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Welcome to the Jesus Calling podcast. Country music has a rich tradition inspired by gospel music,

sharing a common core of storytelling, emotional expression, and a love of faith and family.

Some of today's brightest country stars embrace those roots and sing their faith to the thousands of listeners

who come to their shows and buy their music.

Today we have a special bonus episode featuring some of those artists, all who have contributed

to a brand new collection of music from Jesus Calling, called Songs for Sundays.

First we'll hear from Christian singer-songwriter, Ann Wilson.

Hey, everybody. My name is Ann Wilson, and I'm a Christian artist from Lexington, Kentucky.

I have loved the Lord from a young age, and I always had music around me and surrounded by my family,

but I never really knew music to be anything

that I wanted to pursue until my brother passed away in 2017.

The police came and woke us up at like 3.30 in the morning, and they just said, your son

has passed away in a car accident. And it was the most shocking thing

that had ever happened to our family. When I think back on it, it's almost like this numb feeling

that comes back to me of like it was so painful. And our bodies wouldn't even let us process

really what had happened because of the pain that was within us. And so it was truly such a horrible experience.

I remember my mom asking me to sing at the funeral for my brother, and I knew that I had to,

and I knew that God was calling me to. And it was such a powerful moment. And I just remember

feeling the Lord's presence and then getting through that whole song without crying or being

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