Season 3 starts Sunday, Feb 1st!

Artists included:

bodie

TAYA

John Mark McMillan

LJ the Messenger

Ryan Ellis

Alex Jean

The Gray Havens

Forrest Frank

....and more!

I hope this space is where we can

1. PAUSE from the busyness of the world,

2. LISTEN to scripture, good music,

3. ENCOUNTER the living God and

4. Go PLAY your part in the world, renewed, refreshed, and inspired.

An update on season 3!

That’s a wrap! We’re done for the season. We’ll resume in September with Season 3 with more fantastic music, life-giving scripture, and we can only pray a closer encounter with God. Be sure to visit our website at thisishowwepray.org to stay connected, check out our prayer playlists, and sign up for our newsletter. You can always stay in touch by emailing us at hello@thisishowwepray.org, we’d love to hear from you!

The prayer playlists are meant to guide you in morning and evening prayer. My hope is to do a 2.0 version this summer, so stay tuned in! God bless!

Kevin and Tiffani dig deep into Christian’s Song by Torey D’Shaun. They discuss pain and suffering, the power of faith and trusting God in the midst of it, and how testimony is a powerful faith building muscle we need to exercise. Join us as we dive in!

Listen here:

Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/1VEMeiGbslqkA7cakBDoLJ?si=V5mtES1uQiquebT3oLYLQw&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A0SGCpIvbLDlmbFgwd1ov52

Apple - https://music.apple.com/us/album/christians-song/1770092540?i=1770092542

YouTube - https://youtu.be/Gq8ffrDZFuk?si=wjv3B3RiNWxBIz3p

Psalm 13

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

1 How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever?
How long will you hide your face from me?

2 How long must I wrestle with my thoughts
and day after day have sorrow in my heart?
How long will my enemy triumph over me?

3 Look on me and answer, Lord my God.
Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death,

4 and my enemy will say, “I have overcome him,”
and my foes will rejoice when I fall.

5 But I trust in your unfailing love;

my heart rejoices in your salvation.

6 I will sing the Lord’s praise,

for he has been good to me.

Psalm 13:1-6 (NIV)

Music by ⁠Musictown⁠ from ⁠Pixabay

Christian’s Song by Torey D’Shaun

Listen here:

Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/1VEMeiGbslqkA7cakBDoLJ?si=V5mtES1uQiquebT3oLYLQw&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A0SGCpIvbLDlmbFgwd1ov52

Apple - https://music.apple.com/us/album/christians-song/1770092540?i=1770092542

YouTube - https://youtu.be/Gq8ffrDZFuk?si=wjv3B3RiNWxBIz3p

Psalm 13

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

1 How long, Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?

2 How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me?

3 Look on me and answer, Lord my God. Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death,

4 and my enemy will say, “I have overcome him,” and my foes will rejoice when I fall.

5 But I trust in your unfailing love;

my heart rejoices in your salvation.

6 I will sing the Lord’s praise,

for he has been good to me.

Psalm 13:1-6 (NIV)

18c Yes, and I will continue to rejoice, 19 for I know that through your prayers and God’s provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ what has happened to me will turn out for my deliverance. 20 I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death. 21 For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain…(NIV)

27 Above all, you must live as citizens of heaven, conducting yourselves in a manner worthy of the Good News about Christ. Then, whether I come and see you again or only hear about you, I will know that you are standing together with one spirit and one purpose, fighting together for the faith, which is the Good News. 28 Don’t be intimidated in any way by your enemies. This will be a sign to them that they are going to be destroyed, but that you are going to be saved, even by God himself. 29 For you have been given not only the privilege of trusting in Christ but also the privilege of suffering for him. 30 We are in this struggle together. (NLT)

Philippians 1:18c-21, 27-30a (NIV/NLT)

Kevin and Tiffani take a longer look at Ecclesiastes, seasons, the value of silence in our lives, character and spiritual formation, and more!

Sound and Silence by Skye Peterson

Listen here:

Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/0xFPBfWxtiSw70kntmKgEm?si=_BfaCYEpTCShGI8CiIKeOg&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A6fQzTPFPulnvtFdXoICXkO

Apple - https://music.apple.com/us/album/sound-and-silence/1754117204?i=1754117206

YouTube - https://youtu.be/PkKPlH6H2j4?si=YYQoMi_cNaez9TJ_

For everything there is a season,

a time for every activity under heaven.

2 A time to be born and a time to die.

A time to plant and a time to harvest.

3 A time to kill and a time to heal.

A time to tear down and a time to build up.

4 A time to cry and a time to laugh.

A time to grieve and a time to dance.

5 A time to scatter stones and a time to gather stones.

A time to embrace and a time to turn away.

6 A time to search and a time to quit searching.

A time to keep and a time to throw away.

