Dance of the Merrymakers
A day of surprises. We had someone sit up front in white simply sitting in front of everyone. The music from Runrig - Solus na madain (The Morning Light) played with loop video. Then opening responses based around our own arrival in worship at an empty tomb.
Readings were Jeremiah 31 v1-6 and Matthew 28 v1-10
We began by considering the deathliness of Friday and Saturday, indeed, much of life is coloured and shaped by still. We thought of the deathly places and ways of the world we live in and that shape us still. We dared to note and confront death today as a reminder that resurrection flies in the face of death, it is the death of death. SO we read from 1 Corinthians 15, Romans 8, passages/texts that reshape us for life now and eternity. A resurrection people, hopeful, promised as Jeremiah's exile people so much more - we were encouraged to join the dance of the merrymakers(Jeremiah) on this Easter day!
We sang Lord of the Dance, while the image by Elizabeth Rollins-Scott, provided a beautiful reflection for us too. As we sang though one of our senoir folks - a dancer all her life - came into the aisle and began a very beautiful dance offering in worship, in one verse she took a little girl and they danced to the front and returned to seats. It was a natural response on this day and something that ebvefryone will remember the day for this year. Unplanned, rehearsed and simply wonderful to see. It was no look at me, it was all I'd spoken about dramatised before our eyes.
Blessing
Go forth in the dance of the merrymakers
Resume your singing,
On your feet go,
Join the dance of the Father, Son and Spirit.
Go forth in the dance of the merrymakers
Resume your singing,
On your feet go,
Join the dance of the Father, Son and Spirit.
