{"id":868,"date":"2021-04-23T13:10:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-23T12:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prayerscapes.com\/blog\/?p=868"},"modified":"2021-04-23T11:27:16","modified_gmt":"2021-04-23T10:27:16","slug":"soar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prayerscapes.com\/blog\/soar\/","title":{"rendered":"Soar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Many of us have experienced walking with a loved one when they are going through hard times, be this through a physical battle with illness, an emotional chasm like grief, or a daily struggle with mental health issues. We are complex and fragile as people, made beautifully in the image of God, yet vunerable in so many ways as we navigate our way through a fallen world. \u201cSoar\u201d is about remaining beside those we love, about love holding on despite everything that happens and about trusting that hope will return. It can be an extremely hard journey to stay close when the one we care for instinctively wants to shut down or push us away. &nbsp;It can be challenging to speak in hope when all we see is devastation, or to faithfully pick up a friend\u2019s broken pieces each day. Yet by God\u2019s grace and power we can care for those who are falling apart and help in their rebuilding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y1-CO6s3pt4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I suspect we would all remember times when others have been there in this way for us and we know we could not have made it through the hard times without them. Yet we must remember that as followers of Christ, there is an \u201cX factor\u201d, another ingredient to what we offer and hold out to others. Because of this our gifts have great worth, huge impact and eternal beauty! For we see each person we encounter as a child of God, wonderfully made, worthy, and unique. We see them through the Fathers eyes. So, we can faithfully love, cherish, and keep them close knowing that the Holy Spirit is in team with us. He will move within their lives, both in this life and beyond into eternity. We can be certain that there will be freedom, restoration, and new life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Soar<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are frozen I\u2019ll be an ocean<br>Lapping at the waves of your heart<br>Lovingly I\u2019ll move and impart<br>Ripples of new hope in the hurt<br>Breaking waves of love will be heard<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>I\u2019ll keep you safe, I\u2019ll keep you close<br>For you\u2019re the one that I adore<br>And we will rest within the truth<br>In time will fly again and soar<br>In time will soar<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are broken I\u2019ll be a potion<br>Pouring out a softness that mends<br>Picking up the pieces my friend<br>Keeping safe the you that I love<br>I\u2019ll restore the treasure you are<br>Treasure you are<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>I\u2019ll keep you safe, I\u2019ll keep you close<\/em>&#8230;<br>You will be free, will be free, you will be free (repeated)<br>You will be, you will be, you will be, you will be, free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Words &amp; music by Neil Haydock &amp; Julie Palmer \u00a9 Copyright 2021 Capernaum Publishing, England. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;Soar&#8221; is out now and available on all major digital platforms, including <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/45AGxbqq6lDI1Bgdm9rf44?si=IFW5Tv8aQgeqRUx0MI2Hgg\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/music.apple.com\/us\/album\/soar-single\/1562529048\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apple Music<\/a>.<\/em> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many of us have experienced walking with a loved one when they are going through hard times, be this through a physical battle with illness, an emotional chasm like grief, or a daily struggle with mental health issues. We are complex and fragile as people, made beautifully in the image of God, yet vunerable in <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prayerscapes.com\/blog\/soar\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":870,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[7,8],"tags":[21],"class_list":["post-868","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-film","category-music","tag-contemporary-song"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.prayerscapes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Soar_600.jpg?fit=600%2C337&ssl=1","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/s7bKxI-soar","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":841,"url":"https:\/\/www.prayerscapes.com\/blog\/eternity-is-always-close\/","url_meta":{"origin":868,"position":0},"title":"Eternity Is Always Close","date":"March 26, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"As followers of Christ death is not something we avoid or ignore. 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