“I Had This Dream” [Stephie-Roadmap Series]
I had this dream some years back
While at the AFM,
Assessing folks with “12 steps”
To better life begin.’Twas Jesus who was pushing
Out cars stuck in the ditch;
He'd stepped back, asked His question,
And queried me ’bout which –Approach to life I'd take now –
Stay up there on the road,
Or come assist with pushing –
“Could use the help, you know”.“It’s not you’re not able
To do this task, you can –
For it’s not rocket science,
For woman or for man.”He stood there, mud-be spattered,
With sandals on His feet,
Loose garment He was wearing
Was like a muddy sheet.“Like, what's your problem, Stuie?
I got you off your tush –
You going to stand there gawking,
Or come down here and push?”At that point I awakened,
Put down my heavy load,
Stepped into slimy water,
That's how that crop was sowed.Is that what now awaits me
Past landing-strip on isle –
Green grass and sunny landscape
Eluding us the while?Lord, I've not got a picture
Of what's in store ahead,
C'ept what's behind is gone now,
Like books once they've been read.Please clarify blurred vision,
“Trees moving’s” all I see;
Blurred vision of a future
You've held in mind for me.“Lord, You could heal my vision,
If You would do so now”;
Please open up my Wish-List –
"Eight hours a day – start now.""Stu, it's in Scripture waiting,
Some logos on the page;
For you the means of healing
I wish My words to say.For like My servant, Maurice,
That night at AFM,
“The channel of the message
Is part of Word I send.”So get back into Scripture,
Pay heed to logos-Word
So Spirit might enliven
Pro-famie that you've heard.Like Millicent that Sunday,
Who asked which you preferred,
She said to choose your preference
As other was absurd.Lord, this is scary-crazy!
I'm not your ‘photo-guy’;
I'm slow, and absent-minded,
Uneasy, and I'm shy.“Stu, that's what I am needing;
Not rocket science, man;
Just be in Me, forever,
As you said, ‘Yes – I am!’“Just like at ordination,
When vows were switched on you;
I said, ‘Use former meaning,
This is not what you'll do’.“That took you through that evening –
Then kiss you gave your wife –
‘Vocation then relation’
As sequence – meaning tight.“So, do what Millie Martin
Asked after church that day –
‘So, must take on providing,
For family now, you say?’“You stated what your preference
Would be – ‘Why not?’ She asked;
‘God wants to be a blessing
To you as in your past.’“For her, low pay was worth it,
No. pension and no perks;
She did okay in long-run,
Knew other route was worse –“For her, she was not cut out
To work in rigid form;
Free spirit with those children
Left her heart-cockles warmed.“ ‘I knew the way, no Scripture
Flipped open, finger-way,
Was needed – quite aware then
The message He'd conveyed.“ ‘'So I resigned position,
Security – all that,
And ventured out contented,
Like satisfaction's cat.’ ”Well, Holy Spirit, thank You
For showing me, the way
You wish to clarify this –
Through words to me that day.I find this challenge daunting;
Steve's words at coffee time,
“A seer, first of two parts,
Then catalyst sublime.”“You situations enter,
And things together come;
My rental I return now
’Fore noon – I'd better run.”O Spirit, now reviewing
The poetry above,
I'm hearing, “Steve’s my message,
Not Millicent's (of love).”For he abrupt departed,
Like task for him was done;
Lest message then get garbled,
He left – my task begun.So Spirit Scripture-Rhema
To Phami now transform,
As way of Your provision,
Like her – “Heart-cockles warmed”.Thanks Holy Spirit for this.
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