Cross Country5/31/2024 Feast of the Visitation
The Visitation is one of my favorite scripture passages, not only to pray with but to bring to life with choreography. I’ve always felt that Joseph should be included in the scene, if initially in the background looking on. After all, would he have let Mary, his betrothed journey by herself “cross country” to visit Elizabeth? As we celebrate the feast of the Visitation today, I need to remind myself to let the Spirit do her “thing.” I should know by now that the Spirit has many songs she sings and dances she does in our lives. We have to listen for the songs and join in the dance. God’s Spirit will rejoice over you with gladness, and renew you in her love, God’s Spirit will sing and dance joyfully because of you, as one sings and dances at festivals. I can’t let the Visitation go by without sharing a link to the Visitation dance from the Lark Ascending. In this version, the Visitation scene with Mary, Elizabeth and Joseph is mirrored by the Wedding Feast of Cana. I hope the “joy” is contagious! https://vimeo.com/310172375 – t=1140s And I titled this “cross country” not only because of Mary and Joseph’s journey to the hill country but also because of the suffering the sons of Mary and Elizabeth would know in their lifetime. But that’s a story for another day….
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