Not last night,but maybe the night before,I had a dream. A semi-dark dream. First, I will do my best to recall the dream. Then, at the end, I will speak what my thoughts on the dream are, at the moment.
The Dream
I was standing in a line, side by side, with others. There were around 10 or so of us. Our role was to greet people as they walked by, presumably to enter in to a church fellowship gathering. It was dark, as if the lights had been turned off, or like by dim light. One lady came up to me and gave me a big long hug; and she said something to the effect of "I'm sorry". Or, maybe I said that to her; I'm not sure. But, she embraced me for a long time, and then I started weeping and crying. I didn't know that I felt so deeply saddened. Her name was Becky. I was deeply sorrowful over the old church (Anaheim Vineyard) being taken over and stolen by the new church (Dwelling Place) and in that hug, had allowed myself to grieve, unknowingly.
Next, in the dream I walked over to another area. I sat down and had one girl, around age 8-10 years old sitting with me. Then another young girl came, and another. So I was teaching or explaining something to the small group of girls. And, when I looked over to my right, there were more little girls lined up, sitting down, wanting to join in and engage or listen to our group.
Another person was bringing me a kind of baton, or long pole, like the kind you might use for drill team in flags, or like a shower curtain type of pole. As they handed it to me, I let the girls hold onto them, including the girls in front of me, as well as the girls to the side of our group. I wanted them to feel included, and a part of whatever was going on.
It was kind of dark all around us, but I felt like I was probably speaking words of life or words of hope or words of truth; maybe the words of Jesus, I'm not sure. But, the little girls were eagerly listening.
A Few Thoughts
I think God allowed me to feel the deep grief and anguish many people feel and have felt from the pain of their home church being torn away from the Vineyard movement. And, God wants to comfort them during this time. Becky gave me a very long hug as I wept and began to weep; Becky name meaning is "to tie firmly" or "to bind". It could also mean "captivated" or "captivating", or "snare". Interesting. The original Vineyard is going through a tough time right now, having their church home stolen in secret under the guise of "God told us to do it" by the new leadership (wolves in sheep's clothing?).
Even though darkness is all around us, and getting worse, there will be pockets of light and hope through God's servants, workers in his end times. There will be young ones who will or want to listen. Keep speaking truth to those who would hear. God may be raising me up to be young girls' leader.
If you have any thoughts or insights into my dream, feel free to share on my youtube or facebook page. Thanks and may Jesus Christ bless anyone reading this now.
