Awe

Yesterday in rehearsal, (that's so different for me to be able to say but so exciting that I can participate in this incredible work Aaron Chen is choreographing for dance ministry ensemble....its one of those things that I know its God that placed me in it because it had nothing to do with me and is so out of the ordinary for me) Chen shared two bits of really challenging and neat images. The first was related to praising God.

He said, if Jesus, on the cross cried out-It is finished! for you, then all the more should we cry out his praises-loud and unashamed!!

He also shared about a visit he had, when dancing in a nursing home. Many people know that nursing homes are quite the mission field as many incredible souls are forgotten. He was remembering how they were just spending time with the members there, wheeling them through a little human tunnel and more. The neat thing was to witness the awe of those individuals. He said, many had hard lives and still do but they were past the point of pain and had returned to that state of awe that innocent children have. The challenge? Live every day with that joy and awe (being cast in this piece kind of brought me a little bit back to that awe).

I've got a bruise that kind of engulfs my whole knee and my body is sore because it didn't realize what 7 hours of rehearsal felt like but it's so worth it! We are pumped and excited to dance for the King and share in worship with others as we do so!

If you want to check out the song its called With Everything by Hillsong. We were learning movement for the whole 8 minutes but then he cut it down to 5.