Beyond the Song
Mary Burke sings “I Talk to God” By Jantina Baksteen
Enjoy the story of Mary Burke, who has a new radio release entitled, “I Talk To God.” Jantina Baksteen: Can you introduce yourself to the readers of SGNScoops? Mary Burke: I am a Southern/Country gospel singerwriter. I have been singing all of my life and have been in church all of my life. I have been traveling for the past five years and trying to share my music and my heart that way. I sing, and (my husband) gives his testimony of how God has brought him from a mighty long way. My husband has been recovering from a severe brain injury for the last 12 years of his life. He has made several improvements and is a complete miracle from God. We are forever thankful for what God has done in our lives and want to share what he has done for us with others. JB: How did you get into music? MB: I have always loved to sing, but I felt a call by God to sing for him, and I knew it was a calling. I started to really get serious about having my own ministry with my husband when he got hurt. I knew that if God brought us through this that we would have so much to share of what he has done. JB: Right now, you have an amazing song on radio,
“I Talk to God,” from your album with the same title. When I hear you sing the song, it is as if you do shout or cry out to God. Why do you relate so personally to this song? MB: My personal story to the song is just what it says, I talk to God. I do this every day and every night. He tells me that I am not alone, and no matter what comes, wherever I go, every stumbling block can turn into a stepping stone. When I feel I can’t go on, he carries me until all the hurt is gone. He is with me. When my husband was hurt in a catastrophic motorcycle accident, I felt this way. I had three young boys, and I was in my 20s at the time. God says he will carry us through these times when we feel we can’t go on. Doak Turner, a cowriter of “I Talk To God,” along with Lauren Sanders, said previously: ‘When Kim Copeland reached out to me, told me about Mary, I felt that ‘I Talked To God’ would be a great song. Mary nailed it, sang from her heart. Rob passed away last year, yet I know he is smiling down now, watching the process of Mary singing the song, and what will happen to those (who hear it). I am proud to have co-written a song that inspires people, talks about talking to God and asking him questions, yet he says, ‘I know!’ Rob left us too soon, yet one day we will
