Let me just say... that it is always a joyous sight to see adults and especially older people (in their 70s no less) dancing and praising God with no inhibitions. Last night, we had a prayer vigil, i guess would be the term... It started at 10pm and went until like 1:20am, i think? I wasn't paying attention to the clock so much when I crashed haha... But yes, the first half was just worship and I always like it when you can have so many people gather in a house with no special things, just a couple of guitars (and this really cool weird sortof smaller accordian thing...) and many people that sing off key haha... And you could really see the joy on everyone's faces... Not saying that they are all perfect b/c God knows the many flaws everyone has haha... But just at this moment, they were really worshiping God and you could tell... It wasn't about anything other than love and fellowship and that to me is so... pure... And I love to see it :) And like I said, to dance with joy before the Lord... it always brings a smile to my face - it reminds me of when David was chatised by his wife for dancing, scantily clad albeit haha, in front of a large crowd of people even though he was the king... but he said it wasn't for their entertainment that he danced... he danced for the Lord :) I love that. Maybe their whole lives haven't been this way... or through everything they do, continue to be this way... but for this moment, in this place, they really took time out of their sleep schedule (the bispas are normally in bed by 10pm haha) and their lives with their families... and they worshiped the Lord their God and prayed for His will to be done. Things like this really bless my soul in a way that I can't tell you. Sometimes I guess I let myself think that the world is too bitter and things can't change. People can't change. That people don't know how to love anymore... and then God steps in :) and shows me His love. His love for His children and our love for Him. It's so simple and yet staggering. It is beauty - His love, His grace.
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