Ecclesiastes 3:4

"A time to weep, and. time to laugh;. time to mourn, and. time to dance."

But at times we want to laugh, when it is. time for weeping. Too often we want to feel good all the time and avoid anything that might bring us sorrow. But whether we like it or not, tragedy, heartache, and suffering will affect all of us. There is. time to stop laughing. There also is. time to mourn for your own sins and the sins of others (1 Cor. Ecclesiastes 5:2; James 4:9-10; 2 Corinthians 7:8-10; Matthew 26:75). The dancing here isn't lustful dancing. "Men and women never danced together, even on those occasions where both sexes participated in the sacred professional dances, they always danced separately. Dancing for sensual entertainment was unheard of among the Hebrews" (Nelsons Bible Dictionary, p. 276). "it is clear that men and women did not generally dance together, and there is no real evidence that they ever did. Social amusement was hardly. major purpose of dancing, and the modern method of dancing by couples is unknown" (Zond. Ency., p. 12) "Biblical dancing was the unrehearsed, spontaneous exuberance resulting from. great physical victory, or some festive occasion" (Kidwell p. 75). The word "dance" here means to leap or skip about. There are times when we must be joyful! (Luke 15:25)