Last night I attended a get together of a group in Lancaster called The Collective, which is made up of artists and musicians with the express purpose of collaboration, networking, and sharing the art that each person is making. It was a good night to see people doing some great work. On the way home I was listening to an album that I hadn't listened to in sometime. The album was Gretchen Goes to Nebraska by the band King's X. As I drove home, reflecting on the night, thinking about the mission and ministry of Veritas in relation to the music and arts scene within Lancaster, one of my favorite songs on the album came on. The song was a strong reminder to me that sometimes the church can lose it's way, forget why it exists, and drifts away from the mission that God has given to it (that of making disciples and being a part of what God wants to do in this world and in the building of the Kingdom). The song was a strong reminder to me about the mission and ministry of Veritas and why we exist and why we should exist. So take some time to read the lyrics, listen to the song, and be reminded that as a follower of Jesus we are called to be on mission together with other follower's of Jesus, and bring blessing wherever we go.
Oh broken body, it's joints at war Religious vipers sucking royal blood The price is paid, the final score The truth exists even through pious mud
Who are these people behind the stained glass windows? Have they forgotten just what they came here for? Was it salvation or scared of hell Or an assembly of a social get-together?
What's the mission of the Preacher Man? Some are true, some do lie What's the mission of the Preacher Man? Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
A threat of justice, the lazy judge The governess teaches his son to scream Adopted child, true path to trudge No minor plot to undermine his dream
Who are these people behind the stained glass windows ? Have they forgotten just what they came here for? Was it salvation or scared of hell Or an assembly of a social get-together?
What's the mission of the Preacher Man? Some are true, some do lie What's the mission of the Preacher Man? Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Bless God, the more I think about it The more I think I was preaching the truth I went down to the Cadillac Agency and one hour later I drove out a new Cadillac, Hallelujah Say "Praise the Lord," bless God I'm gonna drive that Cadillac down here and Get it dusty and dirty and use it for God Hallelujah, thank You Jesus
Who are these people behind the stained glass windows? Have they forgotten just what they came here for? Was it salvation or scared of hell Or an assembly of a social get-together?
What's the mission of Preacher Man? Some are true, some do lie What's the mission of the Preacher Man? Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Say what's the mission of preacher, the Preacher Man? Some are true, some do lie What's the mission of, of the Preacher Man? Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah