When I meditated on the word Guidance,
I kept seeing "dance" at the end of the word.
I remember reading that doing God's will is a lot like dancing.
When two people try to lead, nothing feels right.
The movement doesn't flow with the music,
and everything is quite uncomfortable and jerky.
When one person realizes that, and lets the other lead,
both bodies begin to flow with the music.
One gives gentle cues, perhaps with a nudge to the back
or by pressing Lightly in one direction or another.
It's as if two become one body, moving beautifully.
The dance takes surrender, willingness,
and attentiveness from one person
and gentle guidance and skill from the other.
My eyes drew back to the word Guidance.
When I saw "G": I thought of God, followed by "u" and "i".
"God, "u" and "i" dance."
God, you, and I dance.
As I lowered my head, I became willing to trust
that I would get guidance about my life.
Once again, I became willing to let God lead.
My prayer for you today is that God's blessings
and mercies are upon you on this day and everyday.
May you abide in God, as God abides in you.
Dance together with God, trusting God to lead
and to guide you through each season of your life.
This prayer is powerful and there is nothing attached.
If God has done anything for you in your life,
please share this message with someone else.
Interceding in prayer is one of the best gifts we can receive.
There is no cost but a lot of rewards;
so let's continue to pray for one another.
And I Hope You Dance !
From the heart of Jean Rhodes with influences by other unknown author(s)—
Here are the original author’s notes in the comments below. It’s an interesting story of powerful emotional energy finding its Freedom to affect the world.
The version that is the closest to what I remember…
“When I meditated on the word Guidance, I kept seeing “dance” at the end of the word. I remember reading that doing God’s will is a lot like dancing. When two people try to lead, nothing feels right. The movement doesn’t flow with the music, and everything is quite uncomfortable and jerky. When one person realizes that, and lets the other lead, both bodies begin to flow with the music. One gives gentle cues, perhaps with a nudge to the back or by pressing lightly in one direction or another. It’s as if two become one body, moving beautifully. The dance takes surrender, willingness, and attentiveness
from one person and gentle guidance and skill from the other. My eyes drew back to the word Guidance.
When I saw “G: I thought of God, followed by “u” and “I” dance.” God, you and I dance. As I lowered my head, I became willing to trust that I would get guidance about my life. Once again, I became willing to let God lead.”
When I was thinking about the part when one leads and another follows in the dance, I remembered when I went to my first teenage dance…I didn’t know how to dance, and my partner was trying to lead, but I was also. It was a disaster … I stepped on his toes, he stepped on mine, and neither of us were keeping step with the music. It has always fascinated me, after I learn to dance…how you can have two people moving together with such unity, when the one doesn’t know what the leader is going to do
next. You come into a oneness that you sense the others movements in the nanosecond before it happens. We are so awesomely made.
Jean Rhodes
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