Divine Creation

Divine Creation

One January morning, out of pure exhaustion and a longing for anything to stop my pain, I prayed and gave my life to God. I wasn’t a religious person, but I was desperate. Looking back, I didn’t realize at the time a new path was being created for my life. A path I hadn’t planned, but one that offered more than I thought possible.

As a college freshman, I decided to pursue a degree in Dance Performance. Although I wasn't a ballerina, I knew I had a gift and a passion to dance. This same year, I met the love of my life. Ray and I soon became inseparable. Three short years later, we married. We enjoyed an amazing honeymoon traveling and discovering each other.

A year later, my life abruptly changed. My face tear-stained as blood-shot eyes looked upon an empty, vacant apartment. Ray had walked out. He had only just left, but his words were still stabbing my heart. I knew the truth, he had found someone else. I was set to graduate in May and attend Graduate school. Now after losing everything, what was I to do?

The following months were a blur. I wafted in a sea of depression. Finally, May arrived. My professors counseled me before graduation. Bleakly, they stated that performance opportunities would always elude my abilities but suggested I pursue teaching jobs. Now divorced, Graduate school wasn’t an option and I had never enjoyed auditioning. Leaving school, I had no desire to prove them wrong. Heeding their advice, I quickly lined up jobs at several dance studios.

That summer I was given a new identity.

Alone in a new city, I routinely worked late at the dance studio. I soon befriended another instructor. She, too, hadn’t studied dance professionally but had a natural talent. One evening, she asked me to join a master dance class being held at our studio. I embraced the opportunity. I hadn’t taken a class since graduating and I hoped I would make new contacts.

The class was wonderful. I danced beautifully. Afterward, I learned the group sponsoring the class was a Christian Dance Ministry. I had never heard of Christian dancing but I wanted to learn more.

We met every Tuesday night with a short bible study and then……we danced! My life was full of wonderful friends and a clear vision on how I could give my life to God. The first dance I performed was The Lord’s Prayer. It had been scheduled months before I joined the ministry, but I know it was the fulfillment of my prayer that January morning.

Today, despite my professor’s acclamations, I have danced at various Christian events for thousands. An opportunity I once thought impossible, I know God created and made possible through my pain.

Here, I sit and pray on this bare stage. I silently wait for God to send me His Divine Creation. A Creation I know He will ask me to dance for everyone.

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