To surrender a precious dream is a fearful thing
A dream so beautiful, so wonderful
So mysterious
Causing human hearts to dance
To the rhythms of its music
Since the dawn of time
I held a dream, deep within
Hand in mine, mine in his
Climbing the peaks,
Picking wildflowers,
Tilling the land
Plucking the weeds
Drawing the sails
Riding into the sunset
A dream of hearts enmeshed
Hands locked, each finger entwined
Interrupted by young laughter
Wiggly little catalysts of life
Full of questions, “How hot is the sun?”
“What’s in the dark?”
I awoke harshly.
Cold sheets. Empty heart.
No hand near. No heartbeat other
Than that within
Let me dream, bring me back
Then suddenly I remembered
A peace deeper, a joy wider and
A grace fuller
My spirit overwhelmed, swept in awe
It caused my heart to dance wilder
The dream, from deep within
While yet mysterious, lovely and very good
Became a stinky pit, a slippery slope
In my dream I lost sight
Forgetting I AM
A comforting whisper, soft breeze
Piercing light awakened the spirit,
Shot through the bones,
“Today you are living. Today you find Life. Not in the
distance of a dream
But in my Hands of Mercy.”
This reality, also a mystery, is so real
That one day all hearts will
Remember that dance
Stronger than earthy love.
~Anna
2013
"To surrender a precious dream is a fearful thing, but to
pursue anything but the full measure of the glory of God’s love is a wasted
life.” –Joshua Eddy
"Let not your longings slay your appetite for living" - Elizabeth Elliot
"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and
with all your strength and with all your mind" - Jesus