Continuing with the idea of taking up our crosses and following Jesus, today I want to share with you the song "We Will Follow" by Jars of Clay from their 2010 album "The Shelter." It is a song about being in community with other Christ followers...and being in community so that we can be encouraged and energized to go forth and follow Christ wherever our faith might lead us. It is a song about saying, in so many words, "thy will be done," and keeping our eyes fixed on the cross as we live as disciples.

First, here is a short introduction to the song and its meaning by Jars of Clay's own Dan Haseltine:




And then, here is the song itself:



We Will Follow
(Jars of Clay)

In the shadow of the cross where my first love died
In the valley where we learn how to climb so high
Will you open my heart and reach inside
Till the blood on your hands is yours, not mine

Set us free, trust the mystery
Till our eyes are clear enough to see you

Where you lead us, we will follow
Where you lead us, we will follow you

On the hill of the rich in the city of the poor
Where the wealth is in the hands of who needs you more
‘Cause there’s nothing in our view you haven’t made
No one that you’ve touched that you haven’t saved

So set us free to love the mystery
Till our eyes are clear enough to see you

Where you lead us, we will follow
Where you lead us, we will follow
Where you lead us, we will follow you

Open up our hearts and reach inside
Open up our hearts and reach inside

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