Welcome back to the Word on Fire Show. I'm Brandon Vot, the host and the senior content director at Word on Fire.

Today we pick up a... Welcome back to the Word on Fire Show. I'm Brandon Vot, the host and the senior content director.

Today we continue a talk that we began a couple weeks ago. It was Bishop Barron's address to the United States Naval Academy.

If you miss part one, you're going to want to go back and listen to that. I believe it was episode 282. I'll link to it in the show notes.

Today we're going to listen to the second half of this talk. If you remember, it was given in late 2020 in in Appalice, Maryland at the United States Naval Academy.

Bishop Barron discussed three sailors from the Bible, namely Noah, Jonah and Christ, our Lord.

He connected all of these themes of the water, the terrifying seas, the discouraging darkness and storms.

But it explains how when we allow ourselves to be swallowed up by the Lord's will, we find a piece that is sure and unshakable, even in the midst of the worst storms.

So we hope you enjoy this second half of the talk. And I want to remind you one more time. I know we've been discussing this for the past month or so, but I beg you, I request of you, I encourage you, please donate to the Word on Fire Bible project.

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Word on fire dot org slash Bible project. All right, we'll sit back and enjoy the second half of Bishop Barron's address to the United States Naval Academy. Enjoy.

Now, just the last thing, remember how the story of Noah ends. So the flood waters come. He and the animals with him survive, but then the waters recede.

And then Noah opens the windows and opens the door and lets the life out. In fact, Noah becomes a new Adam, doesn't he?

Because the whole human race in terms of this narrative is destroyed. And Noah becomes the father of the human race.

He becomes the great life giver. What will allow, listen to me now, what will allow the spiritual life to endure in our country and our culture?

Only people who have the gumption and the dedication to build an ark. So they can preserve something of God's good order.

Not for their own private edification. But so that at the propitious moment, they can let the life out for the renewal of the world.

God is always interested in the salvation of the whole world, but he might be choosing you and the ark that you build even now.

So that when that propitious moment arrives, you can let out the life that you preserved.

That's why everybody that wonderful story, the ancient story, but too often told in such a way that it just beguiles the minds of children.

No, no, no, no. This is a story of enormous spiritual significance for our time.

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