In our Dance Chapel on Thursday, October 7th, we had the opportunity to reflect, move and dance with some powerful words of Carla DeSola in her book The Spirit Moves: Handbook of Dance and Prayer. Here is what she wrote:

“True Dance draws its strength from the living flow of the universe. (Either the universe doesn’t hold together and we’re simply mad, or we really are connected in some way!) With this power, dance can lead us into the heart of reality; it can turn energy loose within us, and this could be a fearsome thing if one were not rooted in the good. The dance began in the beginning, in silence and stillness, as the world lay worshipping under the hand of God, for the Spirit of God was moving over the face of the waters.” The dance began with God.”

As we danced with those words – improvisational, moving our whole bodies or just a hand and an arm- one by one we each began to feel the dancing of the Holy in us, between us, among us and through us!

One participant shared how powerful it was for her to imagine a dancing God! If we are indeed created in the image and likeness of the Holy and Biblical writings like Psalm 150:4 invite us to “Praise the Holy One with timbrel and dancing. Praise the Holy One with stringed instruments and pipe,” doesn’t it make sense that God, the Holy, the Divine also danced?

It reminds me why I love this song:

God dance the day you were both, the angels did the bump to Gabriel’s horn, God danced the day you were born: so grateful for the gift of you!

If you haven’t heard this song check it out!

Then put on some music and have a dance with the one who began the dance!