chance, Circumstance, Collective Ideoloy, Complexity, Confession, Confident, Conflict, Confusion, Culture's Obsession, Curse, Discern, Disillusion, Divided Nation, Doubles, End, Eye For Eye, Feeling, Fight, Friends, God, Healing, Heroes, History, Holy Ghost, Individual Responsibility, Irish History, Lack of Forgiveness, Lean, Lessons, Lie, Living Novel, Mankind, Misdeed, Moral Conflict, Mud, Mystery, Numb, Passion, Peace, Poetry and Poems, Pray, Procession, Pure Drama, Salvation, Say Nothing, Scenes, Silent, Simplicity, Soul, Times of Troubles, Transcend, Trauma, Travesty, Truth, Villains, Why, Wrong, Wrong Convictions
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Surrender and Devotion
Surrender and Devotionby Michael DoyleEvery one of usMove from death to lifeWe know that it’s more than a fussAs we move toward peace from strifeOur values push us toward unityLiving in the free land of libertyThis is the struggle for … Continue reading
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Tagged Audience of One, Bible, Blind Spots, Calamity, Catalyic, Centerstage, Church, Circumstance, Community, Completion, Conversation, Courage, Dead, Death to Life, Deed, Dispute, Ears, Faith, False Glory, False Pride, False Teaching, Fear, Fuss, God, Going, Harmony, Hear, Heart, Hollow, Holy Spirit, Humanity, Indwelling, Jesus, Know, Liberty, Love, Outspoken, Overreaching, Peace From Strife, Poetry and Poems, Relationship, Repetition, Revelation, Scriptures, Seven Stars, Shallow, Social Reputation, Start, Struggle, Surrender and Devotion, Table, The Book, True Repentance, Unity, Values, Way Forward, World's Brokenness, Worship
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In A Pirate’s Night
In A Pirate’s Nightby Michael DoyleBehind walls, guns, and menWe knew our protectionAs a conspiracy of pirates knows sinIn a violent world lived with instigationGood souls should not live on this beachUnder these kinds of circumstancesImperiled as Bermuda falls to … Continue reading
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Tagged Beach, Bermuda, Blind Eye, Breach, Chance, Circumstance, Conspiracy, Danger, Dice, Fire, Good Soul, Guns, Hesitation, Instigation, Kill, Men, Night, Pirate, Poetry and Poems, Protection, Question, Right, Rumor, Shadow, Sin, Strangers, Violent World, Walls, Wrongs
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First Principles: The Greater Part of Our Misery Or Unhappiness Is Determined Not By Our Circumstance But By Our Disposition
“I am determined to be cheerful and happy in whatever situation I may find myself. For I have learned that the greater part of our misery or unhappiness is determined not by our circumstance but by our disposition.” – Martha … Continue reading
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Tagged Cheerful, Circumstance, Deteermine, Disposition, First Principles, Greater Part, Happy, Learn, Martha Washington, Misery, Situation, Unhappiness
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First Principles: Never Suppose In Any Possible Situation, Or Under Any Circumstances, It Is Best For You To Do A Dishonorable Thing
“Give up money, give up fame, give up science, give the earth itself and all it contains rather than do an immoral act. And never suppose that in any possible situation, or under any circumstances, it is best for you … Continue reading
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Tagged Appear, Circumstance, Dishonorable, Earth, Fame, First Principles, Immoral Act, Money, Science, Situation, Slight, Suppose, Thomas Jefferson
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Nature and Dignity Earned
Nature and Dignity Earnedby Michael DoyleThere’s a quiet in natureThat you won’t find in the cityIt helps you to think and matureLearning what is and isn’t prettyThis is especially true of the soulAs you learn the value of self-controlBeing where … Continue reading
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Tagged Beauty, Born To Be, Chance, Circumstance, City, Critical Moments, Danger, Decide, Deserve, Dignity Earned, Discern, Experience, Eyes, Face-To-Face, Felt, Give, Grace, Heart, Humility, Imprint, Known, Learn, Live, Lives, Master Ourselves, Mature, Meant, Nature, Observe, Outcome, Paths, Places, Poetry and Poems, Pretty, Quiet, See, Self-Control, Shown, Soul, Stars, Start, Step, Teach, Think, Traces, True, Value, Wish
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