Uniting Lord
in you, there is perfect unity
trinity, that loving dance of Father, Son and Holy Spirit
in harmony
God in three persons
into which we are invited to join the waltz
blending our movement into a great ceilidh
where all can join
all can know love and fellowship and care and compassion
this is a blessing for us to know we are part of this
we look at those on the sidelines
not knowing how to join in, but wanting to
show us how to teach them the rhythm of your dance
to reach our our hands, help them stand and come into the great movement
that they can join in without judgement or fear that they won’t get it right
we look to those on the sidelines
who say “I cannot dance.”
but they can, yet think they are not good enough
to join with the dance of all creation
the dance which Christ invites us to
turning lives towards God’s ways
and living, loving, joyfully unashamedly dancing along with the one in whom they are baptised
Baptised Jesus
it is through that act we were shown a different way
there was no dance you wouldn’t dance
no person you wouldn’t invite to join with you
you even invited us, such as us to dance in and through and with you
that is a glorious thing, worthy of our praise and gratitude
in our baptism
we are reminded you did not come as expected
and invite us to go to the unexpected places
and dance for you
to the places where there is darkness
and we need to be your light
to the places where there is suffering
and we need to be your comfort
to the places where there is destruction
and we need to be your restorers
to the places where there is hopelessness
and we need to be your encouragers
it is much much dancing we need to do in the world
we don’t know all the moves
we may not like all the music
but united as we are to all Christ’s followers through baptism
we know there is music of life and love for all God’s people, for all of creation
to join in with the great ceilidh of God’s love
which we are just a wee part of
and long to continue to be part of
Amen