Guest feature
Gold and Grace by musical artist Rebekah Lusko
Welcome. A dear soul—and friend— Bekah Lusko shares a portion of her musical story and faith journey:
Hi! I’m a musician. For a long time, I never felt worthy enough to call myself that. If I’m honest, I didn’t feel worthy to be called a lot of things - wife, mother, Christian. I laid all of my accomplishments and works before me as evidence, compared them with others around me, and concluded that I just wasn’t good enough. I used that excuse to drop the ball in so many aspects of my life, subconsciously thinking, “if I’m not worth it, then it’s not worth it.”
When a tragic sin upended my family’s life a few years back, I was forced to reevaluate what it meant to be WORTHY. Over and over again, through counselors, mentors and close friends, I was invited to understand my identity in the light of Christ.
His Daughter. I was his daughter: “I thought to myself, I would love to treat you as my own children! I wanted nothing more than to give you this beautiful land- the finest possession in the world. I looked forward to your calling me Father and I wanted you never to turn from me.” Jeremiah 3:19
His Bride. I was his bride: “Therefore, I am now going to allure her; I will lead her into the wilderness and speak tenderly to her… I will betroth you to me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in love and compassion. I will betroth you in faithfulness and you will acknowledge the Lord.” Hosea 2: 14, 19-20
His Princess. “You will be a crown of splendor in the Lord’s hand, a royal diadem in the hand of your God.” Isaiah 62:3
As I began to grow in that understanding and be comfortable in that love, the love of my God, it inspired me to write and make music again. Last year, I released my first EP, Gold and Grace, under the project name VALORE. Valore is French for value and comes from the word valor, which means courage. It speaks for itself really, and my goal is to have every lyric touch on that important reminder that every listener is important and loved and cherished and WORTH IT.
Check out more of Bekah Lusko’s music HERE
