The Prince is standing center stage during the ballroom scene. Cinderella enters. All in attendance bow. The prince goes to his knees before her. She is beautiful. The transformation from ash girl into the ethereal is complete. They dance.
We all know the story of Cinderella but that day was the first time I wanted to be her. I mean I could not keep my eyes off her and longed with everything in me to be her. All because Magic happened.
The Prince was waiting. Cinderella walks into the ballroom after being tested by the Fairy Godmother and then transformed into a princess so that her outside matches her inside. Her true heart was revealed.
I stopped and thought why that day of all days. I have seen this portion of the ballet many times in person and in video. Why? God shared with me the answer. Because it is His Story.
God is the Fairy Godmother testing Cinderella's heart. He sees her heart. He transforms Cinderella stripping away the dirt and grime and everyday-ness. He is also the Prince at the ball waiting for His princess to show up. It is a timeless tale because it tells the tale of the timeless. But there is more…
Human tales can only tell so much. Analogies can only parallel so far. The real magic is that God orchestrated the whole thing. If we follow the analogy with us being Cinderella and Satan being the evil step-mother and Jesus being the Prince we can see God's plan for humanity.
He allowed Cinderella to be placed with an evil step mother. He planned for the Fairy Godmother to come disguised as a poor beggar woman to test Cinderella's heart. He threw together a ball. All for one purpose…so that Cinderella would fall in love with the Prince. You see, the Prince was already in love with Cinderella. She just needed to fall in love with Him. That is the secret to the magic.
She was His bride from the beginning she just didn't know it. I want to teach that. In dance and in life. That is what we are created for. To be His Bride. To fall in love with The Prince that already loves us.
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