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一个关于小女孩如何用她的恩赐来赞美神归荣耀给神，并鼓励他人也这样做的故事。

主题

归荣耀给神、赞美、恩赐、敬拜

时间

大约 15 分钟

故事

凯莉穿上一件鲜红的衬衫，套上她最喜欢的牛仔裤，在头发上夹了一枚红蓝相间的蝴蝶结。教会的“赞美之夜”总是一个特别的时刻，她的心因期待而怦怦直跳。

“快点！”凯莉的妈妈从厨房喊道，“我们可不想迟到！”

嘟！嘟！大家已经在车里等她了。凯莉抓起运动鞋，关灯下楼。可是刚拉开门，她又猛地关上，飞快跑回楼上，把床头柜上的圣经夹在胳膊下，再三步并作两步冲下楼，锁门，钻进车里。

爸爸缓缓地开进教会停车场，只剩下几个空位了。

每月一次，教会不讲主日信息，而是让会众用神所赐的恩赐来赞美祂。有人唱歌，有人弹钢琴、拉吉他或吹长笛；有人作见证，有人朗读诗歌。这总是一个充满喜乐敬拜与赞美的夜晚。凯莉坐进了青年区的座位。

“你兴奋吗？”她最好的朋友凯莉叽叽喳喳，“今晚我要唱两首歌，我紧张死了！”凯莉微笑着安慰她：“你一定会很棒的。”

几乎所有朋友都参与过节目，唯独凯莉从没上台表演过。她心里深深渴望能在这个特别的夜晚荣耀主，可是她没有优美的歌喉，也不会乐器。

“我真希望哪怕一次，能在赞美之夜上台。”她对妈妈小声说。“是啊，”后座的弟弟挖苦道，“可这是赞美之夜，不是‘噪音之夜’，没人想听你唱！”“够了！”妈妈制止他，然后对凯莉说：“也许你不擅长唱歌，但神赐给你了别的恩赐。你为什么不试试跳舞呢？”

车里顿时安静下来。“妈妈，你是认真的吗？教会里好多人觉得跳舞是罪，我怎么可能说服他们呢？”妈妈温柔地回答：“圣经说神是万物的创造主，舞蹈也是祂造的。读圣经，祷告，求神指引。祂一定会悦纳清洁的心。”

凯莉学舞已有七年，那天她急切地找老师安居女士请教。老师笑着说：“当然！很多教会都有舞蹈敬拜队。圣经里也有舞蹈啊！米利暗带着众妇女击鼓跳舞，感谢神带领以色列人过红海。大卫也在迎接约柜时在耶和华面前跳舞。舞蹈是敬拜的一种方式。记住，神悦纳清洁的心。”

夜晚，凯莉抱着圣经祷告：“主啊，你知道我的心。求你让我用舞蹈敬拜你。”她读到传道书里说“凡事都有定期……跳舞有时”，心里涌起一阵温暖。她明白了——这就是时候。

她去找牧师雅各弟兄。牧师听完她的请求，说：“凯莉，不是所有舞蹈都是罪。舞蹈可以像音乐一样，用来荣耀神。若你有清洁的心，真心爱主，别人会从你的舞蹈里感受到。”

终于，赞美之夜到来了。凯莉穿着一袭白衣，发间点缀着白花与粉色丝带。她上台前低声祷告：“主啊，我跳舞只为赞美你。求你让人们从我身上看见你。”

她走到麦克风前，勇敢地说：“让我们用舞蹈赞美祂！（诗篇149:3）”然后音乐响起，《主啊，你何伟大》回荡在礼堂。凯莉忘记了一切，只专注于对神的爱——她跳舞，她不停地跳舞，完全为神的荣耀。

从此，教会的赞美之夜不仅有人唱诗、演奏、作见证，也有人跳舞。

*** 英文版 ***

I Can Praise Him with the Dance

A young girl finds a way to use her talent to praise and honor God, while encouraging others to do the same. By Vicki Hammons Woodlee

Kallie took one last look in the mirror, switched off the lights, snatched up her sneakers and scurried down the stairs.

Honk! Honk! Everyone was waiting for Kallie in the car. She opened the front door, then just as quickly slammed it shut and ran back upstairs. She grabbed her Bible off the night stand, tucked it under her arm, and then took the stairs two at a time to reach the doorway.

Honk! Honk! "Hurry," yelled Kallie's brother from the car. She closed the door, locked it, ran to the car and jumped inside. Kallie's dad turned slowly into the church parking lot noticing that only a few spaces remained.

Once a month, rather than having the usual Sunday night sermon, Kallie's church invited the members of the congregation to praise the Lord with a God-given talent. Some people sang and some played the piano, guitar or flute. Others gave their testimony or read a poem. It was always a night of joyful worship and praise. Kallie walked into the sanctuary and sat in one of the pews reserved for the youth.

"Aren't you excited?" chirped Melody, Kallie's best friend. "Tonight I'm singing in two different numbers and I am sooooo nervous!"

Kallie laid a reassuring hand on her friend and smiled. "You'll do just fine," she said.

