I lived in the hypocrisy of the church for years. When I left, I found myself in a few cuts, one after another. Even lived in India looking for the truth. I was an alcoholic, codependent, drug addict and food addict by the end of my run at 38 years old. After my pride came crashing to an end in 2015, this God I didn't know or care about saved me, sobered me up through the help of a few people, and restored my life to a level I had never lived before. I realized the Christians I was angry at were people, just like in many of the cults I was in, who were broken, unrecovered, hurting, lost, and like me, needed recovery and and the Almighty Grace from above. I've found in the last 6 years of sobriety that it's never Jesus we're mad at. Maybe we're mad at God, but we find out it's misdirected. But it's always some person or Sunday school teacher or angry preacher or locker-room incident with the coach or father sexually abusing a child or mother who always invalidated us that we're angry at. I can say today that Jesus saves, He loves, and He would never condone murder. God rest their souls. Jesus would have loved, pure and simple.

Thank you from a survivor

Hallelujah! Children are the ones first online to enter the kingdom of heaven!

thanks JP.....as a spouse and caregiver to a survivor of the residential schools I've been keepin' my powder dry....so you've spoken to my heart and I would be remiss if I did not take this opportunity to recognize one of us who paid the price for speaking out and finding out about the most horrible stories of the sufferings of my late wife's people.....from coast to coast to coast. and that 'one of us' is Mr Kevin Annet.

Very nice and touching. A real Christian is always ready to die for his God but never to kill in His name. Those who killed others in the name of some "church " or God are wolfs in sheep skin.

Beautiful! This is not just a song for the Indigenous peoples of Canada....... it is for all Canadians and our collective responsibility to address these issues in a meaningful and real way! You nailed it! Thanks!

Very touching and honest story of our children. Jesus loves all the children, be it yellow, red, black or white.

Thought provoking and a heartfelt statement J.P.... Horrible things have been done to many people in the name of religion, beliefs, groups and governments throughout history... We can only hope that some day, we all realize that no matter how right you think the intentions are, dignity and freedom are and should always be first.. I'm no guru, or influencer, or overly religious practioner, but I do believe that we all answer for our actions in the end...

Wow. Beautiful song. I live in New Mexico and it made me think of the Conquistadors, and what they did to the Native Americans here. This song has so many layers to it. Thank you.

You have a big heart Mr Cormier. Thank you for another wonderful tribute song.

Well done JP. Hits you right in the heart.

J.P. This song is sublime. You have once again raised the bar for musicality and lyric writing. Such a pleasure to listen to and ponder the ultimate question in the tune.

You have skillfully created an expression of what most of us are thinking in our hearts. Thank you.

You are an amazing talent J.P. and this song is a wonderful tribute.

That is so beautiful, and true!!! I am subscribed to your programs, thank you so much!!!

Very touching song my friend thank you for the song from a son of a survivor.

Beautifully written and great reflection on our society....never too late perhaps to change our way of thinking, feeling and compassion for not only these children....but of all humankind in all its glorious colors....Don P.

Holy crap JP! What a powerful and beautiful song. It was things along those lines that made me turn away from organized religion. Thank you.

Wow! JP, absolutely beautiful. Chills and tears.

Sublime, touching and wonderfully written. Thank you J.P.

A very moving tribute to the children, of the residential schools, who were killed/died in terrible, inhumane conditions, that we are still hearing about today.

Keep coming back to this. Incredible.

I wish the amount of people who will see this, could equal the amount of tears shed in the name of injustice, cruelty and bloody murder. But there’s only 3 billion people in the world. Thank you J.P.

Great song, Jesus will give justice to the weak at the end !!!

Lovely and heartbreaking. We can't forget.

I don't have words. Beautiful. Another despicable act toward our most precise gift, our Children...

JP, This is one of your very best, thanks so very much for respectfully singing for the kids....... Nicely done. I am forwarding all over the country.

Once again brilliance at it's finest..as I wipe the tears from my face. Thank You JP

Beautiful and heartfelt, thank you JP.! May God continue to bless you and yours.

Thank you J.P.

You have done it again !!!!!! Had a cry !!!!!! Beautiful song JP !!!

Your words earlier today brought tears to my heart now it is magnified tenfold through your song ! God Bless you !

Love you brother! This song needed to be sung!!

Thanks for documenting in a song. Staying silent is not an option.

Thank you for sharing. I love the song and hope its on your next record. I feel like I've just had a very special musical and spiritual experience.

Thank you brother for this

Touching song... thank you J.P.

Beautiful tribute to those poor little one.

Thank you. I'm so glad I found your channel

A beautiful message JP. Brings tear yo my eyes. Thank you.

Beautiful.. heartbreaking.. I cry for their pain ..

Thank you for this, needs to be said. very touching.

I love this . Such a tribute to a horrible a crime with so many unanswered questions and the sheer assault on life itself and humanity. What would he do to those guilty of it? i know what I would like to do to them . Thank-you so much for sharing your awesome tribute sir .

