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Dancing with the Lord of the Dance

11/2/2013

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Dear Five O' Clock Friends,

Live at Five is breaking out of our routine.  Tomorrow we'll meet not at 5:00 p.m. as we usually do but at 1:00 p.m.  And we'll be meeting not at St. Michael's but at the Sheriff substation on the corner of Centro Familiar and Isleta.   Once we've all assembled, we'll walk a block west on Centro Familiar to gather for communion not under the cross but under a beautiful cottonwood tree.  Ours will be a short service--the bread, the wine, the word of God, prayers of the people, the giving of the peace.  Maybe even a song.  Then we'll go forth to spread God's love and God's peace in the world in which we live. 
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Tomorrow, that world in which we live will take on a slightly different hue--at least it will for me and perhaps for you as well.  Tomorrow we'll go straight from the communion table to the Marigold Parade.  We'll see strange sights; we'll hear lively music; we'll encounter a crowd pulsating with life and joy in the moment.  

I'm hoping we'll hear echoes of another song.  I'm hoping we'll hear echoes of "The Lord of the Dance."  Perhaps you know the song.  In case you don't remember all the words, here they are: 

I danced in the morning when the world was young
I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun
I came down from heaven and I danced on the earth
At Bethlehem I had my birth 

Dance, dance, wherever you may be
I am the lord of the dance, said he
And I lead you all, wherever you may be
And I lead you all in the dance, said he 

I danced for the scribes and the Pharisees
They wouldn't dance, they wouldn't follow me
I danced for the fishermen James and John
They came with me so the dance went on 

Dance, dance, wherever you may be 
I am the lord of the dance, said he
And I lead you all, wherever you may be
And I lead you all in the dance, said he 

I danced on the Sabbath and I cured the lame
The holy people said it was a shame
They ripped, they stripped, they hung me high
Left me there on the cross to die 

Dance, dance, wherever you may be
I am the lord of the dance, said he
And I lead you all, wherever you may be
And I lead you all in the dance, said he 

I danced on a Friday when the world turned black
It's hard to dance with the devil on your back
They buried my body, they thought I was gone
But I am the dance, and the dance goes on 

Dance, dance, wherever you may be
I am the lord of the dance, said he
And I lead you all, wherever you may be
And I lead you all in the dance, said he 

They cut me down and I leapt up high 
I am the life that will never, never die
I'll live in you if you'll live in me
I am the Lord of the dance, said he 

Dance, dance, wherever you may be
I am the lord of the dance, said he
And I lead you all, wherever you may be
And I lead you all in the dance, said he       

Susan+
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    The Rev. Susan Allison-Hatch serves as the lead priest for the Live at Five community.

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