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First Principles: Have Mercy On Me, O God, According To Your Unfailing Love; According To Your Great Compassion Blot Out My Transgressions. Wash Away My Iniquity and Cleanse Me From My Sin

“Have mercy on me, O God,    according to your unfailing love;according to your great compassion    blot out my transgressions. Wash away all my iniquity    and cleanse me from my sin.” – King David in Psalms 51:1-2

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Back-Up Plans Never Made

Back-Up Plans Never Madeby Michael DoyleAll of a god’s children agreed and said,Except for those who were swept dead,That the god must somehow start again,Hoping this time to avoid a pattern of sin.Seeking a clean, pure planet to own,One that … Continue reading

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An Eighth Sin For This Age

An Eighth Sin For This Ageby Michael DoyleSome say sins come from impatience and indolence,And in this age of only a little bit of innocence.Acedia knows without pretense at ambivalence,That sometimes the best we have is listlessness.Self-help has seldom beaten … Continue reading

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Taking Comfort In A Shown Glory, Pt. II

Taking Comfort In A Shown Glory, Pt. IIby Michael DoylePharaoh and Moses debated Hebrew slaveryAnd the letting go of this people’s mastery.The first offer was religious observation,So long as the Hebrews didn’t leave the nation.It’s like this today to live … Continue reading

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The Difference of A Heavenly Father

The Difference of A Heavenly Fatherby Michael DoyleDeep within the holy inference,Meanings are held by deference.Throughout all of human history,Kings have added up to slavery.But not so, in our father’s kingdom.Our heavenly king rules through freedom.When the people forget and … Continue reading

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Prepared For Life’s Improvisation

Prepared For Life’s Improvisationby Michael DoyleJesus lived into His flawless ministryWith an ethic of love spoken eloquently.With His death, He left His tomb emptyTo begin again, mankind’s hope in history.Immeasurable, He was hung on a bloody cross.It was to our … Continue reading

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Bonhoeffer, Part 7

Bonhoeffer, Part 7by Michael DoyleTime stands still with its lit fuse,We wonder why life makes us choose.We do our best to stop the evil in men,To give or take life feels a lesser sin.What would one give to save one’s … Continue reading

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To Live the Good Life

To Live the Good Lifeby Michael DoyleLooking out on the Milky Way’s tapestryMakes me wonder about life’s mystery.Who are we and how did we get here?And what is it about life we should revere?An unknown God out of nowhere created … Continue reading

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Taken From the Beginning

Taken From the Beginningby Michael DoyleWhen you understand the story,You know more about the glory.Starting with the power of the Trinity,We need to fully explore this mystery.Still, as we go against sinning,It’s best to begin at the beginning.From formlessness, God … Continue reading

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The Mystery of the Three-In-One

The Mystery of the Three-In-Oneby Michael DoyleIn a room full of sinners,God meets us where we’re at.Turning us to become winners,Here at Heaven’s welcome mat.The brush of Heaven is on my life.It brings me peace, even in strife.Walking every day … Continue reading

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