Dear friend
I most certainly do think it is possible. The Christian is called not to run with the crowd that runs after the world, but to run after and with Christ Jesus. This does not mean that we hide away from the world , we live in the world and we are part of the world and being in the world and living in Christ Jesus we have the golden opportunity to change the world in Him.
Christ Jesus went to the Wedding Feast at Cana, there would have been music and dancing, there was certainly wine. Jesus did not sin at this party, as we know He is God incapable of sin, He probably danced and He certainly drank wine, but He certainly went there and did not sin, neither did His Blessed Mother Mary; He went to the celebration and He enjoyed a dance and a drink.
Christ Jesus also went into places where sinners hung out, alot of dancing and drinking going on there , the kind that is sinful. Excessive drinking and provocative dancing. He didn’t say, this is a terrible place I am never coming here again and turned on His heel and left them there to die in their sins. He stayed and told them the Gospel.
Now we are not going to start preaching verbally in a club, well maybe we would I don’t know, but nonetheless, we preach by our actions. How we behave ourselves and it takes ALOT of will power and resolve in Christ Jesus not to join in the activities so, we must remember to avoid the ‘occassion of sin’…if such a place would be an occassion for sin for a person, then such places are best avoided. But if they are not going to tempt you to sin, then go to such places as clubs and pubs and be an example of what it is to live in Christ Jesus, enjoy your evening and offer it up as prayer. If we live in Christ Jesus He is our strength against all sins.
Pray for those who you see in such places who are falling into sin and living a Godless life. Christ Jesus has no eyes but your eyes, no hands but your hands and no mouth but your mouth…whatever you hear and see pray for that with you mouth , heart and mind. Whatever you see and hear that is against God make reparation for it yourself and offer your love to God by way of reparation. Whatever you see and hear that is gives glory to God, whatever you see and hear that is a kindness, a mercy, is loving then offer thanks to God.
Wherever you are be most merciful to the sinner because we are one ourselves. All a sinner needs is for someone to love them. Give them the love and kindness of Christ Jesus to all people’s and seeing that in you, they will be drawn by God through you to Christ Jesus.
The world needs Christ Jesus and the world needs His disciples, Christians, to bear witness to His love, mercy and kindness and in doing so increase His flock and bear good fruit.
Having said all of this there does come an age in life where clubs are not a place you would dream of going to
, tastes change as we get older, so while we are young, we should use this opportunity to reach other young people who are so very lost and do not know their Divine Creator, He is either non-existant to them or He is held in mistrust and scepticism and therefore they reject Him.
Keep ourselves in the Presence of God and never forgetting we are constantly in His Presence is the failsafe barrier to committing sin and in remaining in His Presence and recollecting Him, we are able to then bring HIm into every place, experience, activity, relationships and encounter of our lives.
Our Sweet Lord Jesus is God Himself, but He is constantly recollected to His Father in Heaven, every action and every word is to do the Father’s Will, so we too must remain in our Father’s Presence and seek to do His will wherever we are, God’s grace will help any soul willing to do this, achieve this. It is the joining of our will with God’s will constantly throughout the day.
Let us be like our Mother Mary recollected to God and constantly contemplating Him in our hearts, living in His Presence and by our lives giving glory to Him. As Our Blessed Virgin Mother Mary said ‘Whatever He says to you, do it’
The night out at a club in the Presence of God is then Prayer.
God Bless you and much love and peace to you
Teresa
Dennis Miller spoke of that awkward moment when we, as Caucasians, make the conscious decision to begin dancing, after we have walked to the dance floor and made several sad attempts to let it happen naturally).