Tag Archives: Divinity

In A Place of Longing

Posted on May 21, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Based in part on Augustine’s Enchiridion: In A Place of Longing by Michael Doyle I suppose there’s no sense in prolonging Stating that the gist of life is belonging The rumor has it that its in what we love And … Continue reading →

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Nourishing the Spirit

Posted on May 14, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Based in part on Matthew 5:6: Nourishing the Spirit by Michael Doyle Blessed are those who hunger and thirst Putting the ways of righteousness first Sustained as these are in their every day Effected as we are; moving out of … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Action, Amen, Betterment, Biology, Bite, Blessed, Body, Book of Matthew, Change, Condemnation, Convention, Day, Destiny, Divinity, Dopamine, Dread, Effect, Embrace, Endure, Faith, Feelings, First, God, God's Kingdom, God's Word, Grab, Guzzle, Heaven, Humanity, Hunger, Hungers, Jesus, Journey, Life, Marathon, March, Metaphor, Miles, Mix, Move, Mystery, Nourish, Order, Path of Life, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Precious Love, Race, Rearrange, Redemption, Rhythm, Righteous, Righteousness, Sacrifice, Satisfaction, Satisfied, Self Actualization, Sigh, Sleeves, Smile, Space, Spirit, Sustain, Theology, Thirst, Time, Trick, Tug, Walk, Warn, Ways, Whim, Whisper | Leave a comment

Jesus Wept (Ephphatha)

Posted on March 11, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

God took the form of man and lived experiencing all that we do. In so doing, He experienced all of our feelings. Based in part on John 11:38: Jesus Wept (Ephphatha) by Michael Doyle One of the best secrets never … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Agony, Angst, Beyond, Blood, Brokenness, Cacophony, Childbirth, Circle, Clear, Comfort, Convey, Courage, Deaf, Dealt, Deep, Deeply, Depth, Deserve, Despite, Divinity, Ears, Earth, Eden, Embrace, Ephphatha, Experience, Fallen, Family, Father, Feeling, Felt, Garden, Gethsemane, Glimpse, God, Grief, Groan, Hear, Heaven, Home, Hope, Humanity, Jesus, John, Loss, Lost, Man, Measure, Melody, Memory, Mercy, Mirth, Miss, Moan, Mortal, Move, Mud, Open, Outspokenness, Pain, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Redemption, Regain, Relief, Remember, Secret, Sin, Sound, Steady, Storm Cloud, Symphony, Teach, Tears, Touch, True North, Truth, Vain, Way, Wept, Within, Words, Worth | Leave a comment

Simply Do Unto Others

Posted on March 9, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Based in part on Matthew 7: 12: Simply Do Unto Others by Michael Doyle In Jesus’ name we give our gratitude Demonstrated in our loving attitude Thankful for His covering and His grace Looking at love given in His embrace … Continue reading →

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Seeing To See

Posted on March 6, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

What if God walked among us today? What if wasn’t if? He does… Seeing To See by Michael Doyle So that seeing They may not see In the being Of supreme divinity A look into His eyes May bring grace … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Answers, Around, Being, Beyond, Blindness, Desire, Divinity, Embrace, Eyes, Found, God, Grace, Harshness, Kindness, Known, Look, Matter, Nature, Photograph, Plenty, Poem, Poetry, Prayers, Reason, Recognize, Season, See, Seeing, Shown, Supreme, Times, Trouble | Leave a comment

What Does It Look Like?

Posted on March 1, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Some try to push Christians out of the public square. That won’t be done. What Does It Look Like? by Michael Romani What does it look in this crumbled society To find that Christians have imputed notoriety Confronted by a … Continue reading →

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Let Us Begin

Posted on February 27, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

So many promises of the 20th century have led to false starts, broken hearts and the horror of confronting the results of our delusions. Let Us Begin by Michael Romani In pursuit of stronger minds Do we risk leaving souls … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged 20th Century, Agree, Begin, Biology, Blind, Calculated Risk, Cold, Demanding, Distance, Divinity, Eugenics, Expectation, False Start, Game, GMO, Grasp, Journey, Justify, Less Traveled, Manipulate, Master, Melt, Mind, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Promise, Risk, Road, Roll, Seldom, Soul, Strong, Timothy Leary, Told, Travel, Travesty, Truth, Understanding, Unravel, Us, Vilify, Weary, Within | Leave a comment

Kindness Over Sin

Posted on February 26, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Force never brings love into this world. Eloquence can be stunning and yet is no proof of conviction. So, what’s the answer? Maybe… Kindness Over Sin by Michael Romani Not so much serendipity As it is mere Christianity To … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Blindness, Certain, Christ, Conviction, Discern, Divinity, Eloquence, Feel, Flame, Force, Frame, Heal, Hurt, Kindness, Lean, Love, Mere Christianity, Name, Offer Up, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pretense, Proof, Real, See, Serendipity, Serve, Simple, Sin, Stun, Tame, Temptation, Theology, Trump, Words, World, Zeal | Leave a comment

Delight In the Truth of Sanctuary

Posted on February 9, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Based in part on Psalms 37:4: Delight In the Truth of Sanctuary by Michael Romani Finding happiness in the Lord to find our desires Keeping our sights on the inspiration of our fire Gathering the cornerstones of our days of … Continue reading →

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To Life (L’Chaim)

Posted on January 19, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Sundays like all other days are best lived with at least a touch of reverence for the divine. To Life (L’Chaim) by Michael Romani Life is long And often filled with questions Too many of which have no answers Only … Continue reading →

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