When a storm settles over the sea of life the invitation of God is to lean into the current of His love. . And love is not a power struggle. Love requires consent-surrender to the winds of trust. . If there’s 1 repeating pattern in my life its that all my deepest treasures are direct descendants of the most ravaging storms in my own history. I call this the impossible grace + radical redemption of God working all things for good over time. (Rom 8) . Storms are often used as metaphors for imminent danger but they have a key role in the biblical narrative. Joseph’s painful displacement & betrayal leads him through the winding roads of repeated loss & into divine destiny. From Moses to Daniel & Jonah to Jesus dark hours often dawn into divine purpose. . Storms can carry danger & direction. 1 night this came to life in a dream. I stood at the edge of a beautiful ocean on a day when dark storm clouds loomed. I felt a force like gravity pull me deeper in. As I gave way to the current I noticed the color of the water turn a brilliant green chrystaline. The deeper I went in the more stunning the colors became. Then I noticed I was so deep in I couldn’t see the safety of the shore. The deeper I let the waves carry me the more brilliance there was to behold until I was fully immersed in the beauty of letting go...neck deep in a wild sea of other worldly color. . . I woke up & wrote a song about this dream & understood sometimes we’re drawn into... . . The deep end of relationships & calling The deep end of scripture & confession The deep end of our own trouble & 🤍 so we can experience all the brilliant colors of healing, freedom & redemption. Only in the depth of these places are we carried by courageous faith...far, far away from the paralyzing fear of an all too familiar shore. . . We’d never ask for storms but they have the potential to carry us into deep places of communion w/God, ourselves + our purpose + others. . . The invitation of God on a stormy sea never looks like a power struggle but an invitation to let go & be carried to a beautiful new shore. . 🤍The Lord will fulfill His purpose in you & will not abandon the work of His hands. Ps 138:8

It’s not often I get to go back to the raw beginning: a piano, a lyric & the stirring of open hearts in a room. I will never cease to be amazed at how the Spirit moves through vulnerable moments to bring down walls so love & truth can make their way in. It’s beautiful & miraculous. . . So I’m deeply grateful to have been a part of this kind of exchange at the @freedom_movement gathering w/my new friend @karriescottgarcia & her incredible team. Karrie is a powerhouse Speaker & Author & she, along w/the Org she founded are TRUE world changers. . . . By some mystery of God’s kindness our paths crossed & I’m grateful the last few months of this decade were marked by a memory w/such kindred hearts. . . . It’s rare...when you find people who make space for underdogs just like you. . . . This conviction is at my core because I’m the kid who grew up in an Immigrant church on the backside of the barrio. We didn’t have much but we had God, the Gospel & each other. 4 albums later, as I sat at this piano & sang words of hope the weight of many moments of grace in my own life came full circle & I sang through thick reverence. . . I’ve never been a master at making my own way. I’ve only prayed for eyes to discover the path that had already been lit for me & the courage to walk in it. . . Of all the mysteries in the world one of the greatest is how God chooses unlikely people to be a part of His redemptive plan. We’re quick to disqualify ourselves & overwrite God’s choice of us but He’s not asking for our approval. He asking for our trust. . . Our stories, the beauty & the tragedy are one of our greatest superpowers. Love is often the conduit it flows through & God, in the current of His goodness, carries it all where it needs to go. . . . There are 49 days left in this decade & God is still in the work of transforming pain into purpose & wounds into wisdom. You are not too broken to be loved or too different to make a difference. This is my prayer over you as the year nears its end. “The dawn is coming open your eyes.” May it be so. . . . PS I’ve had several ask for booking info. Check the new link in my profile for 2020/21.🖤 I’d love to meet you on the road. 🎥 @sharahaus

