Good morning…
What a beautiful, invisible web God is weaving between us. I caught a glimmering glimpse of God yesterday following my post, “Interpreting my dream.” I received the email below from a “sue2you” subscriber I have never met from Pennsylvania, and the overlapping details of her life and mine are beyond human understanding. I am in awe of the way the LORD spoke through my dream and her dream on the very same night, in a very deep way.
She wrote: “Sue, the truth and the timing of your post is amazing. I too woke this morning remembering a vivid dream. I try to pay attention to the messages too, but I do not have your background or experience. In my dream, I was waiting for my mother to spend time with my family. (My mom passed over 3 years ago, I spent her last 2 weeks at her hospital bedside – such a gift!) She was late and we didn’t know why. When she finally arrived in a big white government van she was driving, she announced that she was the new dog catcher. When people found strays she would catch them and bring them back to her house where she would let them play around her pool until she could place them in homes. She was so happy and full of purpose.
This was particularly strange since Mom wasn’t much of a dog person. She tolerated our beloved canine family members. It seemed so funny in the dream that she would be doing this, but she was so happy and peaceful and satisfied which was a welcome feeling for me to experience from her. Reading your blog is offering me another way of thinking about this. My aunt (my mom’s sister) and I have a phone date scheduled for later today, and she is a therapist so I will definitely run it by her. In my life, my yoga teacher of many years has asked me to take over her yoga classes when she moves. I completed my yoga teacher training a few years ago, but I have much resistance to making this commitment. I know my teacher wouldn’t ask me if she didn’t feel I would be a good fit. But I have such a high regard for this teacher. I feel for our community and the loss we will experience with her move. I will pray about this.
I am sitting in Western PA looking out the window at a fresh coating of snow. I picked all the daffodils and hyacinths from the garden last night. A beautiful female cardinal just flew to the feeder just outside my window – three feet from my elbow. Cardinals were my mom’s favorite bird. Peace. Peace. Peace.”
Western PA, my old home. Dream listeners. Dog lovers. Daffodils and cardinals. This morning, I will substitute teach yoga at our church for a friend. Peace. Peace. Peace. What a beautiful, invisible web God is weaving between us. The fundamental fact of existence is that this trust in God, this faith, is the firm foundation under everything that makes life worth living. It’s our handle on what we can’t see, Hebrews 11:1 (MSG),
Sue
