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Tag Archives: Release
Reflections on Dorian Gray, Pt. IX: Released From This Evil
Reflections on Dorian Gray, Pt IX: Released From this Evilby Michael DoyleA chain smoked cigar puffed on to make amendsBetween two estranged who had once been friendsTo be young again and to set sail into the dawnUntil one realizes it … Continue reading
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Radically Reversed
Radically Reversedby Michael DoyleReversing the brokenness of circumstanceTo give sacred life to its every chanceKnowing that those who have less are not lessHowever much life’s moments might be a messThe most hurting present are our familyBlessed be this truth in … Continue reading
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Tagged Affirmed, Affirmed Dignity, Appreciation, Atone, Be Not Afraid, Blessed, Blown Away, Brokenness, Brother, Chance, Choice, Circumstance, Climb, Decision, Deserve, Destination, Dignity, Dread and Danger, Drink, Each Child, Each Step, Encourage, Faith, Father, God, God's Blessing, Hopeful Reminder, Humble Supplication, Hurting, Isolation, Kingdom, Legacy, Less, Life's Moments, Lift, Mercy, Mess, Nation, Needs, Not Alone, One Family, Opportunity, Our Family, Poetry and Poems, Radical, Raise, Ready, Real Time, Release, Restore, Reverse, Rhyme, Roads, Sacred Life, Seismic Shift, Service, Sin Confessed, Sister, Stranger, Swirled, Take A Moment, Troubles, Truth, Vision, Walk, Water, Words
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In Mercy Spoken
In Mercy Spokenby Michael DoyleIn my strengthI’ve found your songIn it is foundWhere I belongIn a lullaby of graceI feel my peaceEscape for sin, I embraceIn God, I find releaseStanding in victoryOver things I would not doGrace not sympathyFor the … Continue reading
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Tagged Belong, Branch, Broken, Communion, Embrace, Exactitude, Examination, Grace, Gratitude, His Mercy Spoken, I Would Not Do, In God, Life, Lullaby, Mended, Mercy, My Mistakes, Peace, Poetry and Poems, Release, Sacred Heart, Set Apart, Sin, Solution, Spoken, Standing, Strength, Sympathy, Victory, Your Song
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Thought For the Day: Nothing Is More Desirable Than To Be Released From An Affliction, But Nothing Is More Frightening Than To Be Divested of A Crutch
“Nothing is more desirable than to be released from an affliction, but nothing is more frightening than to be divested of a crutch.” – James Baldwin (1924-1987)
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Tagged Affliction, Crutch, Desirable, Divest, Fright, James Baldwin, More, Nothing, Release, Thought For the Day
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Righting My Wrong Direction
A little something from my notes taken during yesterday’s sermon: Righting My Wrong Direction by Michael Doyle No longer living in the wrong direction I’m seeking God’s love and true connection Returning the fullness of love that God has given … Continue reading
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In What We Do
Allegiance made, let us live our lives in accord with our beliefs. This poem is based in part on John 16:33: In What We Do by Michael Doyle In Christ, we find our peace While the world has its tribulation … Continue reading
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Lifted Song
A sort of song of praise: Lifted Song by Michael Doyle With a lifted song I find myself drawn To where I belong Awakening with the dawn I’ve seen all that you’ve done Mystified by the glory of the Son … Continue reading
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