S2 E6: Mama

Jess Ray Podcast is back! In this season, Jess sits in her own kitchen with a couple of best friends. They unpack Jess' new songs, opening doorways into bigger conversations. In this episode, Jess and friends dig into one last song, THY KINGDOM COME. They talk about the challenge of embracing one's own real life, and the invitation to not just settle for resignation but instead participate with God in the story He's writing.Thanks to all of our listeners who followed along with this season of the podcast exploring the songs on the MAMA album!-- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠INSTAGRAM: @jessray⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SUBSTACK: @jessray⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PATREON: patreon.com/jessray⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WEBSITE: jessraymusic.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --

Jess Ray Podcast is back! In this season, Jess sits in her own kitchen with a couple of best friends. They unpack Jess' new songs, opening doorways into bigger conversations. This conversation begins with SONG OF PRAISE, exploring the realities of grief, anticipated loss, and our inability to know how much time we really have left with those we love. Jess and friends discuss the gift that life is and remind us to savor the goodness.-- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠INSTAGRAM: @jessray⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SUBSTACK: @jessray⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PATREON: patreon.com/jessray⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WEBSITE: jessraymusic.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --

Jess Ray Podcast is back! In this season, Jess sits in her own kitchen with a couple of best friends. They unpack Jess' new songs, opening doorways into bigger conversations. In this episode, Jess Ray digs in to BLESS IT ALL, a song she wrote to bless (and not curse) the life she’s been given. This one is about marriage, and about learning to live at peace with our life when we don’t know the future.-- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠INSTAGRAM: @jessray⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SUBSTACK: @jessray⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PATREON: patreon.com/jessray⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WEBSITE: jessraymusic.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --

Jess Ray Podcast is back! In this season, Jess sits in her own kitchen with a couple of best friends. They unpack Jess' new songs, opening doorways into bigger conversations. Episode 7 dives into the song KEEP RUNNING BACK, with discussions around being part of a bigger story, scripture as an anchor, and learning to keep pace with God. Jess shares an original poem that encapsulates several key themes from the new album.-- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠INSTAGRAM: @jessray⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SUBSTACK: @jessray⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PATREON: patreon.com/jessray⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WEBSITE: jessraymusic.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --

Jess Ray Podcast is back! In this season, Jess sits in her own kitchen with a couple of best friends. They unpack Jess' new songs, opening doorways into bigger conversations. Episode 6 is about Jess Ray’s tearjerker anthem MAMA. It’s a song about the resilience of women, especially those who have endured with faith and prayer. This episode is a tribute to powerful women who shape our lives, and explores themes of motherhood — biological and spiritual — and the reflection of God displayed in women.-- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠INSTAGRAM: @jessray⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -- ⁠⁠⁠⁠SUBSTACK: @jessray⁠⁠⁠⁠ -- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PATREON: patreon.com/jessray⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -- ⁠⁠⁠⁠WEBSITE: jessraymusic.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ --

Jess Ray Podcast is back! In this season, Jess sits in her own kitchen with a couple of best friends. They unpack Jess' new songs, opening doorways into bigger conversations. In this short bonus episode, Jess reveals the name of her new album and discusses the meaning behind it.-- ⁠⁠⁠⁠INSTAGRAM: @jessray⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -- ⁠⁠⁠SUBSTACK: @jessray⁠⁠⁠ -- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PATREON: patreon.com/jessray⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -- ⁠⁠⁠WEBSITE: jessraymusic.com⁠⁠⁠ --

Jess Ray Podcast is back! In this season, Jess sits in her own kitchen with a couple of best friends. They unpack Jess' new songs, opening doorways into bigger conversations. In episode five, Jess, Cat, and Teal explore the song UNCHARTED LANDS. They reflect on the deep, inextricable connection each person has to their family line, while also considering the courage it takes to venture out into “uncharted” territory and push beyond the boundaries of their parents and grandparents.-- ⁠⁠⁠⁠INSTAGRAM: @jessray⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -- ⁠⁠⁠SUBSTACK: @jessray⁠⁠⁠ -- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PATREON: patreon.com/jessray⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -- ⁠⁠⁠WEBSITE: jessraymusic.com⁠⁠⁠ --

Jess Ray Podcast is back! In this season, Jess sits in her own kitchen with a couple of best friends. They unpack Jess' new songs, opening doorways into bigger conversations. This episode is about DAY THE LORD HAS MADE, Jess’ folk song about how the created world speaks the love of God to us. Like the song, this episode is peaceful and light-hearted, exploring themes like learning to be “outdoorsy,” accepting our humanity, and finding God in ordinary daily rhythms. -- ⁠⁠⁠INSTAGRAM: @jessray⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -- ⁠⁠SUBSTACK: @jessray⁠⁠ -- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PATREON: patreon.com/jessray⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -- ⁠⁠WEBSITE: jessraymusic.com⁠⁠ --

Jess Ray Podcast is back! In this season, Jess sits in her own kitchen with a couple of best friends. They unpack Jess' new songs, opening doorways into bigger conversations. Episode three is about the song FIND MY WAY BACK, one of Jess Ray's most honest songs, to date. The song is a hypnotic barrage of rhyming lines disclosing the details of Jess' recent season of life. In this episode, the girls talk through the lyrics, and Jess opens up about the bigger stories behind them, the challenges faced and lessons learned.-- ⁠⁠INSTAGRAM: @jessray⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -- ⁠SUBSTACK: @jessray⁠ -- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠PATREON: patreon.com/jessray⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -- ⁠WEBSITE: jessraymusic.com⁠ --

Jess Ray Podcast is back! In this season, Jess sits in her own kitchen with a couple of best friends. They unpack Jess' new songs, opening doorways into bigger conversations. In this episode, they chat about Jess’ song I AM NOT GOD, and that leads into a deeper conversation about limitations, false responsibility, and the beauty and relief that comes from allowing God to be God, and allowing ourselves to be human. -- ⁠INSTAGRAM: @jessray⁠⁠ -- SUBSTACK: @jessray -- ⁠⁠PATREON: patreon.com/jessray⁠⁠ -- WEBSITE: jessraymusic.com --