Dream

 June 10, 2020

Dream

“Hold fast to dreams,
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird,
That cannot fly.”
― Langston Hughes

 

 

Even in the world of science- there are dreams.

 

I can hardly imagine a research scientist who does not dream of their subject and the possibilities a discovery can hold. So I like this quote because it speaks to the creative mind not the analytical mind. An analytical mind is always going somewhere, somewhere into the unknown because the known world doesn’t need more analyzing. It’s the unknown for which we strive.

 

In the realm of faith, I know that dreams are the thing our faith is made of. We dream of a world where all are free and affirmed. We dream for sustenance to be poured out to all. We dream of understanding the reason for pain and death. We dream to understand the reason for all that is.

 

And you, your life, your needs, your loves- they are all things we have dreams about. It is when we stop dreaming that we lose hope. And that stoppage can happen rather easily, much to my dismay. A dashed hope, a broken promise, a moment witnessing hate or violence these all can swiftly move our spirits to doubt that our dreams can ever be.

 

Our dreams allow us to thrive in a world which seems to be determined by cold, hard facts. So it is imperative that we encourage each other to dream. It is imperative that we never tell someone that their dream is foolish. In fact, in the church, we should be dreaming all the time! Part of every meeting, a moment of dream sharing about our collective goals should be mandatory.

 

We should be careful to not adopt the outlook of the broken-winged bird, but instead to adopt the dream of the caretaker who knows of the wing’s promise and that a time of splinting leads to flight once again.

 

Please help me to dream.

 

Rev. Ken