Tag Archives: Forgiveness

On The Importance of Love

Heard a wonderful sermon today based on: 1 Corinthians 13 New International Version (NIV) 13 If I speak in the tongues[a] of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. … Continue reading

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Saving Face

I was reading a look at what it’s like to be a fading star in modern entertainment and how too often the unabashed hedonism leads to the downfall of way too many…. Saving Face by Michael Romani Dwindling fame and … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Ships Are Not Built For the Safety of the Port

“A ship in port is safe; but that is not what ships are built for.” – Grace Hopper, computer scientist and US Navy Rear Admiral (1906-1992)          

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Choices of Roads Best Traveled

Choices of Roads Best Traveled by Michael Romani Choices in the roads we travel Are choices that do quite ravel The ways we take up and live Choices of the road may forgive But there are fundamentals to know And … Continue reading

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Coda: A Eulogy For A King

Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated on April 4, 1968.  In his honor and to memorialize in some small way his life and legacy: Coda: A Eulogy For A King by Michael Romani Born into a world of brutality In … Continue reading

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To the Unborn

To the Unborn by Michael Romani Clothed in Christ As my redeemer Some around think That I’m a dreamer But, there’s no turning back There is nothing that I lack As I move on forward And ever and always toward … Continue reading

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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Particular

There was really something quietly particular That made this revolution a bit irregular The idea that the people should live Freely with all the rights God does give No longer shackled to a rule of man But given the right … Continue reading

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WordPress – # Weekly Photo Challenge – Rounded

The spirals of time curve  in circles spinning back Karmanic moments that often fade into black I wish that I could remember the half I’ve forgotten Or could return half of the good and bad that I’ve gotten Accelerants that … Continue reading

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Remembrance of Holi

Remembrance of Holi by Michael Romani In a festival of colors It’s a festival of love In a swirling of dancers It’s all of the above Frolicking in joyous celebration As new growth is awaited This is what is celebrated … Continue reading

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The Answer

This morning’s sermon was based on Acts 10:34-43. The Answer by Michael Romani In this world so filled with vile There is an answer to reconcile While we fight against that dark cancer We can know that Jesus is the … Continue reading

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