A dream can be such a strange thing. Somehow, my brain makes up (I presume) 
this bizzare story out of my memories and thoughts and what I’ve been pondering before I went to sleep. I find myself taking a tour through a building where I have to slide under the door to get from one room to another, or have to jump into a pool to get to work. And oddly enough, the absurd rules in this dream world don’t seem peculiar to me while I’m in the dream!
So what if you had a dream that was not weird, but was real and intense? What if in the dream you were not doing crazy things like I described above, but were experiencing a vivid reality that was very different from the dull reality of day-to-day life? Perhaps it could be an extension of your five senses: You can see colors that go beyond the normal visual spectrum the human eye can see. Maybe you can taste sound, hear color, see music, smell virtue, feel a fragrance. That would be an amazing experience!
In my last post, I talked about that longing for home, for that place I’ve been missing for so much of my life. I also discussed it in this post about heaven. That longing is still the desire for the peace of heaven. I know from 1 Corinthian 2:9 that “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him.” So I tap Chris Rice yet again for his outstanding song, Deep Enough To Dream, from his 1997 album of the same name, and hear his story of a deep, intensely real dream that is not silly and not strange, and is so wonderful that you don’t want to leave the dream; you want it to be the new reality.
Lazy summer afternoon
Screened in porch and nothin’ to do
I just kicked off my tennis shoes
Slouchin’ in a plastic chair
Rakin’ my fingers through my hair
I close my eyes and I leave them there
And I yawn and sigh and slowly fade awayDeep enough to dream in brilliant colors I have never seen
Deep enough to join a billion people for a wedding feast
Deep enough to reach out and touch the face of the One who made me
And oh the love I feel and oh the peace
Do I ever have to wake up?Awakened by a familiar sound
A clumsy fly is buzzin’ around
He bumps the screen and he tumbles down
He gathers about his wits and pride
And tries again for the hundredth time
‘Cause freedom calls from the other side
And I smile and nod and slowly drift awayDeep enough to dream in brilliant colors I have never seen
Deep enough to join a billion people for a wedding feast
Deep enough to reach out and touch the face of the One who made me
And oh the love I feel and oh the peace
Do I ever have to wake up?‘Cause peace is pouring over my soul
See the lambs and the lions playin’
I join in and I drink the music
Holiness is the air I’m breathin’
My faithful heroes break the bread
And answer all of my questions
Not to mention what the streets are made of
My heart’s held hostage by this loveAnd these brilliant colors I have never seen
I join a billion people for a wedding feast
I reach out and touch the face of the One who made me
I’m deep enough to dream in brilliant colors I have never seen
Deep enough to join a billion people for a wedding feast
Deep enough to reach out and touch the face of the One who made me
And oh the love I feel and oh the peace
Do I ever have to wake up?
Do I ever have to wake up?
Do I really have to wake up now?
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