Tag Archives: Faith

Open Heaven

Open Heavenby Michael DoylePassed on from generation to generationIt’s not just a statement about positionThat despite the storms of a passing lifeWe are faithful through peace and strifeEveryone on earth can do our partIt’s simply a matter of faith in … Continue reading

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The Blessing of the Monarch Butterfly Journey

The Blessing of the Monarch Butterfly Journeyby Michael DoyleLong may it be that we keep this blessed memoryof what it means to take a 3000 mile journeyFrom Canada to the Oyamel forests in the Mexican nationReminding us that borders are … Continue reading

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God’s Path

God’s Pathby Michael DoyleGod’s path is one of crystalline clarityMaking easy the hard life lived in sincerityBefore we follow, we much count the costFinding our Way forward from being lostLiving then this life of giving takes priorityThinking out strategically in … Continue reading

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Reaching For the Improbable

Reaching For the Improbableby Michael DoyleCommitting to the improbableWe reach out to do the impossibleKnowing that we’re fully capableMaking these things, through God, possibleAnchored in faith and in visionAre opportunities opening with precisionLeading with faith into the futureThese are the … Continue reading

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Muddle Through Hymn

Muddle Through Hymnby Michael DoyleWe need Jesus, here and nowAs it is, as we muddle throughThe world might treat us foulWe’ll get through it me and youAllowing Christ to the magnifiedWe live our lives sanctifiedIn our hearts, lives our battle … Continue reading

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Imagine Love, Live Love

Imagine Love, Live Loveby Michael DoyleImagine all love if you wouldAll His Love, if you only couldImagine if you can Heaven’s placeWhere God’s kingdom, we could embraceParables are stories with heavenly meaningTo learn kernels of truth for every human beingWhere … Continue reading

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First Principles: The Hand of Providence Has Been So Conspicuous In All This, That He Must Be Worse Than An Infidel That Lacks Faith

“The Hand of providence has been so conspicuous in all this, that he must be worse than an infidel that lacks faith, and more than wicked, that has not gratitude enough to acknowledge his obligations.” – George Washington (1778)

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A Victory of Joy

A Victory of Joyby Michael DoyleJesus is the focus of joy in relationshipHe is the purpose of and for our worshipThis is the blessing we’re receivingAnd it all begins with our believingFaith is the thing needed to nurtureAs it is … Continue reading

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A Truth Told

A Truth Toldby Michael Doyle Trapped within lies within liesA truth illuminates under artificial skiesAnd the pain makes for the better manIt’s a script a believer can understand Meant, as it is, to make us believeThough written so carefully as … Continue reading

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Inside the Godflow

Inside the Godflowby Michael DoyleBlessed by our confirmationWe are delivered by our affirmationTo honor Christ, coming as we areWishing on the hope of the Christmas StarLeaning in on our faith given in connectionOur prayers tailor fit our meditationsPraying in Jesus’ … Continue reading

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