Our loving
Father wants us to find, and live into, our fullest vision. God wants us to
have the dream God planted in our hearts at birth. When we offer this prayer,
recognizing that God is the Source of the Kingdom and the Vision of our life,
we can be free to allow our souls to awake and dream and live.
Discovering
that dream may be easy for some. Many of us have known what we ‘want to be when
we grow up’ all our lives and have followed that path. Others have listened
more the voices of caution and ‘what you ought to do’ than to that Voice. It
may take some prayer and meditation to rediscover that real Dream.
The photo
from HandsFreeMama.com is what God asks us each day. “What is your dream, my
Precious Child?” Take some time to think about what your real dream is. It’s
never too late, so don’t say “I’m too old”. God will give you the time for your
dream and God’s vision for you is perfect.
As God told
Jeremiah: “For
surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a
future with hope. Then when you call upon me and come and pray to me, I will
hear you. When you search for me, you will find me; if you seek me with all
your heart, I will let you find me, says the Lord, and I will restore your fortunes and gather you from
all the nations and all the places where I have driven you, says the Lord, and I will bring you back to the place
from which I sent you into exile.”
(Jeremiah 29:11-14)
Part 1
Next week we’ll finish our meditations on the Lord’s Prayer as we come to the very end and offer it all to God.
Manipulate
play dough as you ask God to help you live in to and even to discover God’s
dream for your life. You’ll find it amazingly freeing.
Part
2
In thinking about God as the
Provider of “every Vision, Power, and Song”, you might do prayer yoga or sing
or listen to a favorite hymn. Perhaps you feel moved to do liturgical dance to
welcome God’s vision into your life. The little card reminds us “Life isn’t
about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about learning to dance in the rain!”
Next week we’ll finish our meditations on the Lord’s Prayer as we come to the very end and offer it all to God.
