I Had A Dream

I had a dream about 2-3 weeks ago that has been staying with me. I won't bore you with the details but I haven't had a dream like this in ages -- you know, the ones where you are sure there is a message in there somewhere but you just can't for the life of you figure out what that message is?! So I contacted my old College Professor who did a lot of dream work and via e-mail we began to assess this dream. It appears that I am sure that things are changing in my life for the better and that the changes will be painless and a "welcome surprise." Why is my consciousness doing this to me?! So my dreamworker (for lack of a better name) is asking me to think about all of the possibilities in my life. I have a ton of them. I have ideas galore about what would be best for my family, me, our future, etc. But in the meantime I am swamped with debt -- mostly student debt but lots nonetheless. And I wonder how on earth I will ever get out from under there. In the back of my mind I hear this voice of God telling me that God's riches are enough, that I should not worry about tomorrow for tomorrow has enough concern of its own. And so I've begun to rest in that and dream about the possibilities for this life of mine. As I imagine, I wonder if there is a way I can help fellow clergy get out of debt so that they can serve their churches without worrying about how they are going to feed their families. So I signed up to make some money on the side by selling a product I believe in, hoping that I'll be able to help others in the same boat. I felt good about that, and yet I still hear my longterm dreams which include offering spiritual direction at a retreat center of sorts, and hosting homeschool camps for kids a few times a year, where the kids can do a week's intensive of learning on one subject at a time. (I swear, as overwhelming as all of this seems to you, it's exhilerating to me!)

SO, I met with this guy this morning who basically owns my little subdivision. I've heard of him millions of times and finally got to meet him over coffee this morning. He asks what my vision for the church is and I tell him that it's been awfully difficult to envision what's next for the church because I didn't know where the community intended to go (it's been at a stand still for about 25 years). He begins to describe HIS vision and together we talk about the possibilities for the church within that vision. It was amazing! He was interested in one thing and I had the perfect contact for him that would not only help the church but also the community. I was interested in something else and he began to tell me the perfect opportunity that would not only help me realize my dream but would also provide a needed service to the community. Then, get this, he tells me (granted I've not shared my dream) that he has a friend has some land near me that he's wanting to GIVE to someone who would set up some sort of retreat center/spiritual learning place. I looked at him dumbfounded and told him my dream. He gave me this guy's phone number!

I think I'm going to keep dreaming to see what happens next!