Aches and Pains

This weekend is the recital. I usually love it, the costumes, the performance, the fun make-up. This is the first time in 2 years that I am performing in the recital. Last year I elected to go to DisneyLand with the school band, and the year before I chose to go to Japan. Somehow in the other opportunities i have had, I forgot about the stress and emotional toll it can take on you.
Today I had 3 dance classes back to back, and it wore me out. My second class, Jazz, has a particularly exhausting dance, and after the second time through, I was plagued with aches and pains, my knees were hurting, and I was just plain tired.I was so worn out, that in the 15 minute interval between my Jazz and Modern classes, I literally, just sat there and cried.
I was frustrated with dance, I didn't want to go to my next class. I just wanted to go home. But we are 3 days from our performances, so I couldn't miss this rehearsal. And a strange thing happened when I started to dance. I felt better. I no longer felt discouraged and weak, I felt empowered and strong. And while my physical pains are still here, I am somehow able to push through and dance, they even started to go away. I don't know what happened, you would think that more dancing would simply aggravate my pains, but this choreography seemed to alleviate it.
Now the only reason I can find for this miracle is that, my modern piece is not just a dance, it's a act of worship. When I danced I did not dance for my glory, but for the glory of my king. And tonight has shown me more than ever before, If you give all you pains and worries to God, he will take the pains away, sometimes quite literally.