Today in church a mom went and brought back her two young sons from the nursery during the last set of songs, after the sermon was finished. She was sitting a few rows from the back (I know this because I was 3 rows behind her and there was only one row left behind me.) While everyone was standing and singing her older son - probably not even yet 3 years old - started dancing in the middle of the aisle. It was a side aisle and he wasn't disrupting anyone. I watched as she put her arm around him and brought him back to the row of seats, putting his joyful little celebration to an end.
I was reminded of the passage in Second Samuel 6 that says David danced, basically as a celebration of bringing home the ark of the Lord. When did this expression of love and joy become so looked down upon in the church?
Oh, that we might all dance to rejoice in our Lord with the abandonment a toddler dance displays.
1 comment:
another beautiful and thoughtful entry.... i love the way you think girl!
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