Thinking out loud...

For some reason, I haven't been able to shake the dream I had several nights ago about the church physically uniting to surround my neighborhood with prayer.

I think about it all the time.

I find myself wondering what it would be like to actually do this.

Would the staff at my church be willing to entertain this kind of endeavor? Would they be willing to support those of us who want to participate? Would announcements appear in the church bulletin and be heard from the pulpit?

Would people even be willing to show up to pray? Would the neighbors join in? Would this be a truly effective way to "cover" our neighborhood in prayer?

And do you know what?

I think people would show up. I think neighbors would join in; and scarier still, I think I should do something to try to make this happen.

You see, I'm beginning to think Lavagirl had it all wrong.

"Everything that is or was, began with a dream."

should read,

"Everything that is or was, began with prayer."

Several nights ago, I had a dream that the people within my church joined hands with one another, and with others, to bathe our neighborhood in prayer.

Today, my heart and my soul are telling me that this dream is destined to become more. I do not know how this will happen or when; but I do know, that for this dream to become a reality it will begin and it will end in prayer.

What an amazingly beautiful thought this is to me. To breathe a dream to life through prayer...I believe that it can be done. It will be done.

And at this juncture, I believe the only thing left for me to say is, "Amen!"