This song came out of an improvised moment of prayer, where I led the congregation in the “chorus” part of this song. We were singing it out over situations in our world - injustice, issues on the news or problems in our communities. I would encourage you to try this for yourself, perhaps showing images of issues on a screen, or encouraging people to picture a situation in their mind as they sing. The verses came later as I decided to try and set the Lord’s Prayer in a way that it was singable and recognisable, and yet would immediately apply the prayer to our everyday lives.
"The Gathering" was written as a response to a National Level Christian Youth Camp in 2023 called "Xtreme Camp" in Northern Thailand. Where we saw over 2000 young people from almost every province in Thailand come together to worship, seek and pray for Revival for our nation. Since then, there has been more such gatherings that have continued to impact lives in incredibles ways and therefore, our nation of Thailand.
What we see and live and experience in this life now is just a fraction of what God intends for this world. One day we will see it's restoration in full, but for now, we can call, pray and sing that into the brokenness of today.