The Dreamer and the dream

Sometimes we go through many doorways before we reach our dreams!

Scripture depicts Joseph of the Old Testament as quite the dreamer. Joseph's dreams did not just humor him; they predicted his future. And Joseph went through trial and deportation, servitude and imprisonment before he saw the fulfillment of those dreams.

Joseph of the New Testament dreamed as well. His dreams often answered the nagging questions he held secretly in his heart. He listened to those dreams, and followed them.

Hans Selye is quoted as saying realistic people with practical aims are rarely as realistic and practical in the long run of things as the dreamers who pursue their dreams.

You and I have dreams. But what are we doing about them? Are we setting them aside so that we can be "practical"?  Or are we daring to reach out and do what we can to try and fulfill those dreams?

If the Gospels teach us anything, it is to believe. And part of believing is dreaming...of what could be, of what we are meant to be, of where life can take us. Dreams are doorways to destinies.

Today, let us think of our dreams. Then, let us set off to pursue them.