![]() When the words are salt in an open wound and they just can’t seem to understand Tell me if the hope that you know is true ![]() I know someday, I know somehow, I’ll be okay but not right now. They want to tell me that it’ll be okay, but that’s not what I need right now You could see the smoke from a mile away, trouble always draws a crowd I hope it means as much to you as it does to me. Whatever you need, give yourself some grace and allow yourself to do it and to feel it. Order a pizza and eat the whole thing yourself. So here’s what I want you to do:įind a time and a place where you can sit in the quiet, uninterrupted. Jesus WEPT.Įven if you aren’t religious, I still think it’s an important piece of music for anyone who has suffered a loss. Jesus doesn’t spout off platitudes in an effort to put a band-aid on a person’s pain. More importantly, he wants me to take time to grieve, and there is open permission to not be okay. It’s an important song for me as a Christ follower because it’s a reminder that Jesus is well acquainted with grieving and understands everything I’ve struggled with. It’s a cry from the heart and a true metaphor of every grieving person’s struggle. ![]() I like the version of the song that’s posted on YouTube a little better than the version on his album because it is just that: quiet. “It’s best to just be present, and to be kind, and maybe to be quiet,” he says. Jason has posted the story behind the song on YouTube, which is a truly beautiful story of how I think we all wish other people would treat us during times of grief. He had sung my thoughts and spoke the language it so often seems only I understand. There was a significant amount of the concert after he performed “Not Right Now,” but for me it may as well have stopped right then and there. (As he said, “because everyone goes to Christian concerts to be depressed, right?”) After doing his traditional “peppy worship set,” he stopped to do an acoustic set that was a little more somber in tone. I don’t keep up with Christian music nearly as much as most people I know, so I hadn’t actually heard of Jason until this past spring when I heard him perform live at a local venue. Featuring five tracks, The Kipper Gray Sessions is available now.If you’ve gone to a non-denominational church in recent history, you’ve likely heard of Jason Gray, or at the very least you’ve heard of his music he is the artist responsible for “Remind Me Who I Am” and many other popular worship songs. His new project is a collaboration with his son Kipper, who served as producer for Gray’s latest songs. Audiences are able to experience not only Gray’s musical talent, but the heartfelt way he shares his gifts to support others. Smith, Steven Curtis Chapman, Third Day, TobyMac, and numerous others, in addition to headlining tours of his own. 1 Inspo radio single “Nothing Is Wasted.” Gray has won two ASCAP Performance Awards, for “More Like Falling In Love” and “Good To Be Alive.” He has toured with Michael W. With his early records A Way To See In The Dark and Everything Sad Is Coming Untrue, he had five Top 5 singles in a row, including the No. 1 AC radio hit “With Every Act of Love” – also a Billboard Christian Airplay Top 10 track. This followed the success of 2014 album Love Will Have The Final Word, which held Gray’s first No. His last full album, 2016’s Where The Light Gets In, debuted in the Top 5 of Billboard’s Top Christian Albums Chart. Has produced compelling songs that have climbed the charts and impacted global audiences. Through his willingness to offer compassionate honesty and authenticity, Gray Known in the CCM community for his ability to craft thoughtful lyrics of praise with rhythmic pop melodies, Jason Gray as been providing listeners with inspiring and uplifting music for over a decade.
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