I should never fall back asleep when I wake a little too early in the morning. I should just get out of bed, but I curl up under the covers and fall back asleep. It’s during this time that I have the most outlandish dreams.
When I wake, sometime between 6:30–7 a.m., Scott gets to listen to me sharing my dreams while they are still fresh in my mind. He shakes his head a lot, and I am sure he finds me quite entertaining. I know my dreams are not unique because many times he also shares his dreams with me.
Do you ever wish you could remember your dreams verbatim? Or fall back asleep so you could find out how the dream ends? I had a dream this week and I’m quite sure I could become famous— if only I could remember the words to the song I composed!
Before I tell you about the song, I should tell you that as I was sewing yesterday, I was listening to 60s and 70s music. Dreams tend to intermingle various scenarios; my dream combined the words from Joan Jett and the Blackhearts’ I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll with words from Bob Seger’s Old Time Rock and Roll. Easter was obviously also on my heart, because I wrote new lyrics to that tune, with Jesus as the subject!
The “rock” in my lyrics was the rock that was set in front of the tomb where they laid Jesus on Good Friday. The “roll” in the lyrics was when the angel of God rolled the stone away. Jesus was not there. He had risen, just as He said! The lyrics I wrote were clever, genius-like! The words
flowed and depicted the story of Holy Week from the Lord’s Supper, to His suffering and death, to His resurrection from the dead, and to His triumph over sin, death, and Satan.
I wish I could remember the exact words — or maybe it’s best that I can’t. If I did remember, I’m sure the lyrics would not be clever or genius in any way. It was a fun dream though. I’m not positive, but I think one of the verses went something like this:
Jesus started all this rock and roll!
Rose from the dead and He saved my soul!
My faith is worth more than solid gold.
Thank you, Jesus, for that rock and roll!
I know, you’re saying, “Don’t quit your day job, Debbie.”
I’m not sure I have a point to make with this blog, unless it’s that I am so glad that my faith is not a dream. My faith is founded in Scripture, solid as a rock. That’s just how I roll!
Today, and always, we are surrounded by HIS grace,
Debbie