Session Description
During the Hebrew harvest feast of Pentecost, the priests dance with the Torah. God's Presence is like the overflow of ripe fruit and grain. It shines through the Torah. After the priests dance, the story of Ruth is told, because it is suffused with God's steadfast lovingkindness (hesed). The promised Holy Spirit was poured out at Pentecost, continuing the story of the overflow of God's generosity. Our story, then, begins and ends with the prayer and the promise that God's Spirit lead us on the way that Ruth took.
Conference Title
2000 Calvin Symposium on Worship
Event Date
1-14-2000
Event Type
Workshop/Seminar
Type (recording/text)
Text
Subject Area
Worship
Keywords:
Ruth, sacred dance
Recommended Citation
Douthwright, Anna and Kramer-Hamstra, Agnes, "Dancing the Story of Ruth" (2000). Symposium on Worship Archive. 1.
https://digitalcommons.calvin.edu/uni-cicw-symposium/2000/allitems/1
Included in
Christianity Commons, Liturgy and Worship Commons, Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion Commons
Dancing the Story of Ruth
During the Hebrew harvest feast of Pentecost, the priests dance with the Torah. God's Presence is like the overflow of ripe fruit and grain. It shines through the Torah. After the priests dance, the story of Ruth is told, because it is suffused with God's steadfast lovingkindness (hesed). The promised Holy Spirit was poured out at Pentecost, continuing the story of the overflow of God's generosity. Our story, then, begins and ends with the prayer and the promise that God's Spirit lead us on the way that Ruth took.