Dance with abandon

Sharing with you an excerpt of the first reading today…

Then David, girt with a linen apron,
came dancing before the LORD with abandon,
as he and all the house of Israel were bringing up the ark of the LORD
with shouts of joy and to the sound of the horn

What struck me the most was how David danced. He Danced with abandon – meaning he let go of everything. Never mind if he is king, or what other people will think of him when they see him dancing like that, or if they will still respect and obey him after that. David danced with abandon because he was dancing for God – to praise, worship and glorify God. He was happy, for God was with them throughout their journey, their battles. God was with them, and they knew everything will be blessed, that everything will fall into place.

How do you dance? How do you serve? Do you serve half-heartedly, worrying what other people may think of you, or worrying about your career, reputation, finances, etc? Or are you like David, who let go, who danced with abandon? What you do for God doesn’t matter too much, it may be big or small, maybe simple singing or dancing, as long as done with abandon for God, is well appreciated by God. What’s important for him is we give our all as we serve him, no matter what we do for Him. May we let go of what is holding us back from serving God with abandon, and expect him to bless us mightily as we surrender everything to Him.