Tuesday, April 13, 2010

G U I D A N C E

From an email....

 G U I D A N C E
 This is amazing that someone even thought of this!

 Dancing With God
 When I meditated on the word   Guidance,
 I kept seeing "dance" at the end of the word.
 I remember reading that doing God's will is a lot like dancing.
 When two people try to lead, nothing feels right..
 The movement doesn't flow with the music,
 and everything is quite uncomfortable and jerky.
 When one person realizes that, and lets the other lead,
 both bodies begin to flow with the music.
 One gives gentle cues, perhaps with a nudge to the back
 or by pressing Lightly in one direction or another.
 It's as if two become one body, moving beautifully.
 The dance takes surrender, willingness,
 and attentiveness from one person
 and gentle guidance and skill from the other.
 My eyes drew back to the word   Guidance.
 When I saw "G": I thought of God, followed by "u" and "i".
 "God, "u" and "i" dance."
 God, you, and I dance.
 As I lowered my head, I became willing to trust
 that I would get     guidance about my life.
 Once again, I became willing to let God lead.
 My prayer for you today is that God's blessings
 and mercies are upon you on this day and everyday.
 May you abide in God, as God  abides in you.
 Dance together with God, trusting God to lead
 and to guide you through each season of your life.
 This prayer is powerful and there is nothing attached.
 If God has done anything for  you in your life,
 please share this message with someone else.
 There is no cost but a lot of rewards;
 so let's continue to pray for one another.
 And I Hope You Dance Through 2010


   "I danced in the morning when the world was begun,
    and I dance in the moon and the stars and the sun,
    and I came down from heaven and I danced on the earth.
    At Bethlehem I had my birth.

             Dance, then, wherever you may be;
             I am the Lord of the Dance, said he.
             And I'll lead you all wherever you may be,
             and I'll lead you all in the dance, said he."

   Words: Sydney Carter, 1963  (UMH 261)

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