The immense popularity of TV’s “Dancing with the Stars” prompted a reputable publication to recently put forward its own Top 10 countdown, an all-star line-up of amazing dancers throughout history, including Mikhail Baryshnikov, Anna Pavlova, Gene Kelly, Gregory Hines, Martha Graham and Fred Astaire. These truly talented individuals magically moved audiences with their unique style, elegance, rhythm and grace, qualities that today sadly seem to be in short supply. Style may come and go and elegance requires effort, but grace, in the form of simple forgiveness, is without a doubt the hardest for us to muster. God, fortunately, has no problem bestowing grace and does so abundantly (Ephesians 2:8), no matter how many times we sin and fall short or how many times we promise and then disappoint (1 Timothy 1:13-15). It’s always easier to forgive others when you know and understand their personalities and intentions, even if their actions on occasion betray their words. Yet, far too often, we withhold compassionate grace when we feel the perceived injustice merits a particular punishment (Luke 6:37). Saving grace for dispensation at the appropriate moment or for a particular person is commendable enough in the long run, but finding forgiveness immediately for even the smallest of infractions can make a world of difference between a stylish samba and a bumpy bossa nova in the dance of life. God’s saving grace is amazing and I hear the music… who’s going to lead?
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