Psalm 149:3 Says......
Oh, come on. If you've seen it once on this blog you've seen it a thousand times!
Do you remember?
Ok, I'll let you cheat. Below are the words in the verse scrambled up:
Oh, come on. If you've seen it once on this blog you've seen it a thousand times!
Do you remember?
Ok, I'll let you cheat. Below are the words in the verse scrambled up:
"dancing Let praise with His them name "
Do you have it now? Here it is:
"Let them praise His name with dancing."
The only reason that I lead all of you readers through that crazy experiment is this: As a dancer I want to be the best at what I do. I realize that (without a miracle) this isn't going to happen. Maybe I could get so good that I get to the top of my class and then to the top of my dance school. Maybe I could get so good that I begin to get all of the main parts in the ballets. But I will never be the best at dancing.
To many, many dancers out there (including me!) this hurts to know. It really hurts. But this blog isn't jump-with-pain.com, is it? No. And Psalm 149:3, along with Jeremiah 29:11 and many more verses (not to mention the strength given to us through the Mass and the sacraments!) give me a reason to dance.
Jesus doesn't call us to praise our own names with dancing. He calls us to praise His name. Philippians 2:13 says: "For God is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure." In whatever I do, I believe that God is at work in me. So when I dance, I believe that God is at work in me. Therefore, I am not afraid to dance with what He has given me, even I'm not the spectacular prima ballerina that I think would be best.
"For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a hope and a future." -Jeremiah 29:11
I believe that Jesus has a beautiful future in plan for me and for you too.
Will you dance for Him alone?
