Freeper Canteen ~ Sunday Chapel Thread ~ DARE TO DREAM ~ April 10, 2011

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[Brad’s Gramma]

 

 

 

 

DARE TO DREAM

Someone once commented that "One of the most powerful things in the world is a dream. Not those dreams that come to us while we sleep, but those we consciously pursue while we are awake." Think of how dreams have shaped our modern life. Of Martin Luther King whose famous speech began, I have a dream today." And of Robert Kennedy who said, "Some men see things as they are and ask "Why?"; I dream things that never were and ask 'Why not?'" Think of how children's lives are often shaped by their parent's dreams. I remember, for instance, that the mother of Moses was more influential to his eventual development than all the scholars of Pharaoh.

William Herbert Carruth once wrote:

"We are all of us dreamers of dreams;
On visions our childhood is fed;
And the heart of a child is unhaunted, it seems, By the ghosts of dreams that are dead....
"There's no sadder sight this side of the grave
Than a shroud o'er a fond dream spread,
And the heart should be stern and the eyes be brave
To gaze on a dream that is dead....
"Let him show a brave face if he can,
Let him woo fame or fortune instead,
Yet there's not much to do but to bury a man
When the best of his dreams is dead."

Genesis 11:31-32 in the Hebrew scriptures may give one example of how dreams can get sidetracked or forgotten. Just two verses. But what a story. Terah, the father of Abraham, had started out on a journey for Caanan. He had enough religion to hear God's call and leave paganism. But he was attracted by the bright lights and comfort of Haran. Now, Haran (in what is now Turkey) was a good distance from his old city of Ur (in what is now Iran) but it's on the same side of the river. A fun place, perhaps, but not God's destination for his people. I heard a rabbi once say that Haran symbolizes a place of arrested development, forgotten dreams and unrealized opportunities.

Abram (whose name would eventually be changed to Abraham), was not satisfied with half-way, however. He moved on to Canaan to become "The Father of the Faithful." Hebrews 11:10 (in the Christian scriptures) describes him as looking for a city "whose builder and maker is God." A worthy legacy. And one which has influenced us all.

Think for a moment. What are the dreams that have shaped YOUR life. That determined your direction, or helped you to make it to this station on your life's journey? Have they empowered and called forth the best in you? Can they help you become the person you think God intended you to be? Do you still hold on to them, and nurture them? Important questions. I hope you can take some time this weekend to reflect on, and perhaps recover, "the power of a dream." But be careful what you dream! It may come true, and even if it isn't realized in your lifetime, it will affect you, and perhaps even the way people remember you,... forever.

CAPT J. David Atwater, CHC, USN

 

[DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis]

Hello Brad’s Gramma! *hugs*

[Dubya]

[SkyDancer]

Hi, I’ll know by Tuesday whether or not I get back on flying status. The doc thinks I can, it’s up to the lab reports. (((HUGS)))!!!

[SkyDancer]

PS - It’s now six years I’ve been on FR!! Yippie!!!!

[oldteen]

Thank you G-ma!

And a wonderful Lord's Day to you!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Happy FR 6th Anniversary, SkyDancer!!

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[Kathy in Alaska]

The Lord’s Prayer for our troops...thanks, Mac....beautiful.

[luvie]

Happy 6th FR Anniversary to youuuuuuuuu! :)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Pro and a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.

Went to see the taxman today. Forgot a 1099 that I had just printed out. Emailed it to the guy after I got home. Tentatively looks like I will break even...exactly what I want. Now I can relax for another year. d:o)

You are resting, right? Keeping hydrated?

[Cindy]

"Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God." -from THE BIBLE: Matthew 27:54

Let's Read The Bible: Matthew Chapter 27 (Read More...)

[Gene Eric]

Let's Read The Bible: Matthew Chapter 27 (Read More...)
Jesus bump †

[Cindy]

A blessed Lord’s Day to you Gene Eric.

[Kathy in Alaska]

A Blessed Lord’s Day to The Mayor family. Thanks for today’s sustenance for body and soul.

Hope you are having a restful and melting snow weekend.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Amazing Grace ~ Cherokee

Elvis ~ In The Garden

Jim Ed Brown ~ Chapel Bells Are Ringing

John Berry ~ Old Rugged Cross

Kitty Wells ~ Dust On the Bible

Red Sovine ~ Deck of Cards

The Statler Brothers ~ Church in the Wildwood

Tennessee Ernie Ford ~ Faith of Our Fathers

The Gaithers ~ What A Friend We Have in Jesus

Elvis ~ Precious Lord

Ray Cornelius ~ One Set of Footprints

How Great Thou Art ~ Choctaw

Amazing Grace ~ Cherokee

Elvis ~ In The Garden

Jim Ed Brown ~ Chapel Bells Are Ringing

John Berry ~ Old Rugged Cross

Kitty Wells ~ Dust On the Bible

Red Sovine ~ Deck of Cards

The Statler Brothers ~ Church in the Wildwood

Tennessee Ernie Ford ~ Faith of Our Fathers

The Gaithers ~ What A Friend We Have in Jesus

Elvis ~ Precious Lord

Ray Cornelius ~ One Set of Footprints

How Great Thou Art ~ Choctaw

[Kathy in Alaska]

A Blessed Lord’s Day to you and your family, AZ.

And thanks for LeAnn’s Amazing Grace.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good Lord’s Day, Perky and family. How are the fur babies?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Shavua Tov, Deo.

Hope your weekend is going well. It was 50 degrees here Saturday. ((HUGS))

[Kathy in Alaska]

A Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours, Dubya.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good Lord’s Day to you, Cindy...thanks for the link.

50 degrees here on Saturday. Only 1 drain at the intersection is open, so a huge lake appears as melting continues.

[BykrBayb]

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!