Staying in Step

About this episode

Lillian Colón shares her journey from an orphanage to a successful dance career, emphasizing the importance of unity and support in both dance and faith.

Lillian Colón, who grew up in an orphanage, beat out four hundred dancers to win a coveted spot on a world-renowned dance team. She performed with that group, with its tightly ordered synchronized choreography, until her mid-forties. Now teaching dance at age seventy, she imparts to students her greatest lesson from precision artistry: work together. “On and off the stage, our lives are deeply intertwined,” she said, “and we all fare better when we support and care for one another.” The apostle Paul knew the importance of this principle. Harmony in Christ points praise to its true purpose—glorifying God. Paul taught this lesson to believers in Rome, both Jewish and gentile, to encourage their unity. “May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had,” he wrote (Romans 15:5). This was “so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ” (v. 6). Competing voices won’t produce this result. Joining together to praise God, with no one person or group discounting another, gives unity in…

People in this episode

Host: Our Daily Bread Ministries

Guest: Lillian Colón

Topics covered

• unity
• dance
• support
• Christianity
• harmony
• community

Keywords

• Lillian Colón
• dance
• unity
• Christianity
• Paul
• Romans
• support

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Our Daily Bread Ministries

Books & works: Romans

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