clipped from www.nypost.com Gospel exec says the Lord told her to cancel singer's deal Record exec's holy excuse in contract dispute By STEFANIE COHEN It was an immaculate rejection. A gospel-music exec had a divine reason to cancel a contract with one of her singers -- God told her to. April Washington-Essex, head of Habakkuk Music Inc., didn't option a second CD with gospel singer Isaiah D. Thomas. "I have been seeking God about the timing of your next recording. To date, God has not confirmed His approval for Habakkuk Music to participate," she wrote to Thomas, according to a lawsuit he filed last week in Manhattan federal court. Thomas' attorney, Chris Brown, said he had never seen a "God clause" invoked to end a contract. Moses Robinson/WireImage.com LORD TAKETH: Label boss April Washington-Essex allegedly refused to put out a second CD with singer Isaiah D. Thomas, saying, "God has not confirmed His approval."