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First Principles: Life Is Not So Dear As To Purchased At the Price of Chains and Slavery
“Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God.” – Patrick Henry, Speech to the Virginia Convention, 1775
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Tagged Chains, Dear, First Principles, Life, Patrick Henry, Peace, Price, Purchased, Slavery, Speech to the Virginia Convention
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Daily Prompt – Sit
Taking a ride on my life’s busy train Tracks rolling through my brain Taking this moment to read and sit Wondering at the miss and the hit Wondering where and why this is leading Lost inside all my want and … Continue reading
To Live By Faith
Luke 17:5-6 To Live By Faith by Michael Romani Life comes hard to deal its hand Striking harder than we understand Living in faith to our very best Ever hopeful that we will pass the test Even the apostles prayed … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Apostles, Belief, Carnality, Faith, God, Holy, Hope, Humanity, Knees, Life, Live, Luke, Mustard Seed, Non-Belief, Photograph, Please, Poem, Poetry, Prayer, Self Denial
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Chance Encounter
For most of us, it seems from time to time that life is often a string of circumstances in which we try our best to make sense of it all… Chance Encounter by Michael Romani Like anonymous walls Meeting in … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Alibis, Alienation, Alone, Association, Blue Dollar, Chance, Circumstances, Connection, Encounter, Gap, Heart, Life, Love, Mourn, Passage, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Resonance, Scars, Squalor, Stars, Stumble, Telephone, Together, Wall
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Living Your Best Today
Based on large part on Isaiah 50:4-7: Living Your Best Today by Michael Romani We find ourselves in our prayers Feeling like we’re walking stairs Labored in our efforts to remain and be Everything in all of our possibilities Hoping for … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Christian, Forgivee, Garden, Grace, Isaiah, Life, Living, Love, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Posibility, Prayer, Presence
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Sisters In Life
Sisters in this life, that life and even Second Life have this innate need to bond more than clash. Someone suggested this the topic of a poem. Sisters In Life by Michael Romani Despite all the clashes; despite all … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems
Tagged Angels, Bond, Clash, Dependence, Experience, Life, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Side By Side, Sisters, Story
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Stumbling Blocks
Based in part on Genesis 35:4: Stumbling Blocks by Michael Romani So many things cause me to stumble Too many things that make me crumble I need to castaway all of these things Readying myself for the things God brings … Continue reading
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Tagged Accountable, Carved In Stone, Crumble, Crutches, Drag, God, Integrity, Life, Obstacle, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pushing Forward, Responsible, Sin, Stumble, Surrender, Warning
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Daily Prompt – Direction
With what seemed just a little bite Tony’s life entered a different direction It wasn’t so much a sudden insight But it a little more than a slight infection The hunger was intense and insatiable It knew no manners and needed … Continue reading
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Tagged Bite, Brains, Daily Prompt, Direction, Infection, Insatiable, Insight, Life, manners, Movies, Scream, Stains, Turned, Victims, Zombie
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Thought For the Day: There Is Little To Gain In Worrying About Our Birth Or Our Death
“As I have not worried to be born, I do not worry to die.” – Federico García Lorca, poet, playwright, and painter (5 Jun 1898-1936)
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Tagged Birth, Burden, Death, Federico Garcia Lorca, Life, Thought For the Day, Worry
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Thought For the Day: Life Can Be Lumpy
“If you break your neck, if you have nothing to eat, if your house is on fire, then you’ve got a problem. Everything else is an inconvenience. Life is inconvenient. Life is lumpy. A lump in the oatmeal, a lump … Continue reading
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Tagged Bumps, Difference, Discernment, Inconvenience, Life, Lumps, Problems, Robert Fulghum, Thought For the Day
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