In that spirit, I hope you will write this on your wall: When a great ship is in harbor and moored, it is safe, there can be no doubt.

They are the words and deeds of the One who brought us here. The good words we say and the good deeds we do are not ours. There can be no despair when you remember why you came to Earth, who you serve, and who sent you here. “The light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it.” There can be no despair for the children of light. Is that just a metaphor?! Or somehow does it describe the core of our being – our ultimate magnificence and brilliance as children of God? Jesus said, “I am the light of the world.” And he said to his followers, “You are the light of the world.” You, and me and everyone else have simply forgotten who we are! You are the light of the world. In part, our despair and depression comes from forgetting our identity as children of God. We have forgotten who we are, why we are here and how to live a life that we would love and God would love. In 2019, she returned to gorgeous form with Worthy, a clutch of emotional, inspiring acoustic songs.A beautiful song to help you remember who you truly are. Instead, Arie has stuck to her truth and shown just how versatile she is, collaborating with the likes of Bonnie Raitt, the Turkish singer Sezen Aksu, and country band Rascal Flatts (2006’s “Summer” is a fast-moving, rootsy revelation). Her sophomore effort, 2002’s Voyage to India, was similarly successful-but Arie struggled through the ensuing years with industry veterans who urged her to mute her messages. Their investment paid off when her debut album, 2001’s Acoustic Soul, took off on the strength of the female-empowerment anthem “Video.” Though less hip-hop-aligned than some of her neo-soul contemporaries, Arie spoke to fans hungry for authenticity the album was certified double platinum within months. She was invited to play at the Lilith Fair in 1998-the same year that Lauryn Hill released her smash solo debut-and Motown signed her soon after, no doubt eager to mimic Hill’s success. With her acoustic sound and preternaturally warm and welcoming voice, Arie quickly found community in the Groovement art collective in the 1990s.

She didn’t take music seriously until after high school, when she began playing guitar. Born India Arie Simpson in Denver in 1975, Arie lived there until her parents divorced she moved to Atlanta with her mother at age 13. India.Arie is not only a singer/songwriter in the vein of ’70s heroes like Bill Withers and Roberta Flack but also a spiritual seeker who invites fans along on her healing journeys, and it’s this balance between self-revelation and artistry that has won her a devoted following.

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