Power of Song

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