Tag Archives: The Lord

Our Living Hope

Posted on May 22, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Our Living Hopeby Michael DoyleOur living hope is pureMaking our souls sureOf the Lord’s living graceAs we gaze on His holy faceWe know this by the tracesIn all we do as we embraceIn this living God we knowWho brings light … Continue reading →

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In Prayers for My Mother

Posted on May 13, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

In Prayers For My Motherby Michael DoyleMy ex-wife recovers from surgery on this Mother’s DayI gave up the weekend she owed to show in some sort of wayThat I wish her to recover and want my daughters to tendTo her … Continue reading →

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Grace In This World of Darkness

Posted on March 27, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Grace In This World of Darknessby Michael DoyleIn this world of darknessWe often find too much harshnessAnd not enough faith and loveThat we are told is given from heaven aboveThe Lord has paid our costIn redeeming us from being lostTo … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Blood, Conquer, Cost, Dare, Death, Everyday, Faith and Love, Found, God's Will, Grace, Harshness, Heaven Above, Heaven Bound, Holy Name, Joy, Keep It Real, King, Last Breath, Life, Lost, Love, Majesty, One True Path, Poetry and Poems, Praise, Proclaim, Redeem, Reign, Rise, Salvation, Same, Saved, Savior's Name, Shame, Smiles, The Lamb, The Lord, Told, Trinity, Us, Way, World of Darkness, Worthy | Leave a comment

First Principles: Naked I Came From My Mother’s Womb and Naked I will Depart. The Lord Gave and the Lord Has Taken Away; May the Name of the Lord Be Praised

Posted on March 10, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will depart.[a]The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord be praised.” – Job 1:21

Posted in First Principles | Tagged Came, Depart, First Principles, Gave, Job 1:21, Mother's Womb, Naked, Name, Praise, Taken Away, The Lord | Leave a comment

Always Worthy of Praise

Posted on March 4, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

Always Worthy of Praiseby Michael DoyleThe faith of the Church savesUplifting us from our gravesLet those who see plainly singAbout God’s victory over everythingSatan has come to know his defeatGained, for us, as Jesus took His seatWe were given the … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged All Our Days, Always, Anxiety, Battle, Church, Defeat, Depression, Faith, Fight, Fill, Firm, Gain, Glad, God, Grave, Hallelujah, Happiness, Heart, Heaven, Hour, Infirmities, Intensity, Jesus, Joy, Keys, Knees, Poetry and Poems, Power, Praise, Satan, Save, Seat, See, Shield, Sing, Taught, Thankfulness, The Lord, Tortured, Uplift, Victory, Ways of Love, Won, Worthy, Yield | Leave a comment

An Outpouring of Praise

Posted on February 4, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

An Outpouring of Praiseby Michal DoyleWith the power to saveYou called me out of my graveI was heavy from sins chainsAnd all of my own efforts were in vainThe day of my salvationCame to change my destinationYour love brought a … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Atonement, Blame, Broken, Called, Celebration, Chains, Change, Confess, Destination, Fascination, Forever, Glorious Day, Grave, Heart, Heavy, History, Holy Name, Light, Love, My Ways, Mystery, Offer, Outpour, Poetry and Poems, Power, Praise, Remaining Days, Restore, Return, Salvation, Save, Sins, Spoken, Test, The Lord, Tongue, Truth, Words | Leave a comment

A Hymn For A Winter’s Day

Posted on January 14, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

A Hymn For A Winter’s Dayby Michael DoyleLeaning by the firesidePutting away my vain prideFear is not my wayI’ll follow the Lord in all my daysGod’s house is my dwellingGod’s love is my true ceilingAs I find my heart in … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Alone, Burn, Ceiling, Darkest Day, Day, Days, Death, Dwelling, Fear, Fireside, Follow, God's House, Heart, Him, History, Humanity, Hymn, Jesus, Joy, King, Lean, Light, Lord, Love, Moments, Naigate, Not My Way, Poetry and Poems, Pray, Pride, Put Away, Rolled Away, Savior, Silent, Sing, Stars, Stay, Stone, The Lord, Victory, Winter's Day | Leave a comment

The Path of Generosity

Posted on October 15, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

The Path of Generosityby Michael DoyleStanding on a mountain of epiphanyStill, wondering what might come for meThis is no moment of bumper-sticker fameSome of the things happening are a shameReaching out for all the unreachedBringing the resources so that the … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Blessings, Bumper-Sticker, Chance, Christmas Spirit, Church, Circumstances, Connection, Darkness, Embrace, Epiphany, Fame, Feed, Fish and Loaves, Five Thousand, Forge, Generosity, Give, Gospel, Gratitude, In Light Of, Live, Mount Kilimanjaro, Nobility, Opportunity, Paralable, Path, Poetry and Poems, Preach, Promise, Reach, Resurrection, Right Attitude, Satisfaction, Shame, Space, Speak, Spiritual Economy, The Lord, Tomorrow, Truth to Power, Unchurched, Understand, Unreached, Wonder | Leave a comment

Living Days

Posted on August 9, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

Living Daysby Michael DoyleThe rock of my foundationDefies natural explanationBut that of the Father’s loveGiven from Heaven aboveMy life is filled with thunderNever pulled down underBut given unfailing graceFaithful in His loving embraceThere is no failing in compassionRain cannot remove … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Compassion, Defy, Deserve, Down Under, Embrace, Faithful, Father's Love, Foundation, Heaven, Home, Lifee, Living Days, Love, Nature, Poetry and Poems, Praise, Pull, Rain, Serve, The Lord, The Rock, Thunder, Trust, Unfailing Grace | Leave a comment

My Foundation

Posted on July 20, 2023 by alohapromisesforever

My Foundationby Michael DoyleWhen everything around is shakingAnd my heart falls apart breakingMy best battles begin on my kneesCasting my worry and fears on the breezeKnowing that I can trust the LordTo find the words as shield and swordMy faith … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Battle, Breaking, Faith, Fear, Foundation, Heart, Holy Child, Jesus, Loss, Mercy, Poetry and Poems, Shaking, Shield and Sword, The Lord, Trust, Victory, Words | Leave a comment