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A Sunday or two ago God spoke to me in church. That in and of itself is not so unusual as you would think or at least hope God would speak to you there on some level. This time He pretty much blew me away. At church, we sit in the front row. This gives us a better view and it gives us a lot more room to allow our three kids to dance during worship, which all three love to do, Zane especially. Zane is a dancer! Zane is our 5-year-old son who was diagnosed at birth with Down Syndrome. I honestly think he is one of the happiest boys on this earth. He can find joy in just about any situation (except T-ball) and will dance, scream or babble incessantly (or do all three at once) whenever he is feeling joy. Well, this particular Sunday, Zane was dancing up a storm during worship as usual. When slower songs come as worship is typically transitioning into something else, I usually take hold of Zane as he wants to continue at full speed. So I did that as we began to sing a slower song about surrendering to God. Zane really wanted to get out of my lap, so after a minute I let him go, hoping he would make a break for the stage. To my utter amazement, without looking around at anyone, he got down on his knees and put his face on the floor--bowing before the Lord. Now some would say Zane was just imitating others around him and didn't really know what was going on. I beg to differ. As Zane was one of the first on the floor, other people began to come up to the alter and bow on their knees too. I'm not saying Zane started it and others followed, not at all. But I will tell you what God impressed upon me at that moment--that Zane is totally in tune with the Holy Spirit whether he totally realizes it or not. When it comes to worship time at church, I think God speaks directly to his spirit and Zane obeys. He dances with total reckless abandon, holding nothing back, and then gets on his knees when he feels something leading him to. I don't know if anyone else noticed that morning, but it was an awesome thing for mom and dad to see for sure. And one other thing God told me... "Zane is a lot more in tune to my Spirit than you are." --A stout dose of humility, conviction, and reality for Dad to swallow.