Tag Archives: Sacrifice

Never Give Up

Posted on July 26, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

A poem written dedicated to my daughters in conjunction with the last class in a series on building resilience in life and to encourage them to chase their dreams always! Never Give Upby Michael DoyleLife like a Rembrandt paintingIs meant … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Believe, Bold, Chase, Control, Daughters, Dedication, Dim, Doing One's Best, Dreams, Earn, Father, Flair, Forgiven, Grow, Human Being, Inspiration, Know, Learn, Life, Live, Never Give Up, Poetry and Poems, Rembrandt, Resilience, Sacrifice, Soul, Stars, Swim, Unafraid | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: Every Man Is An End In Himself, Not A Means To the Ends of Others, Not A Sacrificial Animal Serving Anyone’s Need

Posted on July 18, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“The moral justification of capitalism is man’s right to exist for his own sake, neither sacrificing himself to others nor sacrificing others to himself; it is the recognition that man — every man — is an end in himself, not … Continue reading →

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Dropping the Wrong Attitude

Posted on May 22, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

Dropping the Wrong Attitudeby Michael DoyleTaking a deep breath with communityA moment to bring this to realityEvery day lived in our true measureLiving dignified even under pressureCrossing the valley of well-renown despairApproaching Gethsemane, the place of whereBeauty and brokenness are … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Address, Attitude, Beauty and Brokenness, Believers, Better, Catalyst, Come, Community, Corruption, Cup, Deep Breath, Deity, Despair, Destiny, Dignified, Drop, Every Day, Face-To-Face, Fearless Moment, Fully God, Fully Man, Gethsemane, God, Grace, I Am, Jesus, Judas, Kingdom, Moment, Poetry and Poems, Prayer, Pressure, Purity, Reality, Recognize, Reconcile, Sacred Journey, Sacrifice, Save, Sinners' Hands, Sleeping, Standards, Straight In the Eyes, Surrender, Test of Time, True Measure, Understand, Understood, Viability, Victory, Weeping | Leave a comment

Seder For This Human’s Grace

Posted on April 17, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

Seder For This Human’s Graceby Michael DoyleIn fulfillment of the command that God GaveWe honor the Lamb who came with intent to saveIn humble response to our redemption from sinOn this 15th day of Spring’s coming once againOn this altar … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged 15th Day of Spring, Altar of Courage, Answers, Ascend, Atonement, Blind, Body, Bondage, Bridge of Sighs, Celebration, Christ, Deliverance, Different, Dignity, Divine, Doubt, Embrace, Evil Tyrant, Fifteen Steps, Four Questions, Free, Freedom, Fulfillment, Gather, God's Chosen People, Grace, Honor God, Honors, Human, Human Declaration of Rights, Humanity, Hunger, Jerusalem, Justice, Kuddush Blessing, Lamb, Last Supper, Laws, Left Behind, Lives, Lives Up, Loving One Another, Mankind, Messiah, Mind, Next Year, Night, Not In Vain, Obedience, Paschal Sacrifice, Passover, Poetry and Poems, Protection, Recall, Redemption, Remembrance, Response, Right, Righteous Expression, Room, Sacred Memory, Sacrifice, Sanctification, Save Us All, Seder, Selfish Intention, Sin, Slavery, Soul, Tasked, Ukraine, Wail, Wall, Wash, Why, Wine | Leave a comment

In the Depth of God’s Love

Posted on April 15, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

In the Depth of God’s Love(Thoughts on Good Friday 2022)by Michael DoyleIn the depth of God’s loveWe’re wondered after life’s disastersAs we raise our prayers aboveAnd think on the outcome of forever afterTrue love is held in meditationIts meaning causes … Continue reading →

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From Hosanna to Crucifixion

Posted on April 10, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

From Hosanna to Crucifixion (Palm Sunday 2022)by Michael DoyleIPassages in sermons find seed in our lifeSpeaking to us to create peace and take our strifeStilled hearts help us reach the truth to seePraying that we might commit to this way … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Accord, Accountability, Afraid, Alienation, Anticipation, Beliefs, Bethlehem's Star, Betrayal, Blindman, Blood of Jesus, Book of Mark, Branches of Palm, Clemency, Collide, Come As You Are, Command, Commit, Conviction, Create Peace, Creation, Crucifixion, Death, Depiction, Destiny, Discipleship, Dying on the Cross, Easter, Expectation, Faith of a Believer, Family, Favor, Followers of Christ, Forgiven, Found, Friday, Full Blessings, Giving One's All, Glory, God's Love, Grace, Greet, Ground, Healing, Holy Week, Homily, Hosanna, Humble Dignity, Imputation, Incident of Circumstance, Indwell, Infliction, Jersusalem, Jesus's Suffering, Jewish Nation, Justice, Left to Chance, Lens of Heaven, Lesson, Lessons, Life, Light, Lord, Lordship, Love, Mansion, Merssiah, Messes Made of Life, Meticulous Witness, Motivaated, Observation, Paid for In Full, Pain, Palm Sunday 2022, Pass Us By, Passages, Passover, Path, Patient Smile, Pharisees, Plans, Poetry and Poems, Prasie, Pray, Preach, Prediction, Professions, Profound, Puzzled, Ransom, Recall, Reception, Redemption, Repentance, Respect, Resurrection, Reveal, Revelation, Right, Royalty, Rules, Sacrifice, Sanctified, Sermons, Shake, Sins, Sovereignty, Stilled Hearts, Story, Sunday, Take Our Strife, The Bible, Theology, Told, Triumphant Entry, Truth, Undersood, Undeserved Mercy, Unfold, Unknowing, Way of Mercy, Whole | Leave a comment

First Principles: Men Must Be Ready…To Sacrifice Their Private Pleasures…When They Stand In Competition With the Rights of Society

Posted on April 6, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“Men must be ready, they must pride themselves and be happy to sacrifice their private pleasures, passions and interests, nay, their private friendships and dearest connections, when they stand in competition with the rights of society.” – John Adams (1776)

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Competition, Dearest Connections, First Principles, Interests, John Adams, Mankind, Passions, Pride, Private Friendships, Private Pleasures, Ready, Rights of Society, Sacrifice | Leave a comment

Don’t You Just Be You

Posted on January 17, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

Don’t You Just Be Youby Michael DoyleFaith forms logic and actionsSometimes it’s less easy with life’s distractionsDoing what we really want and needLooking at the fine print we must readSeek instead to always be your bestIt’s just reality and not … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Actions, Altar, Become, Better Days, Choose, Deeper Dive, Discomfort, Distinctions, Faith, Fine Print, Fortified, God's Kingdom, Godly Ways, Image, Life, Listen To God, Logic, Loyalty, Mountain, Past Ways, Poetry and Poems, Pursue, Reality, Right Decisions, Right Things, Sacrifice, Seek, Servants, Serve, Test, Truly Alive, View, Want and Need, You, Your Best | Leave a comment

On the Altar of My Life

Posted on January 12, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

On the Altar of My Lifeby Michael DoyleIn every moment, even or oddYou put me together, Lord GodIn every flaw and every breakYou have eased every single acheYou have shown me the truthLived every moment since my youthEvery shame of … Continue reading →

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Reflections on Dorian Gray V: Immortality Revealed

Posted on October 21, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

Reflections on Dorian Gray V: Immortality Revealedby Michael DoyleArt imitates life as life imitates artMasquerading in the wantonness of the heartIt’s a fearful discovery of the monster withinThat while we don’t understand, causes us to sinActing in the the brazen … Continue reading →

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