Brooke Ligertwood is opening up about the deeply spiritual process behind her new album Eat, revealing that the project began not as a creative strategy, but as an unexpected journey of hearing melodies emerge directly from Scripture.
Speaking with Air1's Lacey Sturm, the Grammy-winning worship leader described the album as one of the most joyful and spiritually significant projects she has ever created.
"It wasn't like, 'Oh, I'm going to make a Scripture album,'" Ligertwood explained. "The Lord starts doing something and I'm very slow to understand that."
According to Ligertwood, the songs began forming as she read and listened to passages from the Bible, often while using the Lectio 365 prayer app during daily routines like driving.
She recalled hearing melodies unexpectedly emerge while listening to Jeremiah 17:7-8.
"As the Scripture was being read and I was hearing it, I started to hear the melodies on top of the words being read," she shared.
The result became Eat, a verbatim Scripture album built entirely around the Word of God without paraphrasing or lyrical embellishment.
"I was really careful to not paraphrase, not try and make anything more accessible, but to truly go word for word," Ligertwood said.
The worship artist described the process as surrendering creative control and allowing God to lead every aspect of the project.
"I really felt like I was truly just a passenger and that this was something God wanted to give and do," she said.
Ligertwood also explained the meaning behind the album's unusual title, revealing that the idea came from her husband and longtime creative partner.
"It's a statement, but it's also an invitation - come and eat, come and feast on His Word," she said, pointing to Matthew 4:4: "Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God."
Throughout the interview, Ligertwood repeatedly emphasized the living power of Scripture and her hope that the album draws listeners deeper into the Bible itself rather than simply into the music.
"This album is called Eat, but I'm not the chef," she said. "I'm just the waiter and I'm here to serve it."
The album also features collaborations with several notable worship artists, including Lauren Daigle and members of The New Respects. Ligertwood shared that Daigle arrived fully immersed in Bible study surrounding her featured track, bringing extensive reflection on the Scripture's meaning and context.
One especially emotional moment on the album comes through a song based on Lamentations 3, where Ligertwood felt compelled to repeat the line: "For He does not willingly bring affliction or grief to anyone."
"I feel like a lot of people don't know that about the Lord," she said.
Ligertwood also reflected on the growing spiritual curiosity among younger generations, noting recent reports showing a dramatic rise in Bible sales and renewed openness toward Scripture among Gen Z and millennials.
"In 2025 there was an 11% rise in Bible sales," she said. "People are turning to this because everywhere else there seems to be such a lack of truth."
Near the end of the conversation, Ligertwood encouraged listeners who feel distant from God to give Scripture another chance.
"I would say give God a chance," she said. "Let Him love you."
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