{"id":2954,"date":"2025-09-07T02:13:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T09:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikehillebrecht.com\/?p=2954"},"modified":"2025-09-18T09:45:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T16:45:01","slug":"a-new-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikehillebrecht.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/07\/a-new-song\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Song"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"29\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/mikehillebrecht.com\/index.php\/theres-only-grace\/inbaby-hand3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mikehillebrecht.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/inbaby-hand3.jpg?fit=135%2C135&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"135,135\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"inbaby-hand3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mikehillebrecht.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/inbaby-hand3.jpg?fit=135%2C135&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-29\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mikehillebrecht.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/inbaby-hand3.jpg?resize=135%2C135\" alt=\"hand in hand\" width=\"135\" height=\"135\" \/><\/p>\n<p>One of the most difficult things I have found in trying to convey the message of grace are in songs that are able to transcend the fortified message in the lyrics of the past. Here is something I hope will usher in a new, yet profound reality of truth. Enjoy.<\/p>\n<h2>\nDanced of Shadows<\/h2>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2954-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/mikehillebrecht.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Dance-of-Shadows.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/mikehillebrecht.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Dance-of-Shadows.mp3\">http:\/\/mikehillebrecht.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Dance-of-Shadows.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most difficult things I have found in trying to convey the message of grace are in songs that are able to transcend the fortified message in the lyrics of the past. Here is something I hope will &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/mikehillebrecht.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/07\/a-new-song\/\">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":{"amazonpipp_noncename":"","amazon-product-isactive":"","amazon-product-single-asin":"","amazon-product-content-location":"1","amazon-product-content-hook-override":"2","amazon-product-excerpt-hook-override":"3","amazon-product-singular-only":"","amazon-product-amazon-desc":"","amazon-product-show-gallery":"","amazon-product-show-features":"","amazon-product-newwindow":"3","amazon-product-show-list-price":"","amazon-product-show-used-price":"","amazon-product-show-saved-amt":"","amazon-product-timestamp":"","amazon-product-new-title":"","amazon-product-use-cartURL":"","amazon_featured_post_meta_key":"","_amazon_featured_alt":"","amazon-product-template":"default","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[4,6,5],"class_list":["post-2954","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-24","tag-grace","tag-mike-hillebrecht","tag-teaching"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2ITDy-LE","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3345,"url":"https:\/\/mikehillebrecht.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/06\/fractured-moments-grace-emerging-from-the-unexpected-cracks\/","url_meta":{"origin":2954,"position":0},"title":"Fractured Moments \u2013 Grace Emerging from the Unexpected Cracks","author":"mike","date":"December 6, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Building on our last dive into the grind [Previous Blog: Grace in the Grind \u2013 When Everyday Chaos Whispers Divinity], let's push deeper. 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