
Holy Spirit
Sacred One
As your light dances in our hearts
May we learn the steps to dance
with you in our lives.
Sometimes awkward with splats abounding
Sometimes exuberant, wild with ecstasy,
our feet barely touching the floor.
Sometimes exhausted, barely moving like at the end of a dance marathon.
The waltz, dervish whirling, the Virginia Reel, the mashed potato--however the spirit moves.
May I dance in your arms this day,
Remembering to let you lead.
Dea Gratias.


Catherine Coates is the author of the books, Longing for Intimacy: Glimmers of Hope, and Like as a Hart: Poems to Quench Longing. She has also published a set of inspirational cards, Musings on Grace.
Her next book will be considerations of Jewish/Christian theological tenets which arose in her after spending time in a Christian cult.
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