Tag Archives: Gather

First Principles: The Eyes of the World Being Thus On Our Country, It Is Put the More On Its Good Behavior

Posted on February 3, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

“The eyes of the world being thus on our Country, it is put the more on its good behavior, and under the greater obligation also, to do justice to the Tree of Liberty by an exhibition of the fine fruits … Continue reading →

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Country, Exhibition, Eyes of the World, Fine Fruits, First Principles, Gather, Good Behavior, Greater Obligation, James Madison, Justice, Tree of Liberty | Leave a comment

First Principles: The True Key For the Construction of Everything Doubtful In A Law Is the Intention of the Law-Makers

Posted on November 12, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“The true key for the construction of everything doubtful in a law is the intention of the law-makers. This is most safely gathered from the words, but may be sought also in extraneous circumstances provided they do not contradict the … Continue reading →

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On the Third Day

Posted on April 17, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

On the Third Dayby Michael DoyleThe Holy Spirit brings us powerBut we bring tenderness to this hourEaster then is the pinnacle of gloryAs we tell the tale of the resurrection storyGod is the business of setting things rightHe paid for … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Accordance, Affirmation, Anchor, Ascension, Attitude, Blood Sacrifice, Bond, Bow, Burn, Candles, Changes Everything, Christ, Circumspection, Confess, Confirmation, Conscience Choice, Contest, Conversion, Creation, Cross, Daily Pain, Death, Death of Death, Death to Life, Debt, Deceived, Deliver, Disciples, Done, Dragons to Slay, Easter, Emerge, Empty Tomb, Eternity, Every Day, Every Knee, Experience, Eyes, Eyes of Our Hearts, Fade Away, Faith, Faithful, Fall, Family, Father, Fill, Final Victory, Finished, First Fruits, Focus, Folly of Man, Forget It, Four Part Play, Gather, Genesis Three, Get It, Glory, God, God and Man, God's Power, Good, Good Cheer, Good News, Gratitude, Grave, Harvest, Heart, Heaven, His Ways, Holy Light, Holy Resurrection Day, Holy Spirit, Holy Story, Immersioin, Journey, Joy, Knowledge of God, Light, Martyrs, Melody, Message, Ministry, Mystery, Newness, Night, Obedient, On the Third Day, Opportunity, Paid, Paid In Full, Patient Promises, Payment Made, Peace, Penalty, Pinnacle of Glory, Poetry and Poems, Power, Praised, Precious Message, Promises, Raised, Recall, Received, Reconciliation, Redemption, Renewal, Restore, Resurrection Story, Role, Setting Things Right, Sight, Significant Yes, Sing, Son, Spotless Lamb, Steadfast, Strife, Subjugation, Sunrise, Temporal, Temptation, Tenderness, The World, Theology, Third Day, Tomb, Tongue, Total Sum, True Loss, Truth, Water, Witness, World's Darkness | Leave a comment

Seder For This Human’s Grace

Posted on April 17, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

Seder For This Human’s Graceby Michael DoyleIn fulfillment of the command that God GaveWe honor the Lamb who came with intent to saveIn humble response to our redemption from sinOn this 15th day of Spring’s coming once againOn this altar … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged 15th Day of Spring, Altar of Courage, Answers, Ascend, Atonement, Blind, Body, Bondage, Bridge of Sighs, Celebration, Christ, Deliverance, Different, Dignity, Divine, Doubt, Embrace, Evil Tyrant, Fifteen Steps, Four Questions, Free, Freedom, Fulfillment, Gather, God's Chosen People, Grace, Honor God, Honors, Human, Human Declaration of Rights, Humanity, Hunger, Jerusalem, Justice, Kuddush Blessing, Lamb, Last Supper, Laws, Left Behind, Lives, Lives Up, Loving One Another, Mankind, Messiah, Mind, Next Year, Night, Not In Vain, Obedience, Paschal Sacrifice, Passover, Poetry and Poems, Protection, Recall, Redemption, Remembrance, Response, Right, Righteous Expression, Room, Sacred Memory, Sacrifice, Sanctification, Save Us All, Seder, Selfish Intention, Sin, Slavery, Soul, Tasked, Ukraine, Wail, Wall, Wash, Why, Wine | Leave a comment

In the Church of the Open Field

Posted on August 30, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

In the Church of the Open Fieldby Michael DoyleIn the church of the open fieldThe glory of truth is revealedIn fellowship of God’s good companyIn the exclusive claims of divinityDarkness hates the shine of lightPreferring as it does, the things … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Blinding Fear, Brave, Children, Chruch, Comforts, Company, Contribution, Crime, Darkness, Divinity, Exclusive Claims, Fellowship, Gather, Gather Now, Glory, God, Hate, Lifetime, Light, Living Dead, Living Love, Night, Offer Up Love, Open Field, Persecution, Persevere, Poetry and Poems, Prayer, Putting Away, Revealed, Shine, Shun, Soul, Steadfast, The World, Truth, Weigh | Leave a comment

