Read the 12 promises here<\/a>. \u00a0Back to the lyrics:<\/p>\n\u201cDon\u2019t matter how high the waves are. Or how difficult life may be. \u00a0Our Lord can walk on water. Our God can part the sea.\u201d ~\u00a0<\/em>No sin is too great and further no challenge is too difficult for the Lord! \u00a0We live in the most technologically advanced moment in the history of man. And with our awesome power to yield information comes a constant bombardment of distractions. God is all too often pushed to the side or forgotten altogether. But sometimes people need to hit rock bottom before they begin searching for Truth. \u00a0With these words I hope to point out the miracle of Divine Mercy and forgiveness. \u00a0Further, no matter how difficult we may find our situation God can and will carry us through. \u00a0When we submit fully to His will nothing else matters. \u00a0\u201cthe Spirit of truth, which the world cannot accept, because it neither sees nor knows it. \u00a0But you know it, because it remains with you, and will be in you.\u201d \u00a0John 14:17.<\/p>\nAnd now to the chorus<\/strong>, which in all honesty is my first ever attempt at subtle yet explicit praise and worship. \u00a0As St. Augustine tells us \u201che who sings prays twice.\u201d \u00a0And while St. Augustine was perhaps more closely referring to singing psalms and hymns, Ephesians guides us to \u201cbe filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs<\/em>, singing and playing to the Lord in your hearts, giving thanks always and for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to God the Father.\u201d \u00a0 See Ephesians 18-20 emphasis added.<\/p>\n\u201cSing and praise. \u00a0Rejoice when we hear His name \u00a0Oh Jesus, cause I\u2019m yours with all my heart.<\/em>\u201d \u00a0~ For even if I have nothing on this earth I am still the richest man alive when Christ\u2019s love consumes my heart. \u00a0Still, none of us are perfect. \u00a0And so with each daily struggle to conquer sin and to conquer our earthy desires we must focus on faith, hope and love.<\/p>\n\u201cDon\u2019t be frightened by thunder. \u00a0Don\u2019t be frightened we can ride the waves.<\/em>\u201d \u00a0Increasingly the world is becoming a hostile place for Christians. In particular, it is becoming increasingly challenging for people attempting to live according to the catechisms and social teachings of the Catholic Church. \u00a0Raising children for example, and educating them on basic and fundamental truths, is met with constant resistance from society and popular culture. \u00a0Believing that God created man and woman, that He knew us before He formed us in the womb, that marriage is a sacred sacrament, and following the 10 Commandments are among the many Truths being redefined or outright abandoned by our confused and fallen world. \u00a0But when we have Christ in our hearts it doesn\u2019t matter! \u00a0This isn\u2019t the first age of man where people of God have been marginalized, persecuted or condemned. \u00a0We\u2019re not frightened and we will ride the waves.<\/p>\n\u201cFree your mind from your demons, take His hand and be saved.<\/em>\u201d ~ Culminating together the messages of this song from God\u2019s infinite love, to the Devine Mercy and immense love of Christ\u2019s Sacred Heart, to overcoming sin and not being afraid of the world; I come back to releasing ourselves from the chains of oppression that hold us back from our true purpose. \u00a0From addiction to temptation to spiritual infliction and oppression, nothing is more powerful than God\u2019s love. \u00a0 How do we truly take His hand to be saved? \u00a0The Church offers the Sacrament of Reconciliation, also known as the confession of sins. \u00a0There is no greater feeling in the world than receiving absolution after giving a thorough confession. \u00a0For \u201cThose who conceal their sins do not prosper, but those who confess and forsake have mercy.\u201d Proverbs 28:13.<\/p>\nThe Chorus repeats<\/strong>:<\/p>\nSing and praise. \u00a0Rejoice when we hear His name \u00a0Oh Jesus, cause I\u2019m yours with all my heart.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\nThe ending verse<\/strong> (or outro) of the song concludes with a variation of the opening verse. Instead of praying for the listener to obtain hope, I shift for the listener to know Truth.<\/p>\n\u201cI\u2019ll pray that your mind will open, that you will know Truth.<\/em>\u201d ~ All of us know someone who is living outside of our faith. \u00a0For many of us it may be close family or friends who are astray from Truth. We certainly encounter strangers everyday who follow the world but not God. \u00a0Never estimate the power your prayers may have on even the hardest of hearts.<\/p>\nThe last lines<\/strong> of the song seek to encourage faith in the listener to trust it in the promises of Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n\u201cHis love\u2019s like a big blue ocean. \u00a0His Sacred Heart waits for you.\u201d ~\u00a0<\/em>The history of the Church is filled with stories of sinners who became saints. \u00a0They overcame their pride, their sins and their temptations and became champions for Truth.<\/p>\nOne of the best ways we can evangelize is by glowing with the light of our faith. \u00a0 As world descends further into darkness it will be the light of Christ\u2019s love that provides a beacon of hope for weary sinners. \u00a0Just like a lighthouse shining faithfully in the storm for lost sailors to find their way to port, we must become beacons of light. \u00a0We must shine faithfully through obedience to God\u2019s Commandments and through living in the Truth of Christ\u2019s love.<\/p>\n
Sacred Heart is the Boat is currently in production (slated to be finished according to God\u2019s Providence). \u00a0With the song I intend to publish the above along with a few additional reflections for the listener to contemplate.<\/p>\n
Thank you for listening and reading!<\/p>\n
Royce Hood<\/p>\n
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