The Dance
The body in praise — every tradition makes the dance a figure of unforced joy before the Holy, and rebukes the cold heart that despises it.
"And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances."
"And David danced before the LORD with all his might;"
"Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;"
"Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto him with the timbrel and harp."
"A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;"
"...as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing."
See this theme as a comparative study.
Discussion
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- Which verse landed hardest for you?
- What's a counter-text — a verse that complicates this theme?
- How does this theme show up in a tradition not represented here?
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