Ever Free

Posted on December 21, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Ever Freeby Michael DoyleJoining in as the heavens and earth singsHoping a white Christmas will bringThis world’s resounding joyAs every good boy and girl unwrap their toysIn wonder of love, we gather and rejoiceGathered together to make a little noiseAll … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged A Little Noise, Across, All, Bring, Calm, Cross, Earth, Emanuel, Eternal Life, Ever Free, Evil, Faith, Fear, Gather, Given, Glory, God, Godhead, Good Boy and Girl, Good Command, Heavens, His Wonderous Love, Holiness, Human Veil, Jesus, Join Hands, Joyful Proclamation, Land, Liberation, Lifee, Live, Looking Up, Love, Night Skies, Our Heart, Our Nation, Peace, Photograph, Poetry and Poems, Praise, Pray, Prayer, Rejoice, Renewed, Resounding Joy, Reverent, Rightesousness, Rule, Sing, Strife, Told, Toys, Victory, Wall, We, White Christmas, Wonder of Love, World, Worship of the Lord | Leave a comment

To Escape the Warren

Posted on June 22, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

More or less dedicated to A Watership Down: To Escape the Warren by Michael Doyle In the beginning Rabbit gained his tricks There on the path of winning Played out like a guitarist’s licks Each to have their meaning Captive … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged A Watership Down, Beginning, Blood, Borne, Brother, Burning Hot, Caged Existence, Captive, Card, Change, Come, Cross the Road, Danger, Dare, Ear, Escape, Feaer, Fear, Few, Fire, Flee, Freedom, Gain, Gamble, Gather, Good, Haste, Head, Hear, Live Life, Meaning, Moment, Moment to Waste, Mud, Needed, Neglect, Nightmares, Path, Pesevere, Photograph, Played Out, Plead, Poem, Poetry, Question, Rabbit, Rules, Safety Net, Schools, Something Coming, Storm, Story Tellers, Taught, Think, Told, Tricks, Warren, Ways, Willingness, Win, Wire, Woods | Leave a comment

Something Somehow Selfish Worn

Posted on June 10, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Based in part on 1 Cor.10:31: Something Somehow Selfish Worn by Michael Doyle There is something selfish in loving the Lord Because He loves us and we’re looking forward To that fellowship we feel here and up above And know … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Above, Always, Ambassador, Astray, Best, Best Days, Best Things, Bittersweet, Blessing, Breath, Call, Chains, Church, Complex, Connect, Crown, Dare, Day, Death, Depth, Despite, Destination, Distraction, Down, Drag, Dreams, Embrace, Escape, Essence, Eternal, Face, Fascination, Father, Feel, Fellowship, First Corinthians, Flow, Foot of the Cross, Forward, Free, Gain, Gather, Get Back Up, Give, Glory, God, God Given, Grace, Grateful, Gratitude, He, Hear, Heaven, His Story, Holy Spirit, Human, Integrity, Light, Listen, Live Right, Living, Lord, Lose, Loss, Love, Name, Never Quit, Obstacles, Passing, Path, Patient, Pattern, Persevere, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Praise, Prayer, Pressing On, Prodigal Son, Requirement, Return, Right Attitude, See, Selfish, Set Free, Simple, Somehow, Something, Struggle, Tears, Thankful, Things of Life, Total, Truth, Vain, Way, Winning, Wisdom, Wrong Turn, Years, Yoke | Leave a comment

Venice – Piazza San Marco

Posted on May 29, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Venice, Italy is one of the beautiful and historical places in the world that we could all use some familiarity. This is a look at Piazza San Marco. Venice – Piazza San Marco by Michael Doyle Through the Bacino … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Adornment, Ancient, Angel, Bacino di San Marco, Basilica of San Marco, Broglio, Byzantine, Cafe, Case, Centuries, Chance, Column, Conspiracy, Culture, Doge Palace, Earthly, Elegance, Embroil, Execution, Face, Family, Forgive, Foscari Arch, Four Horsemen, Games of Chance, Gate, Gates of Heaven, Gather, Government, Grand Palace, Guiding Light, History, Home, Hour, Ignorance, Italy, Journey, Justice, Live, Mask, Memorial, Merchants, Mosaic, Mystery, Napoleon, Night, Old, Orchard, Overthrow, Paint, Paper, Patron Saints, Perch, Perfection, Photograph, Piazza San Marco, Piety, Poem, Poetry, Politic, Political, Power, Pride, Republican, Roman Emperors, Romance, Royals, Secret, Serve, Society, Spiritual, Spoils, St Mark, St Theodore, Stolen, Symmetry, Tangle, Temporal Power, Theft, Time, Triangle, Triumpal, Union, Venetians, Venice, Welcome, Whisper, Words, Wrong | Leave a comment

Consent of the Governed

Posted on May 9, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Continuing in a series of poems about the establishment of our republican form of government and life under the rule of law as set out in our constitution: Consent of the Governed by Michael Doyle The standards are set by … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Abject, Ambition, American, Anarchy, Attention, Avoid, Balance of Power, Checks and Balances, Classics, Component, Consent, Constitution, Declaration of Independence, Defeat, Deficiencies, Democracy, Detection, Discern, Distribution, Examine, Executive, Extremes, Freedom, Gather, Governed, Government, History, Hour, Human Beings, Imperfection, Improvement, Improvements, Independent Judiciary, Inhibition, Invitation, Just Government, Know, Last, Learn, Legendary, Legislative Representation, Lesson, Liberty, Lose, Mankind, Means, Nation, Nothing New, Old, Order, Past, Permanent, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Political, Power, Powerful, Publius, Representation, Republican, Republican Government, Rights, Rule of Law, Science of Government, Seat, Self Government, Series, Slavery, Society, Standards, Subject, Table, Tension, The People, Told, Transcendence, Truth, Tyranny, Unalienable, Unchecked Power, Vacillation, Vote, Work | Leave a comment