Almost all of Kallie's friends had something to do for Praise Night. In fact, she was the only one in her youth group who had never performed and she struggled with the deep desire she had in her heart to participate. Kallie wasn't blessed with a beautiful voice, and she didn't have the talent to play a musical instrument, but she did have a longing in her heat to glorify the Lord on this special night.

"I wish that just once I could perform at Praise Night," Kallie confided to her mother on the way home from church.

"Yeah right," teased her brother from the back seat of the car. "It's called Praise Night, not Pain Night, and nobody wants to hear you sing! It hurts my ears to think about it!"

"That's enough," said Kallie's mom. "It might be true that you don't have a good voice Kallie, but God has blessed you in other ways. Why don't you dance?"

The car fell silent. "Mother, you can't be serious," Kallie whined. "So many people in our church believe that dance is a sin. How could I possibly convince them otherwise?" asked Kallie.

"Kallie," replied her mom, "The Bible says that God is the Creator of everything, and that includes dance. Read your Bible Kallie, and pray for God's guidance. God will honor a pure heart."

The next day at school Kallie watched the big, black second-hand on her classroom clock slowly click off the last few minutes of class.

Ring! Ring! Finally! She bolted through the double doors, bounced off the porch, and dashed to the car.Kallie had been taking dance at a Christian dance studio for the past seven years, and today she was anxious to talk to her instructor about dancing in her church. What would she think about such a performance? Would she agree with Kallie that dance is a form of worship?

Kallie changed into pink tights and a pink leotard, and then slipped into her pink ballet slippers. She crisscrossed the pink satin ribbons around her ankle until she had the perfect fit, then tiptoed to the mirror. It was a studio requirement that Kallie wear her hair in a bun, so she twisted and rolled her long, brown hair into a neat, tight circle and pinned it into place with heavy, gold hairpins. The sweet sound of "Amazing Grace" filled the room, and Kallie took her place at the barre.

"Plie, Passe, Tendu, close First," called Kallie's teacher in time with the music. "Now releve and reach. Reach high and praise the Lord with your dance."

After class, Kallie waited in the office to talk to her teacher. "Miss Andrews," she began, "have you ever heard of dance being allowed as a form of worship in church?'

"Of course!" replied Miss Andrews. "Many churches even have Praise and Worship Teams which include dancers from different age groups. You know, Kallie, God didn't intend dance to be sinful, but sometimes man takes a gift from God that was meant for good and changes it. Read your Bible, Kallie. You'll find out that even in the Bible there was dance. Miriam, Aaron's sister, danced to express joy and gratitude to the Lord when He provided safe passage across the Red Sea. She took a tambourine in her hand and all the women followed her with tambourines and dancing. You can find that story in the Book of Exodus. And Kallie, the Book of Samuel tells us that David danced before the Lord with all his might while he brought up the Ark of the Lord into the city. Dance is a form of worship, Kallie, and Psalm 149:3 tells us exactly that! Pray about it Kallie, read your Bible, and remember, the Lord honors a pure heart."

The next class began to arrive and take their place at the barre. "Thank you for your time, Miss Andrews," Kallie said. "See you next week."

Later that night, after homework and a bath, Kallie held her Bible to her chest, closed her eyes, and prayed. "Oh Lord," she whispered, "You know my heart. Please show me how to worship You with dance."

Kallie read all the scriptures her ballet teacher had told her about, but the scripture that moved her the most was in the Book of Ecclesiastes. In this book of the Bible, God tells us there is a time for everything, including a time to dance. Her heart felt a warmth which flowed in waves. And then, Kallie knew. This was the time. Time for her to introduce dance to her church.

Saturday morning Kallie walked into the office of her preacher, Brother James.

"Kallie, what a wonderful surprise," he said. "How can I help you?" he asked while motioning for her to take a chair.

"Brother James, please tell me how you feel about dance in the church," Kallie said. "I really want to dance for Praise Night, and I feel this is something the Lord is leading me to do."

Brother James folded his arms across his chest and leaned back in his chair. "Kallie, not all dance is sinful, but most people have never seen dance used in any way to glorify the Lord," Brother James said. "Dance, like music, can be used to serve the Lord, or used to serve the world. We haven't banned music or singing from the church even though we all have heard examples of how these talents can be used in an ungodly fashion. Kallie, if you have a pure heart and an absolute love for the Lord, then others will feel that when you dance."

The next time Praise Night was scheduled for her church, Kallie was ready. She was dressed in a long, white dress that barely touched her bare feet. Her hair was braided with white flowers and pink ribbons. Right before she took the stage, Kallie prayed. "Oh Lord, you know my heart is pure in my desire to worship You through dance. I dance to praise You and for no other reason. Please soften the hearts of those here tonight who feel dance is sinful and let them see You though me."

When it was Kallie's turn to perform, she headed straight to the microphone to address the congregation. "Let us praise Him with the dance," she said boldly. "Psalm 149:3."

Then she stepped back to the center of the stage, bowed her head, and lifted her hands to the Lord. As the song, "How Great Thou Art" began to play, Kallie forgot about everything except her love for the Lord. And she danced. And she danced and she danced, all for the glory of God.

Kallie's church still has Praise Night. Some people sing and some people play the piano, guitar or flute. Others give their testimony or read a poem. And now, some people dance.

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