Tag Archives: God

Thought For the Day: The Real Hope Is Not In Something We Can Do, But In God, Who Is Making Something Good Out of It In Some Way We Cannot See

Posted on April 17, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“The real hope is not in something we think we can do, but in God, who is making something good out of it in some way we cannot see.” – Thomas Merton

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An Easter Of Empty Churches

Posted on April 15, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

What an odd sort of Easter wasn’t it? But perhaps a lesson to be learned… An Easter of Empty Churches by Michael Doyle April of 2019, Notre-Dame was burning And in this, we were surprised and learning That there would … Continue reading →

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Silence Is Our Reply

Posted on April 13, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

What was once thought the end is but the beginning and all the words make no difference when silence is our final reply. Silence Is our Reply by Michael Doyle In the black and white of integration There is a … Continue reading →

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First Principles: No Person Shall Be Harmed For Worshipping God In the Manner Most Agreeable To Their Own Conscience

Posted on April 12, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“It is the duty of all men in society, publicly, and at stated seasons, to worship the SUPREME BEING, the great Creator and Preserver of the universe. And no subject shall be hurt, molested, or restrained, in his person, liberty, … Continue reading →

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Agreeable, Conscience, Disturb, Duty, First Principles, God, John Adams, Mankind, Manner, Obstruct, Others, Peace, Profession, Religious Worship, Sentiment, Thoughts On Government, Worship | Leave a comment

First Principles: Freedom Is A Gift From God and Not To Be Alienated By Mankind and Voluntarily Become A Slave

Posted on April 11, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“If men through fear, fraud or mistake, should in terms renounce and give up any essential natural right, the eternal law of reason and the great end of society, would absolutely vacate such renunciation; the right to freedom being the … Continue reading →

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Finding My Strength

Posted on April 9, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Based in part on 1st Samuel: Finding Strength by Michael Doyle Forever grateful for your serenity In times of fallen indignities That keeps my peace inside Keeping sure footed in my stride Finding strength in my belief In God and … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged 1st Samuel, Attention, Belief, Blessed, Capability, Capacity, Chance, Choice, Circumstance, Comfort, Dwell, Embrace, Fallen, Father, Find, Forever, Free, Full, God, Good, Grace, Grateful, Healing, Indignity, Inside, Living, Norm, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Relief, Right, Serenity, Shelter, Small, Some Days, Spill, Still, Storm, Strength, Stride, Sure Footed, Understood, Voice, Word, Yoke | Leave a comment

First Principles: The Doctrine of Liberty and Equality Is An Article In the Political Creed of the United States

Posted on April 7, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

“Before the formation of this Constitution, it had been affirmed as a self evident truth, in the declaration of Independence, very deliberately made by the Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled that, “all men are created … Continue reading →

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Affirm, All Mankind, Article, Congress, Constitution, Created, Delcaration of Independence, Doctrine of Liberty and Equality, Endowed, Equal, First Principles, God, Political Creed, Samuel Adams, Self-Evident, Truth, Unalienable Rights, United States of America | Leave a comment

Second Sight of the Garden of Earthly Delight

Posted on April 6, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Day 6 of NaPoWriMo/GloPoWriMo 2020! The prompt is to write an ekphrastic poem based on Hieronymous Bosch’s The Garden of Earthly Delight. I elected to take the point of view of the artist or perhaps someone who is familiar with the … Continue reading →

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Triumphal Entry (Palm Sunday 2020)

Posted on April 5, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

Na/GloPoWriMo 2020, Day 5 is Palm Sunday! Challenging, really challenging prompt today. 20 separate components: “Our (optional) prompt for today is one that we have used in past years, but which I love to come back to, because it so … Continue reading →

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In A Still Sleeping Place Inside My Head

Posted on April 4, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

The for the fourth day of NaPoWriMo/GloPoWriMo 2020 is: “…to write a poem based on an image from a dream”. … and so I did…. In A Still Sleeping Place Inside My Head by Michael Doyle The feeling comes … Continue reading →

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