Song of Prayer Blog http://www.asongofprayer.com Improvisational Solo Piano Music for Prayer Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:43:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 A Song of Prayer http://www.asongofprayer.com/2012/01/21/hello-world-2-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hello-world-2-2 http://www.asongofprayer.com/2012/01/21/hello-world-2-2/#comments Sat, 21 Jan 2012 05:47:14 +0000 admin http://localhost/songofprayer/blog/?p=1 Recorded live as an improvisational prayer, Song of Prayer had no expectations, no agenda and no kingdom to build or sustain.  Its sole purpose was and is to create an avenue for worship.

I play three services at a very large church each Sunday.  During each service an allotted time is set aside for a quiet time of prayer; coming before the Lord.  With each service I play quietly and was inspired to record music that others could pray along to.

It wasn’t until a particular Sunday where the pastor’s prayer absolutely electrified me.  There was a spirit of authority, of pleading yet of admiration, a humble passage yet with strong conviction.  Later to find that he was reading from the Valley of Vision book.  A collection of Puritan prayers and devotions.

It was then I realized I needed to obey what the Lord was telling me and record a song of worship.  With no preparation or thought as to the program, a very dear prayer intercessor anointed my hands with oil, we prayed and then I literally placed my hands where I felt led.  I claim not a single note of this music as it is truly the Spirit flowing through me.

My heart’s desire is that it will minister to you.  Allowing you to enter into His courts with both praise and petition.  Please let me know if this has been a blessing to you or your family.  I truly appreciate any thoughts you would like to share.

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Chad Lawson: Music for Prayer

Humanity has the gift of imagination – pulling that which is unseen into the seen.

It is a unique gift.
Unique to humanity.
Beyond opinion…
God bestowed.
God given.

Like breath for human life, melody is nourishment to this gift: the imagination.

To starve this is to starve your soul creating a distance between you and reality that is much like a self imposed incarceration.

A good melody is a good story.

It frees us from being bound to the past or attempting to escape in to the future. Drawing us to be present to the life right in front of us, it gives us permission to place primary importance on the reality of our daily life.

Chad Lawson is a pianist, but more than that, Chad Lawson is a storyteller. Using the piano as a journaling pad, he tells a story with melody.

In his newest release ‘Music for Prayer’, Chad fuses his originality with references to Bach and modern hymns in the midst of complete spontaneity.

His melodies take you on a journey. Beckoning your imagination to engage with all of your life. A journey that is not for the faint of heart.

His melodies, like his life – and my life and yours – are a prayer. Reminding you that your life matters. Because the truth is: your life matters.

“Music for Prayer”. Indeed.

Chad Lawson has captured a moment – an impromptu performance – that creates space for you and me to be reminded that our lives matter.  Using melody to open a panoramic view, this listening experience challenges us to be present and awake to THIS life…

…your life
…the life right in front of you.

Because…
your life is prayer.
your life matters.

my prayer for you is that you enjoy the ineffable journey of Chad Lawson’s ” Music for Prayer” – melodies that fuel the imagination.

- Alfred Sergel IV

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