From the Archive: Page 98 Anne Wilson: The Story Behind the Song "My Jesus"
The Unfolding
Northwestern Media
4.9 • 867 Ratings
🗓️ 7 October 2022
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
When Anne Wilson was growing up, she wanted to be an astronaut. She made plans, started taking classes, and set her hopes on traveling to space. But one tragic summer night in 2017 altered the course of Anne's life. The death of her brother Jacob set off a series of events that made clear to Anne that God's purpose was different than her plan. Anne sang in front of an audience for the very first time at her brother's funeral. That was also the moment God clearly called Anne to spend her life praising and worshipping Him. Her first song, "My Jesus," debuted at #1 on the iTunes Christian & Gospel music chart.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, this is Meredith. We're working on our next 10 new episodes of the unfolding podcast, and in the |
| 0:05.5 | meantime, we wanted to share some of our favorite stories from the archives. Anne Wilson never |
| 0:11.0 | imagined that her life would turn out the way that it has. When she was a teenager, a tragic |
| 0:16.7 | event in her family completely changed the course of her life. This fall, Anne is out on tour |
| 0:22.6 | with casting crowns and Kane, and she's releasing a new book called My Jesus from heartache |
| 0:28.5 | to hope. Last year, Anne shared her story with us on the Unfolding podcast. Page 98 of the unfolding |
| 0:35.5 | is the story of Anne Wilson. |
| 0:38.4 | I was sitting there and looking at my dad, grieving this moment, being so confused, having no |
| 0:43.8 | idea what's going on, and then I hear God's voice. And he says, Ann, are you going to trust me |
| 0:49.1 | or are you not? God's story has been unfolding. |
| 0:56.6 | Since the beginning of time. |
| 0:59.7 | He invites you to be a part of it. |
| 1:06.5 | Another page in the unfolding. |
| 1:18.3 | Yeah. Hi, this is Meredith Foster. |
| 1:23.1 | Anne Wilson was one of those kids who knew exactly what she wanted to do when she grew up. |
| 1:27.9 | Her fascination with the stars started early, and there was nothing that seemed more exciting than to be an astronaut. |
| 1:29.7 | She made a plan. |
| 1:30.6 | She started preparing. |
| 1:31.9 | She set her hopes on space. |
| 1:33.9 | But one tragic summer night in 2017 altered the course of everything and began to see that |
| 1:41.0 | her plan might be very different from God's purpose for her life. |
| 1:45.7 | So I actually became a Christian when I was 12, and I was incredibly in love with the Lord. |
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