Last week during one of my Kindergarten classes, I saw a picture of the Kingdom of God.
Students
were given the task of doing two things: 1) Use small, quiet movements when the
music is soft, and 2) Use big, bold movements when the music is loud. We were
working on dynamics.
While
all my classes happily accomplished the task, only one of my classes turned it
into a group activity.
Moving
away from their seats and onto the dance floor, a few of the girls decided to
make a dance circle. They happily moved the circle to the music, somehow
changing their movements when the music switched from loud to soft and back
again.
As
I watched the dance circle move, I marveled as different children inserted
themselves into the circle. With excitement and grins on their faces, they’d
run up to the circle, un-hold some hands, insert themselves into the mix, and then
reconnect the circle with joined hands.
It
didn’t matter if they were male or female.
It
didn’t matter if they were black or white or brown.
It
didn’t matter if they were quiet or loud.
It
didn’t matter if they were rich or poor.
All
were welcomed into the circle. And some were even welcomed into the center of
the circle.
Smiling
in happiness
While
working together in
Inclusivity,
Having
a wonderful time
Being
together.
This
is the Kingdom of God.
May
we learn from the Kindergarteners today. Amen.
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