God was dancing. It wasn't a controlled dance like people dance. It was different. The angels watched from afar off, enchanted as the shiny outline of God's form moved around in circles to and fro. They stood with eyes wide open with awe staring at their creator who was jubilantly moving about to a unheard melody. Although they could not see His face, they felt the joy radiating from it. They sensed that something great must have happened.

Having watched for awhile they grew restless and wondered what could have happened to cause God to dance so joyfully. They had never seen such a thing, except of-course when Jesus His only son, was born to Mary the young girl who loved God very much.

So they all went to see the angel Gabriel, after all, Gabriel was God's Messenger, and if something big had happened he would know, wouldn't he?
There was Gabriel standing valiantly with his note book in his hand ready to write down messages God would gave him.

One by one, they questioned Gabriel. But he had no answers for them. He searched his note book to see if there was any mention of it in an earlier message. But the only one of any huge importance was the Birth of Jesus.

Gabriel remembered this very well because he was the one who had taken the message to Mary. He began to tell them about it. They listened as he told them how God, had told him to take this special message to Mary, the young girl, who was no different than any other girls, except that she loved God very much.

Gabriel told them about the shepherds and the wise men. The other angels listened intently for some of them had been there at those amazing moments in time when they were a part of the greatest event that had ever taken place in the whole universe, 'the birth of God's Son'. But even as they remembered that awesome event they couldn't concentrate, because the movements of God's joyful dancing seemed to make everything move with it.

When nothing had turned up in Gabriels notebook, he suggested they search the Scriptures to see if there was anything the prophets had written in it that might help them understand what would cause God to behave in such a fashion. Why, if there was something great to happen it would be written in the Holy Bible, wouldn't it?

But, there was no mention in the Holy Bible about anything that would cause God to behave this way.

So they asked Gabriel if there was anyone else they could go and see to find out the reason behind God's dancing. Gabriel suggested the go and talk to Michael.

So with Gabriel in the lead and the other angels following behind they went to see Michael.

Why, if any body knew what was going on, it would be Michael... Michael the warrior prince.

Michael watched with his hand on his sword which rested in the scabbard on his belt as his fellow angels approached.

While they were still afar off he began to wonder what could be their reason for this a visit.

When they finally got to him, it was Gabriel who spoke first.

"Have you sensed something wonderful today?" Gabriel asked. Michael replied he had, but he did not know what was the cause of it. Gabriel told him what the other angels had said.

Michael told them that it had amazed him when he had first found out about it, after all nothing like this had happened before. But he had not given much thought to it.

"God dancing! Why that is something great. We must find out the cause of it,"

Michael announced. "Now that you have come to me, you have made more curious to find out what's going on. Come, let us go see God and find out what is causing him to behave this way."

When they arrived, Michael called out to God, but God didn't seem to hear. God was too caught up in the dancing.

Gabriel turned to the other angels and said, "what are we to do now."

Michael was already heading off in another direction. The angels to started walking towards him and finally caught up to him.

"Where are you going now?" they asked him.

"I am going to see Jesus. We must find out what is going on!" When they finally found Jesus, he too was dancing with just as much vigour as God.

Michael called out to Jesus. When Jesus heard Michael calling him he stopped dancing. He walked over to Michael and placed a hand on Michael's shoulder. Smiling, he asked Michael what was the matter. Micheal told him the whole story of God dancing and how no one knew why.

"And now," he said, "We find You dancing as well. What is the reason for this, my Lord?"

Jesus looked at him and the other angels who stood nearby awaiting an answer.

"Little Nina was born today," Jesus replied with a smile on His face. Then he walked a little distance away from the angels and began to dance again as the angels watched on not sure what to do next.

 

^{Zeph 3:17 (NKJV)
The Lord your God, in the midst, the Mighty One, will save;
He will rejoice over you with gladness,
He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.}