JP...this is a brilliant tribute to the sadness we feel and cannot express....Thankyou!

This hits so close to home, Thank you

Well done, JP! Thank you for using your talent & treasure to share what so many of us feel.

So nice. The good songs always come as a gift.

Beautiful song J.P. The only part I differ with you on is Jesus does know what they did and He alone will give final judgement. These people were not following Jesus but hiding behind His name to do horrendous acts. They are finally going to get their justice. Thank-you for bringing more light to this with your song!

Thanks for letting us witness the creation of this in real time today. Can’t wait to hear it in person. Such a beautiful and heartbreaking song and story.

You truly are a storyteller with each heartfelt event that touches your soul you seem to be able to pass those emotions along with your words and songs . I have known you for many years and am proud to call you friend and brother. I have watched you grow in you abilities to play, arrange , produce and write beautiful and touching songs and ballads and instrumentals and now with the internet helping to empower others to do their best. May you continue to soften our hearts by sharing a piece of your gigantic heart every time you write or perform a song. thank you

Thanks for writing and sharing.

I wish I could play just one song with you and my guitar. And when we are done I will thank you and talk about it to all my friends and family for the rest of my life.

Right on J.P. Thanks for the retrospective verse & tune. I suspect that Christian leaders that know what is best for us, have plenty to answer for when they reach the beginning of eternity...f

What an incredible song Mr Cormier. Thank you,

Heartbreaking and beautiful all at once. ❤️💔❤️

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Great job JP!!!

Ooh wow. That was a beautiful song. Hope you will record it. ❤

Man you are a brilliant artist my friend. That was a beautiful melody! I knew I was drawn to your channel for a reason. I’m 11 days older than you haha but you are light years ahead of me with your guitar skills lol. I’m just a couch and camp fire player. I live on the Tennessee river about halfway between Nashville and Memphis so we have a lot of camp fires round here😉 However I did get my first guitar for my 5th birthday because that’s all I wanted but parents divorced that year everything went to shit and I didn’t pursue guitar again till my 30s. You are truly an inspiration buddy! God bless you and yours!!

I can feel the emotion brother!!...

Beautiful JP

Thank you. Very touching.

Nice song, J.P.

Thanks JP for sharing this song.

This is the 1st time I heard your music and you have me crying 😢. You expressed what I feel about it all!!

Absolutely incredible JP

Well written, and beautifully performed JP!

What a great song just beautiful JP!

You just wrote a great song. Thanks JP.

Great song, thanks for sharing.

thank you JP .....

What a tribute. Honesty is often hard to stomach. How could this systemic abuse happen by those who profess to be representing a Supreme Being... Good question... What would Jesus do?

Thank you..

Wow. That was heartbreaking and true and beautiful. It was everything art should be. It breaks my heart when I think about the hateful, and wrong things done “in the Jesus name.” This song is almost like a parable from the past warning us for our future. I’m rambling now, but thank you. I was deeply moved.

fabulous song

Very touching song JP. We need to share the heck out of this song in support of our First Nations brothers and sisters.

Thank you JP. You speak the words that we are not capable of.

What a masterpiece that was dropped in your lap this morning, JP. Like all great songwriters, you speak for all of us that have similar thoughts and feelings in our hearts and minds. I asked myself more than once in 2020 & 2021. What would Jesus do?

That ending with the thunder!!...ouff!!...

What a Beautiful but so sad song JP, well done Man.

So honest raw, real and thought provoking JP love your heart my friend.

amazing and touching song thank you

You have no emotion if you cannot listen to this beautiful song and not shed a tear. Absolutely beautiful. 🧡215

Jp nailed it 👌 so heart wrenching 😢 but all true great job this is more than a song it speaks for the ones that can't ❤

Respectful, truthful, heartfelt, emotional - what else can I say. Well done JP. If we accept the truth of the song, and that "Jesus" can represent whatever higher spiritual power that a person believes in, than the song is universal. Thank you for using your talent in a positive way.

great song. you have a great voice. more songs please. sang with feeling and emotion.

Thank you for taking the time to write this song. April from Indian Brook.

Thank you.

We have no appreciation for the resilience, patience, and long view of these wise, patient and under-appreciated peoples. This goes beyond disgust, shame and disbelief. Thanks for your fitting words. I suggest we leave Jesus out of it, and ask ourselves “what will we do?”

Sing a sad song and a tear for the children. You nailed it on this one J.P.

Great tune JP..

Pretty powerful song.....best i've heard in quite awhile ! Keep on keeping it real !

Brilliant!

What a way to start my day: in tears. Wow buddy. ❤️

The Big man has got 'um covered. Great song JP

Beautiful.

Amen Brother !!

Well put JP, thank you.

You nailed this one, JP. For me, it's the most important song you've ever written. Thank you brother. We have not come close to adequately addressing and restituting for all our roles in this shameful national crime. The Holy Roman Catholic Church is the most egregious and unapologetic of all the miriad offenders.

Great work on that one JP