Dancing in the Minefields, Christian Marriage

Christian marriage song--Dancing in the Minefields

What's making you cry on the radio these days?  For me, it's this beautiful song about Christian marriage called Dancing in the Minefields, by Andrew Peterson.  It reminds me that marriage, sanctioned by God, is bigger than any two people who enter into it.  God will never forsake your marriage--he will never leave you alone in it.

Hebrews 13:5 tell us, 

"Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”

This loaded verse doesn't specifically speak to a married couple, but holding these words dear all the days of your marriage will serve you well as a couple. God will never leave you, so cling tightly to one another and trust Him always, no matter what comes.  

Listening to these beautiful lyrics makes me feel like grabbing my nicely-muscled, gorgeous honey, and slow dancing through this song many times over.  

Unlike many top hits that repeat the same lyrics over and over, this song is a story that spans years--rich in words and in meaning.  I can't even write about it without crying.  Sniff, sniff.

My favorite lines are many, but especially the last two stanzas: 

'Cause we bear the light of the Son of Man 

So there's nothing left to fear 

So I'll walk with you in the shadowlands 

Till the shadows disappear 

'Cause he promised not to leave us 

And his promises are true 

So in the face of all this chaos, baby, 

I can dance with you

Here are the complete lyrics:

Dancing in the Minefields, by Andrew Peterson

I was nineteen, you were twenty-one 
The year we got engaged
Everyone said we were much too young
But we did it anyway 

We bought our rings for forty each 

From a pawn shop down the road 

We made our vows and took the leap 

Now fifteen years ago 

We went dancing in the minefields 

We went sailing in the storm 

And it was harder than we dreamed 

But I believe that's what the promise is for 

"I do" are the two most famous last words 

The beginning of the end 

But to lose your life for another I've heard 

Is a good place to begin 

'Cause the only way to find your life 

Is to lay your own life down 

And I believe it's an easy price 

For the life that we have found 

And we're dancing in the minefields 

We're sailing in the storm 

This is harder than we dreamed 

But I believe that's what the promise is for 

So when I lose my way, find me 

When I loose love's chains, bind me 

At the end of all my faith, till the end of all my days 

When I forget my name, remind me 

'Cause we bear the light of the Son of Man 

So there's nothing left to fear 

So I'll walk with you in the shadowlands 

Till the shadows disappear 

'Cause he promised not to leave us 

And his promises are true 

So in the face of all this chaos, baby, 

I can dance with you