MOVEMENTS

Psalm 149:3
Praise his name by dancing and playing music on harps and tambourines.

Movement is a sign of life. Mayroong external movement. Yung mobility na nakakaalis ka sa kinalalagyan mo at lilipat ka sa ibang lugar. Mayroon ding internal movement. Kahit hindi gumagalaw ang tao, something circulates inside us. Tumitibok ang puso, gumagalaw ang bituka, dumadaloy ang dugo. Even the heavenly bodies have non-stop movement in choreographed arabesque. Kumikilos ang lahat. Kaya naman hindi kataka-taka na ang worship ay may movement because life is movement, movement is life. We lift hands, we clap, we bow, we kneel. We wave banners to dramatize and exaggerate movements so that they may be even more appreciated. All of that as acts of worship are sacred movements. Kaya nga ang ultimate movement of worship is dance. Dance is to movement as music is to sound. Yung sound kapag inayos at nagkaroon ng harmony, arrangement at balance, nagiging music. Yung iba-ibang movements, kapag inayos din at nagkaroon ng choreography, nagiging dance. Nagkakaroon ng kahulugan at symbolisms ang mga movements. It is a very high form of art and definitely a very spiritual way to worship God who is the God of movement.

When David’s wife, Michal, berated him for dancing before the Lord, she became barren. Kaya hindi dapat nilalait ang mga worshipful movements ng kapwa. Huwag nating mamaliitin o pagtatawanan ang worship expression ng ibang tao. Sa halip, ipakita rin natin ang pasasalamat sa Dios sa pamamagitan ng pagsayaw. Na tayo ay nakakagalaw. Na tayo ay buhay. Na bawat bahagi ng katawan nating galing sa kanya ay ginagamit natin sa pagpupuri at pagsamba.