the dance, day 7

Come to Stillness:

Take a few minutes to allow your mind and heart to be still before God.

Opening Prayer:

My God and Father, Lord of the dance, allow me to see this day and this moment for what it really is—an invitation to dance the dance of life and faith with the One who made me. May I dance this day with joy and passion, knowing that there will never be another one just like it. In the name of Jesus I Pray. Amen. (JLB)

Psalm for the Week: Psalm 149

Scripture for the Day: Psalm 150

Reading for Reflection:

Once I applied my personal rhythm of response to my prayer life, I felt a profound sense of release and relief.  Not only did I naturally respond to God’s love from the rhythm of my own way of relating, but now I had found the way that would last a lifetime!  My own natural “discipline” was deeply planted in my own inner uniqueness.  I had just never bothered to look at my uniqueness and respect it.  I did not have to “take on” or “enter into” anything.  I had only to observe the way my most fulfilling relationships worked and respond in that way in my relationship to God.
     For me, this new approach meant that I could pray sitting down and meditating in depth, or I could talk to God spontaneously through the day.  I could pray for five or ten minutes instead of an hour.  It was all right if I prayed after lunch or late in the evening instead of before breakfast.  I could walk in silence with God, listen to music with God, or exercise or dance in my living room with God. (Feed My Shepherds by Flora Slosson Wuellner)

Reflection and Listening: silent and written

Prayer: for the church, for others, for myself

Song for the Week: Canticle of the Sun

The heavens are telling the glory of God
And all of creation is shouting for joy
Come dance in the forest, come play in the field
And sing, sing to the glory of the Lord

Closing Prayer
Lord God, draw me out on the dance floor of life this day and fill my ears and heart with the beautiful music of Your great affection. Give me such an awareness of your presence that my feet just can’t be still. Dance with me as I dance with you. Amen. (JLB)