Something strange has been happening in my bed lately, and it’s getting out of control!
For the past couple of weeks, I have been experiencing a very large number of dreams during my evening slumber. This is not uncommon for me, as I tend to dream quite often. (I often say that this is when the Holy Spirit is most active and speaking to me.) But as of late, my dreams have been more frequent and even more bizarre. I will be doing something at one point in my dream, and then suddenly I am off doing something entirely different. I will be in one location and then suddenly another. I will be with a particular person having a deep conversation, and then be instantly catapulted into a conversation with another unrelated person. I will be dining at a fine establishment, and then I will be hiking barefoot in the mountains. I will be stuck at an airport (actually a grim reality on many-a-trip) and then solemnly praying to God in a secluded place. I know, it’s completely random, uncontrolled, and totally weird.
However, there’s been a lot going on in my life in the past couple of weeks, so I’m fairly certain that this has something to do with my abnormal dreaming patterns. (At least I hope so.) So as I was cleaning off my desk while trying to clear my mind and to possibly make sense of this situation, I came across this prayer and I wanted to share it with all of you. I hope that your dreams (and mine) lead us closer to our creator.
Prayer for Dreamers
God of our waking and our sleeping,
in every age,
you have spoken to your prophets
in dreams and visions
and have promised that
our sons and daughters shall prophesy
through your Spirit.
Through the dream of young Joseph,
you saved your people from famine.
In the visions of King Solomon,
you blessed your land with wisdom.
Because of dreams,
elder Joseph acted quickly
to protect your only Son from harm.
And through the revelation announced to Mary,
you brought forth a new King and a new dream
for all the world.
Bless those who continue to see you in dreams.
Open their ears to hear you in their visions,
loosen their tongues to speak your word,
strengthen their hands to respond swiftly in action,
and embolden their hearts that what they hear in the dark
they may proclaim in the light.
Make us all dreamers who tirelessly pursue
the vision of your Kingdom.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
~Diana Macalintal, The Work of Your Hands
I often will have the distinct understanding that one of my dreams is a manifestation of something very real in the spiritual realm; sometimes from God, sometimes not. Of course sometimes I have no sense of any meaning of my dreams at all.
Thank you for the prayer. I think I will borrow it for my blog.
You are quite welcome. Have a great day!
I have often had this same realization in relation to dreams. So much so, that I have made major changes in my life. At times, the dreams seem to be “seeds” planted by the Holy Spirit.
Amen to that!
Thanks, Deacon Allen, for sharing my prayer! I love how dreams are so prominent in our Scriptures, and so we should pay close attention to our dreams. I hope your recent dreams will reveal something that will be a blessing for you and your loved ones.
Diana
Thank you very much, and may God continue to bless you with your many gifts and talents.