The Dance of Good News

Saturday, January 8, 2022

You might not expect bees to be able to teach you a Gospel truth. However, there is something they do that is Christian - they dance little bee dances. By dancing, the bee communicates to its winged friends that the bee has come across a treasure of food. It goes back to the hive and performs its dance. Through the dance, the bee gives specific directions as to its location with regard to the position of the sun. The other bees then fly out and enjoy a feast. If you find something great and beautiful and sweet and life-giving, you must rejoice in it. We know it's holy to dance for joy and especially when you have found something much sweeter and better than nectar or honey, that is eternal life. If the bee knows to rejoice and to share it, and to direct its brethren, how much more must you rejoice in the Gospel of salvation, and not keep it to yourself, but share it with those around you? Be at least as joyful as a bee, for the love of God is sweeter than honey.

From Message #934 - The Gospel of The Honeybee