Be"Leaf"

Recently, I shared with my co-worker and friend, Janet, a story of how I struggled for so long with worshipping thru music but felt that I was on my way to "freedom". The verse below and the story that follows will show you how beautiful dancing can be if it brings glory to the Lord. The story is not mine...it's actually a God moment that Janet had just a few days after our conversation. Bless her heart for her sharing her joy in Christianity, as well as her appreciation of our Savior and His creation:

I saw a leaf tap-dancing in the street this morning. Of course, it had no taps, but there it was, tapping in the middle of the street for all it was worth. Not moving left or right, but staying in one spot, it was moving to some ecstatic, invisible beat, caught up in the joy of its Creator.

The leaf itself was singularly unremarkable; as a matter of fact it was near the end of its existence. Faded from some vibrant shade of green to dry tan, its lack of sustaining moisture had caused it to roll into an inverted tube. Any other time I would have gone on by, completely oblivious to it.

But there it was, caught up in the power of a small whirlwind. With no power of its own, it danced with carefree abandon in the power of the unseen wind, becoming a thing of praise and beauty. No matter who was watching, or if no one was watching, it danced, caught a beam of sunlight and turned golden for just a bit, tapping out praise on the asphalt for the glory of God.

“Let all creation sing…”
1 Chronicles 16:31-34
Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice: and let men say among the nations, The LORD reigneth. Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof: let the fields rejoice, and all that is therein. Then shall the trees of the wood sing out at the presence of the LORD, because he cometh to judge the earth. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.

I am thankful that she shared that moment w/me. I visualized it as if I were the leaf. I trust in our Savior that as his word states in: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 ¶To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away; A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak; A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.