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\n‘Tree art’, Rotterdam  (Photo: Irene Bom)<\/span>
\n <\/p>\n

A prayer<\/h3>\n

I cannot dance, O Lord, unless you lead me. If it is your will, I can leap for joy. But you must show me how to dance and sing by dancing and singing yourself! With you I can leap towards love, and from love I will leap to truth, and from truth I will leap to joy, and then I shall leap beyond all human senses. There I will remain and dance for evermore.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

~ by Mechtild of Magdeburg<\/strong> (1210-1280)
\nfrom 2000 Years of Prayer<\/a><\/em> compiled by Michael Counsell, p. 123
\n <\/p>\n\n

 
\nMechtild of Magdeburg<\/strong> wrote this prayer while she served in the B\u00e9guinage at Magdeburg in Germany, as part of a community of lay women who combined a life of corporate prayer with service in the wider community. <\/p>\n

One of the churches in our Presbytery, the English Reformed Church<\/a> in Amsterdam, is located on the site of a B\u00e9guinage established in Amsterdam in the 14th century. <\/p>\n

Although no B\u00e9guines live in the Begijnhof<\/em> today (according the wikipedia<\/a> the last B\u00e9guine died in 1971 at the age of 84), still the courtyard offers a place of retreat in the midst of a busy city. Somehow it’s hard to imagine the B\u00e9guines of old leaping and dancing there, but why not?
\n <\/p>\n\n

 
\nFrom the blog<\/strong>
\nWilderness woes<\/a>
\nCome rest<\/a>
\n2017: Advent Joy #1<\/a>
\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

‘Tree art’, Rotterdam  (Photo: Irene Bom)   A prayer I cannot dance, O Lord, unless you lead me. If it is your will, I can leap for joy. But you must show me how to dance and sing by dancing and singing yourself! 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In the beginning, the earth burst forth with wondrous things,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "prayer"","block_context":{"text":"prayer","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/category\/prayer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/tree_with_dancing_arms.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/tree_with_dancing_arms.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/tree_with_dancing_arms.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/tree_with_dancing_arms.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":7405,"url":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2019\/05\/10\/theme-rejoice-in-the-lord-always\/","url_meta":{"origin":10447,"position":3},"title":"Theme: Rejoice in the Lord always","author":"Irene Bom","date":"May 10, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"PDF version \u00a0 This prayer sheet is inspired by a recurring theme in Scripture: the phrase, \u201cRejoice in the Lord\u201d. \u00a0 For personal use or to share. 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Happiness is the result of what happens\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "prayer sheet"","block_context":{"text":"prayer sheet","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/category\/prayer-sheet\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":10389,"url":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2020\/11\/13\/first-steps\/","url_meta":{"origin":10447,"position":4},"title":"First steps","author":"Irene Bom","date":"November 13, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Poster for a Corona-proof cultural route through the heart of Rotterdam \u00a0 \"Then Miriam the prophet, Aaron\u2019s sister, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women followed her, with tambourines and dancing.\" (Exodus 15:20) britannica.com describes dance as the movement of the body in a rhythmic way, usually\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "bible"","block_context":{"text":"bible","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/category\/bible\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/first_steps.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/first_steps.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/first_steps.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/first_steps.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":11773,"url":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2021\/07\/22\/hear-creation-singing\/","url_meta":{"origin":10447,"position":5},"title":"Hear creation singing","author":"Irene Bom","date":"July 22, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"(Photo: Irene Bom) \u00a0 Call to Worship (inspired by Isaiah 35:1-10) Listen\u2013all creation rejoices, can you hear it? There is so much noise and chatter, are you sure there is music? Listen\u2013the wilderness and desert are breaking out in song, can you hear it? 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If it is your will, I can leap for joy. But you must show me how to dance and sing by dancing and singing yourself! With you I can leap towards love, and from love I will…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10447","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10447"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10447\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10447"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10447"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10447"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}