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First Principles: I Found I Had Less and Less To Say, Until Finally, I Became Silent, and Began To Listen. I Discovered In the Silence, the Voice of God

Posted on November 23, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“I found I had less and less to say, until finally, I became silent, and began to listen. I discovered in the silence, the voice of God” – Soren Kierkegaard

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Two-Way Street

Posted on November 5, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Two-Way Streetby Michael DoyleI don’t have the words to sayAll the things that I must sayI silently sit here, and I prayI will somehow make my wayTo my shepherd, I will singThe holiest of holies, He is my kingYou know … Continue reading →

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Whatever the Day’s Length

Posted on October 22, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Whatever the Day’s Lengthby Michael DoyleWhatever the day’s lengthMy joy in the Lord gives me strengthI say this in all that I speakFrom the ocean shore to the mountain’s peakGod is present in my every dayHe is here as I … Continue reading →

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Nine Lives

Posted on October 15, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Nine Livesby Michael DoyleIt wasn’t exactly love at first biteBut it took an encouraging inviteShe wanted a man who loved her brainAt long last, the search wasn’t in vainIt was a love affair made for a fewIt was time to … Continue reading →

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Love Is A Choice

Posted on September 10, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Love Is A Choiceby Michael DoyleSometimes I silently look at youIn awe and wonder at all you doAnd I know, it’s true what some sayI fall deeper for you with each dayFor the good and bad of this voiceI know … Continue reading →

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Echo Back

Posted on August 17, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Echo Backby Michael DoyleMy words echo back into tomorrowA half-life that’s full of sorrowI’m often sorry for what I sayThe demons inside won’t have it any other wayIf these were the last words I saidI wouldn’t want them rolling in … Continue reading →

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Long Gone Phrases (Phases of Yesterday)

Posted on July 27, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Long Gone Phrases (Phases of Yesterday)by Michael DoyleI’m not sure where this story should beginIt doesn’t matter – the color of your skinAnd what you care to believeMatters not as much as you don’t deceiveThere are jokes enough to not … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: Every Student Needs Someone Who Says, simply, “You Mean Something. You Count.”

Posted on July 20, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Every student needs someone who says, simply, “You mean something. You count.” – Tony Kushner, playwright (b. 16 Jul 1956)

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Through the Son

Posted on July 16, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Through the Sonby Michael DoyleThere’s something in my attitudeIt’s heard in my love and gratitudeOn my knees, I am prayingOn my lips, I am sayingHallelujah, for all my healingThere is grace in all I’m feelingHere in all my daysI keep … Continue reading →

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Tempted By Our Sins

Posted on July 6, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Tempted By Our Sinsby Michael DoyleWe explore our levels of intimacyHow we want things for our family There’s something to the craveThat will either break or saveThere’s so much to sayOur expectations will stayLet’s keep to our decisions madeAnd not … Continue reading →

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