I Dare You to Dance: Christmas Daybook 7
Watch: This Christmas (credit roll scene) - Cast members at the end of the movie "This Christmas" doing the Soul Train's line to Marvin Gaye's song, "Got to give it up"
You might also enjoy:
This Christmas (actual dance scene)
Almost Christmas - Dance break scene
Read: AM - Psalm 46, 48; Isaiah 26:1-9; 2 Corinthians 5:16-6:2; John 8:12-19
PM (Eve of the Holy Name) - Psalm 90; Isaiah 65:15b-25; Revelation 21:1-6
Pray: A liturgy for "Embracing Both Joy & Sorrow" from the book Every Moment Holy, Vol 2: Death, Grief, & Hope by Douglas Kaine McKelvey
Read the prayer here (or print it as a free download.)
Do: Today’s a good day to bust a move.
I dare you to dance today -- somewhere, anywhere, even if only for a few minutes. You could at least do as well as this guy.
Maybe you’d also enjoy reading this piece I wrote a few years back: The Preacher’s Family Is A Dancing Family. [hilarious proof from Jordan and Kendra's wedding here].
“From the oldest of times, people danced for a number of reasons. They danced in prayer or so that their crops would be plentiful or so their hunt would be good. And they danced to stay physically fit and show their community spirit. And they danced to celebrate.” And that is the dancing we’re talking about. Aren’t we told in Psalm 149 “Praise ye the Lord. Sing unto the Lord a new song. Let them praise His name in the dance”? And it was King David — King David, who we read about in Samuel — and what did David do? What did David do?
What did David do? "David danced before the Lord with all his might, leaping and dancing before the Lord.” Ecclesiastes assures us that there is a time for every purpose under heaven. A time to laugh and a time to weep. A time to mourn and there is a time to dance. And there was a time for this law, but not anymore. See, this is our time to dance. It is our way of celebrating life. It’s the way it was in the beginning. It’s the way it’s always been. It’s the way it should be now."
-- Ren in Footloose (1984)
