{"id":484,"date":"2019-04-04T05:00:54","date_gmt":"2019-04-04T10:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crosslabyrinth.com\/JourneyNotes\/?p=484"},"modified":"2020-04-02T10:08:44","modified_gmt":"2020-04-02T15:08:44","slug":"strong-to-save","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/crosslabyrinth.com\/JourneyNotes\/?p=484","title":{"rendered":"Strong to Save"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<audio id=\"wp_mep_1\" src=\"http:\/\/crosslabyrinth.com\/m4a\/Journey%20Notes%2030%20Strong%20to%20Save%20Accomp.m4a\"     controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\"  >\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/audio>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\njQuery(document).ready(function($) {\r\n\t$('#wp_mep_1').mediaelementplayer({\r\n\t\tm:1\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t,features: ['playpause','current','progress','duration','volume','tracks','fullscreen']\r\n\t\t,audioWidth:,audioHeight:\r\n\t});\r\n});\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n<p>We live in a dangerous world, but we have to admit that most of the perils that we face\u00a0arise because of choices we have made.\u00a0 We put ourselves in harm&#8217;s way.\u00a0 We may not have control over our current situation, but chances are that we could have made choices that would have avoided the situation altogether.\u00a0 Things we have done in the past have consequences today.\u00a0 Things we do today will have consequences in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Sailors know about perils.\u00a0 Enemy ships in times of war present direct threats, but danger is not limited to battles.\u00a0 Wind and waves can tear apart the most seaworthy vessels.\u00a0 If the ship is lost, even a good swimmer can only swim for so long.\u00a0 Cold waters can drain energy&#8211;and eventually life&#8211;from the body, and denizens of the deep can be dangerous and deadly, too.\u00a0 The only way to avoid all peril on the high seas is to never sail.\u00a0 Yet we have sailors, military and merchant.\u00a0 People who choose to face the peril.<\/p>\n<p><em>Eternal Father, Strong to Save<\/em> by William Whiting is known as &#8220;The Navy Hymn.&#8221;\u00a0 Sung to a tune by John B. Dykes, the words and melodic lines inspire a sense of sailing across endless oceans and waves, with our loving, eternal God watching over to keep us.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Eternal Father, strong to save,<br \/>\nWhose arm has bound the restless wave,<br \/>\nWho bid the mighty ocean deep<br \/>\nIts own appointed limits keep:<br \/>\nO hear us when we cry to thee<br \/>\nFor those in peril on the sea.<\/p>\n<p>As you continue your journey today, know that God is indeed watching over you.\u00a0 He loves you eternally.\u00a0 He will keep you eternally.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Eternal Father, Strong to Save\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fuCjBvhoZZ4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Follow the Path!<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><em><strong>CARadke<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>[Use with <em>Peril<\/em>, day 30 of <a title=\"Order your copy of A Labyrinth Pilgrimage today!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.createspace.com\/3366946\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>A Labyrinth Pilgrimage<\/em><\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We live in a dangerous world, but we have to admit that most of the perils that we face\u00a0arise because of choices we have made.\u00a0 We put ourselves in harm&#8217;s way.\u00a0 We may not have control over our current situation, &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/crosslabyrinth.com\/JourneyNotes\/?p=484\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-484","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-thoughts-about-the-journey"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/crosslabyrinth.com\/JourneyNotes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/484","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/crosslabyrinth.com\/JourneyNotes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/crosslabyrinth.com\/JourneyNotes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/crosslabyrinth.com\/JourneyNotes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/crosslabyrinth.com\/JourneyNotes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=484"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"http:\/\/crosslabyrinth.com\/JourneyNotes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/484\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1104,"href":"http:\/\/crosslabyrinth.com\/JourneyNotes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/484\/revisions\/1104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/crosslabyrinth.com\/JourneyNotes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=484"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/crosslabyrinth.com\/JourneyNotes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=484"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/crosslabyrinth.com\/JourneyNotes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}