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| Dancers in costumes of recycled materials |
I arrived home from Peru, tired but full of joy and gratitude. I was intending to begin with a description of various aspects of the Unbound program in Peru and I will be doing that in my next entry. However, as I brought this experience to prayer and reflection another aspect of this trip, a very important one, emerged for me. You see, I encountered the Lord there. He danced with me.
One of my favorite hymns come from a 19th century Shaker community, the Lord of the Dance. Each line of the hymn basically says that Jesus danced with us at each stage of His life. The chorus, however, goes beyond that. It says:
Dance then, wherever you me be. I am the Lord of the dance said He. I'll lead you all, wherever you may be. I am the Lord of the Dance, said He.
The trip to Peru as one of Unbound's awareness trips. It is not called a mission trip because the focus is on becoming aware of not only the work of Unbound, but also the realities of the countries we visit. While in Lima I became very much aware of the work of Unbound and why certain things were done. I also was struck by the poverty there as well as the contrast of the poorer neighborhoods with the wealthier ones.
Upon returning home I became more aware of the Lord's presence in all of that. Twice during the week we were treated to presentations of native folk dances. At the end of those presentations the dancers came and picked out one of us sponsors to dance with them. Yes, then, the Lord of the Dance
was drawing me in.
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| Special needs young woman who chose me to dance with her |
So, as I think back on that week I am so grateful that the Lord of the dance called on me during that wonderful time.
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| Member of our group called to dance |
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| With Anthony and the special "Lion" |
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