#JESUS "is"...Our Dance Partner! AMENA BROWN WROTE... "In a formal dance, the man is the lead. He controls the turns; he keeps an eye out on the dance floor so that the two of you don't run into other couples. He makes sure you step in your space wisely. In a formal dance, the woman's job is to relax her arms, fingers, back and shoulders, to stand strong and straight but fluid enough to be directed, to keep good rhythm and be ready for any turn. A good male dancer can make a woman who is a novice look like she knows what she's doing, if he leads her well." AMENA continues..."Learning how to waltz for my debutante ball made me see for the first time the beauty of the metaphor of Jesus as groom and the church as his bride. If faith is a dance, Jesus is always the lead. He controls the turns; he teaches us to turn in the space he's given us. This requires us to surrender to him, to trust that he knows what he's doing and where we're going...