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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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First Principles: Peace Is Obtained By Being Ready For War
“If we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known that we are at all times ready for war.” – George Washington (1793)
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Tagged First Principles, George Washington, Peace, Prosperity, Readiness, Security, War
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Archaic
As the older man looked out his fifth floor window It was easy to tell which direction this would go The storm surge forced the waters constant rising It left him kind of breathless, though hardly surprising The young man … Continue reading
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Tagged Anxiety, Archaic, Belief, Daily Prompt, Fate, Flood, Grace, Old man, Peace, Prayer, Rising Waters, Wisdom, Wooden Cross, Wordpress, Young Man
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Thought For the Day: Arms Are For Hugs, Not Killing
“I like to say that arms are not for killing. They are for hugging.” – Betty Williams, peace activist, Nobel laureate (b. 22 May 1943)
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Tagged Arms, Betty Williams, Hugs, Killing, Peace, Thought For the Day
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Path of Opportunity
John 12:12-16 Path of Opportunity by Michael Romani Meandering on down the narrow road Doing things now as I’ve been told All of this, my path of opportunity Taken as it is revealed to me Riding in on a triumphant … Continue reading
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Tagged Awareness, Chaos, Christ, Discernment, God, Meandering, Militancy, Moment, Narrow, Opportunity, Path, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Resurrection Day, Revealed, Sin, Soul, Torment, Triumphant Memory
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Poem For the Healing
Poem For the Healing by Michael Romani Looking from a distance for clarity I offer this prayer in all sincerity That whatever troubles bind you Are not enough to ever blind you That resting inside God’s healing hand Is the … Continue reading
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Tagged Angels, God's Healing Hand, Healing, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Prayer
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Thought For the Day: A Mother Is the Truest Friend We’ll Ever Have
“A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still … Continue reading
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Tagged Adversity, Counsel, Darkness, Hearts, Kindness, Mother, Peace, Precepts, Prosperity, Trials, Troubles, True Friend, Washington Irving
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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Rivulet
There are moments in life never meant to forget Like the moments spent out on peaceful rivulets Like the time I saw the swans in a family way The smiles that brought really made my day They say swans mate … Continue reading
WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Genie
In learning to expect the unexpected With all of its nuances as life is inflected There it is waiting to be quietly reflected With all of its magic mysteriously injected I see the genie has somehow been let out To … Continue reading
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Tagged Daily Prompt, Doubt, Expect, Genie, Happiness, Inflection, Injected, Joy, Materiality, Nuances, Peace, Reflected, Unexpected, Wishing Well, Wordpress
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First Principles: Peace Is Better Than War; War Is Better Than Tribute
“It is a principle incorporated into the settled policy of America, that as peace is better than war, war is better than tribute.” – James Madison, 1816
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Tagged First Principles, James Madison, Peace, Settled Policy, Tribute, United States of America, War
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ALOHA PROMISES FOREVER 