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Reflections In Darkest Times
Who should we turn to in these times if not God? Reflections In Darkest Times by Michael Doyle In these days of riotous insurrection I find myself quietly in my reflection Spending moments silently alone Needing love to be as … Continue reading
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Tagged Alone, Anticipation, Chorus, Country, Dark Times, Family, Find, God, Hard, Health, Heart, Insurrection, Keep, Know, Legend, Live Life, Love, Love In Action, Mercy, Mind, Mindful, Moment, Need, Participation, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Poverty, Prayer, Prayerfully, Presence, Reflection, Richness, Riot, See, Silent, Song, Sparkle, Steadfast, Stone, Strike Up, Strong, Tenderly, Thankful, Turn To
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A House Divided
The worse war America has ever fought was the war against ourselves, the American Civil War. A House Divided by Michael Doyle Lincoln’s inaugural was an attempt at reconciliation The mystic chords of memory were bonds of affection The siege … Continue reading
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Tagged 1864, 1865, Abraham Lincoln, Affection, American History, Anaconda, Appomattox, Arms, Atone, Brothers, Charity, Chord, Civil War, Claim, Conciliation, Courage, Dawn, Dedicate, Depression, Disdain, Effort, Emanicipation Proclamation, Empathy, Eyes, Fold, Fort Sumter, Fortune of War, Free, General, General McClellan, Gettsyburg Address, Humanity, Humiliation, Ideals, Inaugral, Insinuation, Liberty, Linger, Malice, Memory, Mutual Respect, Nation, National, Naval Blockade, Neglect, None, North, Photography, Poem, Poetry, Prize, Proud, Provoke, Rebels, Reconciliation, Reelection, Regain, Regional, Rely, Remain, Robert E Lee, Sacred, Second Inaugural, Sentimentality, Siege, Sinner, Slavery, Slaves, South, Stack, Steadfast, Support, Textile Industry, The People, Trust, Ulysses Grant, Union, Vain, Victory, War, Winner, Won, Wounds of War
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First Principles: Resistance To Tyranny Is the Christian and Social Duty of Each Individual
“Resistance to tyranny becomes the Christian and social duty of each individual. … Continue steadfast and, with a proper sense of your dependence on God, nobly defend those rights which heaven gave, and no man ought to take from us.” … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian, Defend, Dependence, Duty, First Principles, Gave, God, Heaven, Individual, John Hancock, Man, Proper Sense, Resistance, Right, Social, Steadfast, Take, Tyranny
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Thankful For God’s Love and Mercy
Based in part on 1st Samuel: Thankful For God’s Love and Mercy by Michael Romani Giving thanks for all at all times Expressed in my thousand rhymes Always seeking wisdom in my prayers Walking this world without false airs Surely … Continue reading
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Tagged 1st Samuel, Adoration, Air, Better, Blessed, Brave, Children of God, Conquer, Constant, Courage, Cross, Depth, Dignity, Divinity, Embrace, Every Day, Face, Faith, Find, Forgiven, Forward, Given, God, Goodness, Gratitude, Heaven, Hesitate, Holy, House, Humanity, Humility, Inventory, Lord, Love, Mercy, Ministry, Offer, Pause, Photograph, Platitude, Poem, Poetry, Prayer, Prevail, Problems, Pure, Purity, Puzzle, Rhyme, Sequence, Show, Sin, Small, Song, Soul, Spirit, Steadfast, Step, Still, Strength, Tale, Teach, Thanks, Time, Together, Toward, Walk, Way, Ways, Win, Wisdom, Wonder, Wrongs
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The Rock
A poem of gratitude #19: The Rock by Michael Romani Steadfast in the rock that is my messiah Sadly, I still fall victim to my worse desires Like Peter, I know that I would have lied If I falsely stated, … Continue reading
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Tagged Angst, Blame, Blasphemy, Broken, Chill, Confidence, Deny, Depth, Desire, Destination, Doubt, Fade, Faith, Garden of Gethsemane, Grace, Gratitude, Hesitation, Kingdom, Lie, Lord, Men, Messiah, Moment, Moon, Obedience, Olive, Peter, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pride, Rock, Sacrifcice, Self, Shadow, Shame, Sin, Soul, Steadfast, Stray, Strength, Suffice, Temptation, Weak, Wholeness, Wisdom
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First Principles: Resistance To Tyranny Is the Christian and Social Duty of Each Person
“Resistance to tyranny becomes the Christian and social duty of each individual …Continue steadfast and, with a proper sense of your dependence on God, nobly defend those rights which heaven gave, and no man ought to take from us.”. – … Continue reading
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Tagged Chistian, Defend, Dependence, Duty, First Principles, God, Haven, Individual, John Hancock, Man, Resist, Rights, Social, Steadfast, Take, Tyranny
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Revelations No. 2
Based in part on 1 Cor 15:24 : Revelations No. 2 by Michael Romani Caught up in the end days thundering Lost up in speculation and wondering We find ourselves looking for redemption Seeking this out in our stark contemplation … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry and Poems, Uncategorized
Tagged 1 Corinthians, Alpha, Contemplation, Death, Defeat, Destination, Divine, End Days, Faith, Final Days, First, Full Circle, Future, Heed, History, Jesus, Keys of the Kingdom, Kingdom, Last, Legacy, Lesson, Lord, Omega, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Prayer, Redemption, Restore, Revelation, Righteous, Ruin, Salvation, Second Adam, Seeker, Service, Shield, Sorrow, Speculation, Steadfast, Thunder, Tomorrow, Truth, Wonder, Word
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The Practice of Kindness
Based in part on the Gospel according to Luke: The Practice of Kindness by Michael Romani In this world of madness Inundated with sadness What happened to kindness In this world of blindness A moment’s thought for others All of … Continue reading
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Tagged Blind, Cheek, Covenant, Doubt, Find, Forgive, Frailty, Gifts, God, God's Whisper, Good, Gospel, Grace, Heal, Holy, Humanity, Jesus, Kindness, Lose, Love One Another, Loyal, Luke, Madness, Other-Centered, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Praxis, Protect, Reliable, Sad, Servants, Serve, Stable, Steadfast, Sword, Tender Mercy, Turn, Vanity, Word
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Substance Over Form
Based on a sermon based on 1 Samuel 16:7 Substance Over Form by Michael Romani I’ll say this with great reluctance Samuel might have been king But he was all style, no substance Israel waited for David to bring Those … Continue reading
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Tagged David, Depth, Form, God, Grace, Heart, Integrity, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Power, Redemption, Samuel, Significance, Steadfast, Substance, Truth
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First Principles: It Is Better To Die Free Than Live As Slaves
“With hearts fortified with these animating reflections, we most solemnly, before God and the world, declare, that, exerting the utmost energy of those powers, which our beneficent Creator hath graciously bestowed upon us, the arms we have compelled by our … Continue reading
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