- Gather everyone together to form a circle.
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Each verse of the song has four ‘action verbs’ (caring, sharing, etc.), and a final line,
‘Living the Jesus way’ so ask members of the group to suggest simple actions or gestures
for each ‘action verb’. The following are only suggestions!
- Caring – place your left hand on the shoulder of the person on your left.
- Sharing – mime handing something to the person next to you
- Loving – cross your hands over your heart.
- Giving – cup hands front of you, then move hand forward in ‘giving’ gesture
And for the final ‘chorus’ line:
- Walking – one step into centre
- The Jesus – index finger touching opposite wrist in turn (this is the BSL sign for Jesus)
- Way – hands facing, but apart creating a road
- To develop this further, and to make it you own dance, write your own verses!
- Ask people to think about all the things that the disciples did, or saw Jesus doing,
as they walked and lived with Jesus, and to find a single word, like those in the song,
to express that ‘thing’. Invite them to suggest more simple actions to accompany these
new words. Here are some examples:
- Listening – lean to the right with your right hand to ear.
- Inviting – open your arms to the whole group.
- Resting – rest your head on your hands.
- Seeing – put your hands above your eyes and look round
- Praying – put your hands together in prayer
- Trusting – everyone in the circle holds hands
- To make the dance even more interesting (and challenging), ask people to work in pairs,
mirroring their actions: e.g. one turns right when the other turns to the left, and so on.