7 A time to tear and a time to mend.

A time to be quiet and a time to speak.

8 A time to love and a time to hate.

A time for war and a time for peace.

~Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 (NLT)

1 O Lord, how long will you forget me? Forever?
 How long will you look the other way?

2 How long must I struggle with anguish in my soul,
 with sorrow in my heart every day?
 How long will my enemy have the upper hand?

3 Turn and answer me, O Lord my God!
 Restore the sparkle to my eyes, or I will die.

4 Don’t let my enemies gloat, saying, “We have defeated him!”
 Don’t let them rejoice at my downfall.

5 But I trust in your unfailing love.
 I will rejoice because you have rescued me.

6 I will sing to the Lord
 because he is good to me.

~Psalm 13:1-6 (NLT)

Music by Musictown from Pixabay.com

Kevin and Tiffani take a hard look at the heart behind “Nothing I Can Do” and its connecting points with Psalm 39, Psalm 121, and the human experience. Jump in!

Nothing I Can Do (feat. Rory Mckenna) by Antoine Bradford

Listen here:

Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/2XVnhBqQPdjpAFIs8oGyqc?si=zwtu0Z0BQ_2OAg_zSXVq1g&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A4nbH1p3U2Dy1qYITuu3rff

Apple - https://music.apple.com/us/album/nothing-i-can-do-feat-rory-mckenna/1761793314?i=1761793321

YouTube - https://youtu.be/y9AtwEzZ9lk?si=IOngrQk2kIya5eyo

1 I said, “I will watch my ways
 and keep my tongue from sin;
I will put a muzzle on my mouth
 while in the presence of the wicked.”

2 So I remained utterly silent,
 not even saying anything good.
But my anguish increased;

3 my heart grew hot within me.
While I meditated, the fire burned;
 then I spoke with my tongue:

4 “Show me, Lord, my life’s end
 and the number of my days;
 let me know how fleeting my life is.

5 You have made my days a mere handbreadth;
 the span of my years is as nothing before you.
Everyone is but a breath,
 even those who seem secure.[b]

6 “Surely everyone goes around like a mere phantom;
 in vain they rush about, heaping up wealth
 without knowing whose it will finally be.

7 “But now, Lord, what do I look for?
 My hope is in you.

Psalm 39:1-7 (NIV)

‭‭ 1 I lift up my eyes to the mountains—
 where does my help come from?

2 My help comes from the Lord,
 the Maker of heaven and earth.

3 He will not let your foot slip—
 he who watches over you will not slumber;

4 indeed, he who watches over Israel
 will neither slumber nor sleep.

5 The Lord watches over you—
 the Lord is your shade at your right hand;

6 the sun will not harm you by day,
 nor the moon by night.

7 The Lord will keep you from all harm—
 he will watch over your life;

8 the Lord will watch over your coming and going
 both now and forevermore.

Psalm 121: 1-8 (NIV)

Music by Musictown from Pixabay

Nothing I Can Do (feat. Rory Mckenna) by Antoine Bradford

Listen here:

Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/2XVnhBqQPdjpAFIs8oGyqc?si=zwtu0Z0BQ_2OAg_zSXVq1g&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A4nbH1p3U2Dy1qYITuu3rff

Apple - https://music.apple.com/us/album/nothing-i-can-do-feat-rory-mckenna/1761793314?i=1761793321

YouTube - https://youtu.be/y9AtwEzZ9lk?si=IOngrQk2kIya5eyo

1 I said, “I will watch my ways
 and keep my tongue from sin;
I will put a muzzle on my mouth
 while in the presence of the wicked.”

2 So I remained utterly silent,
 not even saying anything good.
But my anguish increased;

3 my heart grew hot within me.
While I meditated, the fire burned;
 then I spoke with my tongue:

4 “Show me, Lord, my life’s end
 and the number of my days;
 let me know how fleeting my life is.

5 You have made my days a mere handbreadth;
 the span of my years is as nothing before you.
Everyone is but a breath,
 even those who seem secure.[b]

6 “Surely everyone goes around like a mere phantom;
 in vain they rush about, heaping up wealth
 without knowing whose it will finally be.

7 “But now, Lord, what do I look for?
 My hope is in you.

Psalm 39:1-7 (NIV)

‭‭ 1 I lift up my eyes to the mountains—
 where does my help come from?

2 My help comes from the Lord,
 the Maker of heaven and earth.

3 He will not let your foot slip—
 he who watches over you will not slumber;

4 indeed, he who watches over Israel
 will neither slumber nor sleep.

5 The Lord watches over you—
 the Lord is your shade at your right hand;

6 the sun will not harm you by day,
 nor the moon by night.

7 The Lord will keep you from all harm—
 he will watch over your life;

8 the Lord will watch over your coming and going
 both now and forevermore.

Psalm 121: 1-8 (NIV)