N E W S I N G L E | VIDEO PREMIERE | YOU HAVE BEEN . Here at the turn of the season it feels right to release this song, 1 of 3 new songs (!) releasing today as part of this current song series. . . There’s something about the inevitability of change that makes what is constant in our lives all the more treasured. . The longer I live the more I believe we’re not here primarily for career, popularity or power. I believe we’re here for relationship & everything good flows from it. Life is a long search for those who will endure with us THROUGH the seasons. Many may accompany us in the glow of Summer but its the trouble of Winter that distinguishes acquaintances from true friends. . I believe deep in the 🖤 of every person there is a child asking this question: “Will you love me enough to stay?” For as long as I can remember this question has hummed in my 🖤 & there has always been One voice consistently echoing back a confident “Yes.” . God . I can’t explain it but before I could read, write or use language I sensed a REAL constant hovering love...I understood the language of PRESENCE. From dancing circles of golden Autumn leaves to silver silhouettes in the last light of Winter...He was there. . . In seasons of wandering I lost my way in many a forest of fear but the light broke through at just the right time & grace, forever a well worn path, led me back home. . . It feels impossible to describe a love that has loved every impossible place in me but if you’ve experienced it you know you don’t have to be perfect to experience perfect love. . . Deep in the 🖤 of every person there’s a child asking: “will you love me enough to stay?” . . I believe we’re all here to find the answer, vertically w/our Maker & horizontally w/others. This song isn’t just my story but a tribute to the treasure of relationship strong enough to endure the force of time & change. Real love not only endures but deepens through the seasons...”always protects...always perseveres.” 1 Cor 13:7 in every season. I hope this song helps you celebrate THIS kind of LOVE today. . 🖤Thks to @sarahhartmusic | Co-writer 🎧 Lael & Austin Kursave | Production 🎥 Ben Roberts (song/vid link in profile)

“Grow” has been out in the world for a few weeks & I’m grateful to see it begin to take flight. So far it’s been streamed in 77 countries & been added to some amazing Christian & Mainstream playlists but when I was writing it I never imagined this was possible. I was just trying to find language for hope. . I always err on the side of privacy but I open the vault now to tell you the true story behind this song. Social media can be perception heavy so I offer the truth today to balance the scales. . . While I’m living in the beauty of redemption now a series of significant losses once set the scene for the writing of this song. In 2015 my husband suffered from a sudden mental breakdown which is one reason the conversation surrounding Mental health is so important to me. He’s recovered...stronger than before but this was the most crippling season of our lives. The following year a routine procedure resulted in a freak accident & we were told my Dad would never walk again. His life has never been the same. In 2017 circumstances beyond our control resulted in a painful transition from our community of 14 yrs. The period at the end of this 3 yr sentence was the loss of 3 out of 5 North Star friendships in my life. . I was buried, but in the absence of answers & understanding God gave me what I truly needed; more of Himself. The light of my friendship with Him kept the buried seed of my 🖤alive & growing new roots in necessary places. . . Situations may crush you. People may leave. No one gets a free pass from pain but it’s against the character of God to abandon. “He is close to the broken hearted.” He uses darkness to grow our roots down deep where even the wild winds of life can’t touch the Love that holds us together. He sends the Sun & uses the rain to produce something beyond beautiful that will break through the surface at its proper time. . . I’d still be buried in pain without the light of the Gospel. ALL credit given where it is due. . . So gratitude is all I have. No pride. Just sincere thankfulness & a passion to pass on this hope: Pain has a purpose and I have learned it is almost always an invitation to grow. 🌱 Onward friends.

N E W S I N G L E | 🌱 🌱GROW 🌱🌱 . . “Sometimes when you’re in a dark place you think you’ve been buried but what if you’ve actually been planted.” . . The impact of hearing these words sent me straight into the soul mines where every new song I write is born. . . Somewhere in between necessary endings & new beginnings there is always an invitation into transformation. . . Somewhere between the barrenness of Winter & the first burst of Spring there is a long sowing season. Roots GROW in the silent dark & only under divine observation because true transformation is never not an inside job first. . . When the ground of life seems barren the quiet is cultivating something new deep down in the untraceable places of the heart...if we have the courage to allow the Sower and the sowing season to do its work in us. . . Trouble may sink the heart down like a seed but it’s planted with a PURPOSE: to develop a root system that will yield change, strength & beauty. This process grows us into the size of all we believe. . . And creation reminds us no season is final. (Eccl 3) Every Winter eventually bows to Spring. Seeds give way to roots. Roots give way to shoots. Shoots give way to blooms that unfold into the Summer Sun & Love lines every detail of resurrection & rising beauty. . . . Still, even with all I’ve learned I’ll never pretend to understand why the rain falls on the evil & the good. I only know that Love is in the timing when the darkness develops our roots down deep & Love is in the moment when the time is right to push past the surface & feel the force of breaking NEW ground. I only know that to each of us the time will come when the rain has passed and we GROW upward & out...forward & FREE. . . . Thanks for making such a personal song w/me @austinkursave & @lael_official 👏🏽 . And so I send this song out today in stop motion because transformation is a process that takes time & oh if we could just remember this on days when we’d do anything to make the invisible work of change, visible. . . I hope you listen with the windows down, the wind in your face & remember you’ve been planted with a purpose. It’s time to GROW.🖤 Links to full song in profile.