Invitation

John 1:1-4

The Word Became Flesh

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being in him was life, and the life was the light of all people.

It’s good to have friends

with whom to let your hair down

Mad friends

with whom you can laugh

and mess about

Friends with whom

there’s no need to explain

Friends who, when  the ceilidh band 

strikes up the first chord

will just drag you up to dance

until you run out of steam 

Exuberant

Undemanding

Fun to be around

But when the music slows

and the lights dim

and the group splits off

into pairs

Who is the one 

who’ll partner you then?

Who is the one

who can go further

Move beyond friendship

to intimacy?

When the Eightsome Reel

gives way

to a slow waltz

who is the one

who will face you

take your hand

and match their step to yours?

The Lord of the Dance

loves a ceilidh.

Loves to jig and cavort.

But also on offer

is the intimacy

of a tango or a foxtrot.

And what is requested

is that we slow down

step up

and look God in the eye

so that the dance may begin.