{"id":9,"date":"2007-10-19T02:44:04","date_gmt":"2007-10-19T02:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/patricia.horace.org\/?p=9"},"modified":"2007-10-19T03:00:05","modified_gmt":"2007-10-19T03:00:05","slug":"dancing-with-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/patricia.horace.org\/?p=9","title":{"rendered":"Dancing with God"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-10\" href=\"http:\/\/patricia.horace.org\/?attachment_id=10\" title=\"dance_under_moon.gif\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/patricia.horace.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/dance_under_moon.gif?resize=760%2C363\" alt=\"dance_under_moon.gif\" height=\"363\" style=\"width: 760px; height: 363px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>************************************************************************************<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><em>It is as if two become one body, moving beautifully.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>************************************************************************************<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">When I meditated on the world GUIDANCE, I kept seeing &#8220;dance&#8221; at the end of the word.\u00a0 I remember reading that doing God&#8217;s will is a lot like dancing.\u00a0 When two people try to lead, nothing feels right.\u00a0 The movement doesn&#8217;t flow with the music, and everything is quite uncomfortable and jerky.\u00a0 When one pereson realizes that, and lets the other lead, both bodies begin to flow with the music.\u00a0 One gives gentle cues, perhaps with a nudge to the back, or by pressing lightly in one direction or another.\u00a0 The dance takes surrender, willingness, and attentiveness from one person and gentle guidance and skill from the other.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">My eyes drew back to the word GUIDANCE.\u00a0 When I saw &#8216;G&#8217;:\u00a0 I thought of God, followed by &#8216;u&#8217; and &#8216;i&#8217;.\u00a0 &#8216;God&#8217;, &#8216;u&#8217; and &#8216;i&#8217; dance.\u00a0 <em>God, you, and I dance.\u00a0 <\/em>As I lowered my head, I became willing to trust that I would get guidance about my life.\u00a0 Once again, I became willing to let God lead.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><em>Our prayer for you (especially for all the married couples or those who are in relationships) is that God&#8217;s blessings and mercies are upon you on this day and everyday.\u00a0 May you abide in God, as God abides in you.\u00a0 Dance together with God, trusting God to lead and to guide you through each season of your life.<\/em><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Hope you all dance with us in our wedding party on August 16, 2008!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>************************************************************************************ It is as if two become one body, moving beautifully. ************************************************************************************ When I meditated on the world GUIDANCE, I kept seeing &#8220;dance&#8221; 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