I'm a firm believer that God is a God of details and that there are no coincidences.
And so that fact that the incredible, beautiful new CD by Kari Jobe,
The Garden, arrived in my mailbox the night before
I traveled to MD Anderson for my pre-op appointments for Melanoma surgery
was like a sweet little gift from our Lord.
This CD is beautiful and was truly a balm to my weary soul
on that 2 hour drive to MD Anderson
on that 2 hour drive to MD Anderson
{which is THE most amazing hospital in the world!}.
It is said for everything there is a season. Winter. Spring. Summer. Fall.
One by one, we experience these seasons throughout our lives.
Our souls grow dark and weary in the thick of winter, and just when we think
we can’t endure another cold night, we recognize the first signs of spring.
Slow and unexpected, welcome shades of green break through the frozen ground.
Sometimes our Creator uses His own creation to remind us that even amidst
winter’s chill He is always at work.
For it’s in the unseen where life’s most beautiful moments take shape.
Worship leader Kari Jobe knows this to be true in her own life,
and on her fourth album, The Garden (Capitol CMG),
she invites listeners to drink of the wellspring of hope
she’s found in the midst of unimaginable tragedy.
While songs like “Fall Afresh,” “Heal Our Land” and “Closer to Your Heart”
reveal congregational anthems like many of the offerings that have defined Jobe’s career,
most of The Garden’s 14 tracks speak to hope in the midst of loss,
peace in the midst of uncertainty and God’s presence in the midst of pain.
Why The Garden?
“The garden is true intimacy with the Father, and it’s a place where He intended for us as humankind to be surrounded with His creation. The life in things that He’s created,” she offers. “I want to lead people into intimacy with the Father. It’s something that’s so important as we walk through stuff in our lives.”
It's impossible for me to pick a favorite song on this album because I truly loved them all.
Calming, spirit soothing, and beautiful- each and every song.
Two of my favorites- that I listened to many times on that drive were
I Will Sing
I need to see you hereI need to know You're in controlThough my heart is torn wide openI will trust, I will rememberI need to hear You're voiceSpeaking to silence all my doubtsYou're word won't return emptyYou will break through every darknessEven when my breath is weakI will sing, I will singEven in the sufferingI will sing, I will singI need to see Your hopeRising above my greatest fearsEven death has been defeatedI will trust, I will rememberEven when the shadows fallI will sing, I will singEven when the night is longI will sing, I will singHallelujahI surrender all to YouHallelujahYou are God, You won't be shaken
and Miracles
The One who made the blind to seeIs moving here in front of meMoving here in front of meThe One who made the deaf to hearIs silencing my every fearSilencing my every fearI believe in YouI believe in YouYou're the God of miraclesI believe in YouI believe in YouYou're the God of miraclesThe One who does impossibleIs reaching out to make me wholeReaching out to make me wholeThe One who put death in its placeHis life is flowing through my veinsLife is flowing through my veinsI believe in YouI believe in YouYou're the God of miraclesI believe in YouI believe in YouYou're the God of miraclesI believe in YouI believe in YouYou're the God of miraclesI believe in YouI believe in YouYou're the God of miraclesThe God who was and is to comeThe power of the Risen OneThe God who brings the dead to lifeYou're the God of miraclesThe God of miraclesThe God who was and is to comeThe power of the Risen OneThe God who brings the dead to lifeYou're the God of miraclesThe God of miracles!
You can purchase a copy of this incredible album HERE.
I'm super excited to be giving away a copy of this CD!
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