God is a God of order. Read Psalm 8. The natural world is structured with natural laws. God created the heavens and the earth and all the laws of nature to sustain the universe. Gravity is one of the natural laws of the universe. Gravity keeps our feet on the ground. Gravity keeps Earth in orbit around the Sun. In the night sky, the brightest star in the northern hemisphere is Sirius. Sirius is also called the 'dog star' that follows the constellation Orion through the winter months. Sirius is not one star; it is two stars called a 'binary star' because these two stars orbit each other and are bound together by the gravitational force. I like to think they are dancing together, spinning around each other. Just as natural laws govern the natural world, spiritual laws govern our spiritual life. The covenant God made with Abraham is “I will be your God, and you will be my people.” God renewed the covenant with Moses and the Hebrew people by giving them the Ten Commandments in Exodus 20:1-17. Through the Ten Commandments, the covenant relationship would be secured. When Jesus was asked which was the greatest commandment, he quoted the writings of Moses by giving us two, which can be summarized as, “Love God and love people.” (Mark 12:30-31) I believe that Jesus summarized the Ten Commandments with these two because the first four commandments demonstrate how we love God and the last six demonstrate how we love one another. When we keep the commandments of love, we are able to live in peace with God and with one another. Together we can dance a joyful dance, sing joyful songs, and celebrate our life with God. 

God, our Creator, thank you for this beautiful universe to show us your beauty and your natural laws. Help us to live according to the spiritual laws of love so that we may dance together. Amen.