{"id":5394,"date":"2014-11-18T11:10:25","date_gmt":"2014-11-18T16:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/christophers\/?p=5394"},"modified":"2014-12-23T14:58:17","modified_gmt":"2014-12-23T19:58:17","slug":"look-to-him-for-your-sight-and-find-something-divine-inside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/christophers\/2014\/11\/look-to-him-for-your-sight-and-find-something-divine-inside\/","title":{"rendered":"Look to Him for Your Sight and Find Something Divine Inside"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p>Two-time <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/christophers\/2012\/12\/two-idols-celebrate-the-savior-christmas-music-conversation-with-scotty-mccreery-and-brooke-white\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cChristopher Closeup\u201d guest<\/a> and \u201cAmerican Idol\u201d alum <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/brookewhite\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Brooke White<\/a> posted a new song online recently called \u201cSomething Divine.\u201d She actually wrote the music and lyrics many years ago in response to a good friend who was experiencing a hard time in her life and enduring a crisis of faith. Now that Brooke and her husband Dave are the parents of a young daughter, the song\u2019s message has acquired another layer of meaning \u2013 a layer that reminds children that they\u2019re loved by God and special in His eyes.<\/p>\n<p>Brooke recently recorded the song and an accompanying video. It\u2019s worth a look and listen so I\u2019m pasting it here below, along with the lyrics. (And for more on Brooke White\u2019s work, check out her <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pledgemusic.com\/projects\/brookewhite?utm_campaign=project10321&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=pledgemusic\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">PledgeMusic fundraising page<\/a> which is raising money for her \u201cLullabies and Happy Songs Charity Album\u201d to benefit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourrescue.org\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u201cOperation Underground Railroad,<\/a>\u201d which rescues children from human sex trafficking.)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-DpJ85617hc\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Every star is different,<br>\nAnd so is every child.<br>\nSome are bright and happy,<br>\nWhile some are meek and mild.<\/p>\n<p>Every one is needed<br>\nFor just what they can do.<br>\nYou\u2019re the only person<br>\nWho ever can be you.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s so easy to doubt what you can\u2019t figure out.<br>\nTrying hard in your mind to find out what this life\u2019s all about.<br>\n\u2018Cause if you jump, will the net appear?<br>\nFalling down is your greatest fear.<\/p>\n<p>Stand with your face towards the sun,<br>\nAnd don\u2019t give up until your work is done.<br>\nAnd in time you\u2019ll find<br>\nSomething divine.<\/p>\n<p>So get down on your knees<br>\nAnd beg and plead for the light.<br>\nWhen you close your eyes and look to Him<br>\nFor your sight.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Cause you can\u2019t live another day<br>\nNot knowing who you are.<br>\nThe answer\u2019s not far away.<\/p>\n<p>So don\u2019t forget where you came from,<br>\nAnd don\u2019t forget what you can become.<br>\n\u2018Cause there\u2019s something inside,<br>\nSomething divine.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two-time \u201cChristopher Closeup\u201d guest and \u201cAmerican Idol\u201d alum Brooke White posted a new song online recently called \u201cSomething Divine.\u201d She actually wrote the music and lyrics many years ago in response to a good friend who was experiencing a hard time in her life and enduring a crisis of faith. 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