This album came out of a place of absolute surrender, no more resistance.
I used to go to church religiously. Never missing an opportunity to serve in some way. When chronic illness hit, we had to be so careful about germs and anything extra taxing my body, due to the auto-immunity component. My roots are all things Pentecostal, worship, alter calls, and more. Worship used to be about putting something powerful upon a pedestal. It is way different to me now.
This album came out of a place of absolute surrender, no more resistance. A place of longing but also of trusting. A thing I was not ever very good at. Trust! You can hear my story in all these songs, Winter stands out in that it was the moment I connected with such a deep surrender, for the first time I felt stillness. I have never experienced this type of stillness. It was so tangible it became me. It was shortly after this song was written that my body settled in and the songs flowed so freely.
I am very honored that I was allowed to make this beautiful work of art. No matter what you believe, you can feel the deep longing and surrender in these songs. You can sense I tapped into a place our culture longs for. I know they do, because I did, and do. It is a practice.
Nevertheless, I will say Hallelujah no matter what and no matter how broken it may be.
-Jennifer