should local church dance teams minister evry week
05-09-2006, 04:54 PM
I agree, Helena!
Our worship time lasts 45 min. to close to an hour.
You need time to "immerse" yourself in the Ruach HaKodesh.....to be cleansed, if you will, in body, mind and spirit. And some days, I find I need more time to release it than the first 2-3 songs allow.
For me, dance also serves as a catharsis, a release that nothing else can affect. To lose oneself in the dance, in the pure worship it offers, is liike nothing else in the world. It's especially true with dances you know and have often done before....not necessarily because its done by rote, but because knowing the steps allows your spirit (and your mind) the freedom to be more open for what the Ruach wants to do in and for you. You can do the steps without having to constantly be aware of what comes next where or when.
How many of you have suddenly felt Yeshua's presence in your midst as you dance? Or experienced an unexpected surge of such joy that you can't help but laugh out loud? Many times this occurs during what I call the "cool down" from praise to worship music, when the L-rd's presence is palpable, well into the worship. The focus of dance changes, becomes more prayerful, more personal, more one-on-one.
I am truly thankful that the L-rd has honored me with the gift of being able to worship Him in this way. And I definitely look forward to dancing with Him on "the streets that are golden", as the song says!
Our worship time lasts 45 min. to close to an hour.
You need time to "immerse" yourself in the Ruach HaKodesh.....to be cleansed, if you will, in body, mind and spirit. And some days, I find I need more time to release it than the first 2-3 songs allow.
For me, dance also serves as a catharsis, a release that nothing else can affect. To lose oneself in the dance, in the pure worship it offers, is liike nothing else in the world. It's especially true with dances you know and have often done before....not necessarily because its done by rote, but because knowing the steps allows your spirit (and your mind) the freedom to be more open for what the Ruach wants to do in and for you. You can do the steps without having to constantly be aware of what comes next where or when.
How many of you have suddenly felt Yeshua's presence in your midst as you dance? Or experienced an unexpected surge of such joy that you can't help but laugh out loud? Many times this occurs during what I call the "cool down" from praise to worship music, when the L-rd's presence is palpable, well into the worship. The focus of dance changes, becomes more prayerful, more personal, more one-on-one.
I am truly thankful that the L-rd has honored me with the gift of being able to worship Him in this way. And I definitely look forward to dancing with Him on "the streets that are golden", as the song says!
Dance with me o Lover of my soul
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