Dancing in Ashes

Part of the Song “Beauty Will Rise” by Steven Curtis Chapman

Out of these ashes... beauty will rise

and we will dance among the ruins

We will see Him with our own eyes

Out of these ashes... beauty will rise

For we know, joy is coming in the morning...

in the morning, beauty will rise

I can hear it in the distance

and it's not too far away.

It's the music and the laughter

of a wedding and a feast.

I can almost feel the hand of God

reaching for my face

to wipe the tears away, and say,

"It's time to make everything new.”

I keep singing these words and I feel so free!! I envision dust and ashes, desolate destruction all around. Yet, there are little boys dressed in all white, as bright as the whites in Clorox commercials, and girls with white dresses that flow freely enough to twirl around in. They are full of laughter and smiles, giggles that are contagious. The sun is setting as hands are raised, and surrounding the ashes are small, blooming flowers. Dancing in the ashes is so freeing and where there once was pain, there is now hope.

 “He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." He who was seated on the throne said, "I am making everything new!"  – Revelation 21:4-5