Who's Leading

Psalm 126

Yesterday our church celebrated World Communion Sunday with more than just communion. In the spirit of being one family in Christ we also shared a rather large pot luck lunch where the food varied from baked spaghetti to Chinese chicken salad to homemade pumpkin crunch with macadamia nuts.

The talent show was just as varied with singing, ukulele playing, magic, and dancing, we even had someone blow a Shofar to begin the show. One of the most interesting performances was that of a couple doing an unchoreographed West Coast Swing. In the description of the dance we learned that this style of dance has the partners actually vying for the lead during the dance.

It was interesting to watch and try to guess when the lead changed and who was in charge. Of course, as the introduction to the dance taught us, a well performed dance is done in such a way that we won't be able to tell when the lead changes. This dance was done very well.

Today's Psalm reminds me of that dance. In the decisions we make for our everyday lives we sometimes let God lead and sometimes we take the lead and it can be difficult for us to see who is leading. My guess is that if everything turns out well and if everyone involved in the decision is happy, then most likely God was in the lead.

I have to admit, I m not always aware of when God is in the lead or when I am, so today I'm going to make an extra effort. Want to come along?