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Tag Archives: Hope
A Gathering of Understanding
In honor of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous PeoplesA Gathering of Understandingby Michael DoyleThe time has come for the Red Nations to riseAgain, and bring healing before the world’s eyesWith promised blessings that will cure the separationsBy and … Continue reading
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Tagged Blessings, Crippled Nations, Cure, Darkest Corners, Eyes, Families, First Nations, Gathering, Gifts, Glory, Gratitude, Green, Healing, Hope, Integrity, Intention, Lands, Learn, Light, Linger, Memories, Night, Poetry and Poems, Promise, Reciprocity, Red Nations, Rise, Separation, Sick World, Story, The Creator, The Great Spirit, Time, Tradition, Understanding, World
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Seen In Communion
Seen In Communionby Michael DoyleA plate of breadAnd juice of grapeBrings life to be spreadLike its spiritual landscapeWe come together for communionAs part of God’s familyCelebrating in this reunionThe blessing that brings us unityForgiveness in Christ is sharedThrough the burden … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Accept, Atonement, Blessing, Bow, Bread, Bread and Cup, Broken, Burden of the Cross, Cause To Pause, Celebrate, Christ, Come Together, Commitment, Communion, Confident, Correction, Destruction, Faithfulness, Fellowship, Forgiven, Forgiveness, Future, Gain, Gentle, Given, God, God's Family, Grape, Hell, His Ways, Hope, Inspection, Juice, Last, Life, Lord's Supper, Love, New Covenant, Now, Offered, Other Believers, Passover, Past, Plate, Poetry and Poems, Prayer, Present, Recognize, Reflection, Remembrance, Remind Us, Resurrection, Reunion, Sacrifice, Satan, Seen, Shared, Sin of Man, Sinners, Slavation, Spiritual Eyes, Spiritual Lanscape, Spread, Story, Table, Three Days, Three Directions, Unity, Yoke
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First Principles: Those Who Hope In the Lord Will Renew Their Strength. They Will Soar On Wings Like Eagles
“Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall;31 but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength.They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. “ – Isaiah 40:30-31(NIV)
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Tagged Eagles, Faint, Fall, First Principles, Hope, Isaiah 40:30-31 (NIV), Lord, Renew, Run, Soar, Srength, Stumble, Tired, Walk, Weary, Wings, Young Men, Youth
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First Principles: No Man Can Study the Movement of Modern Civilization From An Impartial Standpoint and Not Realize that Christianity, and the Spread of Christianity, Are the Basis of Hope of Modern Civilization
“No man can study the movement of modern civilization from an impartial standpoint and not realize that Christianity, and the spread of Christianity, are the basis of hope of modern civilization in the growth of popular self government.” – William … Continue reading
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Tagged Basis, Christianity, First Principles, Growth, Hope, Impartial Standpoint, Modern Civilization, Popular, Realize, Self Government, Spread, Study, William H. Taft
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First Principles: The Natural Flights of the Human Mind Are Not From Pleasure To Pleasure, But From Hope To Hope
“The natural flights of the human mind are not from pleasure to pleasure, but from hope to hope.” – Samuel Johnson, Rambler No. 1 (March 24, 1750)
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Tagged First Principles, Flight, Hope, Human Mind, Natural, Pleasure, Rambler No.1, Samuel Johnson
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Our Father’s Embrace
Our Father’s Embraceby Michael DoyleYour faith has walked in my daysYour good has exceeded my praiseWith the mention of your nameYour wonders have brought me up from shameThere were days that I thought I would not liveBut you raised me … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Amazed, Believe, Child, Conceive, Days, Detection, Embrace, Evidence, Faith, Father, Forgiven, Good, Holy Grace, Hope, Human Being, Live, Mention, Miracles, Numbered Days, Path, Poetry and Poems, Praise, Proof, Resurrection, Seen, Shame, Testimony, View, Walk, Wonderful, Wonders, Worth
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Into the Blackest Night
Into the Blackest Nightby Michael DoyleAfter a charlatan’s talk of romanceShuffled by in the cards of chanceFriends from the other side tell the taleHalf past the shaded gates of HellIt seems that games of chance are legendaryAs sleight of hands … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Night, Cards, Chance, Charlatan, Color, Dance, Deceive, Devil, Difference, Dotted Line, Fish In the Sea, Freedom, Funds, Games of Chance, Gates of Hell, Green, Hope, Legendary, Masked Ball, Odds, Other Side, Poetry and Poems, Poor Sinner's Hand, Recall, Romance, Shine, Side-Hustle, Sleight of Hand, Spotlight, Tale, Talk, Waltz, Whisper, Wink and A Nod, Wish
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