I woke up two days ago with the compelling need to share my dream. This is it.
My old boss of thirty years ago who was very cranky and abrupt told me that I must go into the next room and talk to a group of girls who had been abused. I was not to take time to prepare but to go immediately.
I went through the door perplexed and wondering what I could possibly say, opened my mouth and this is what came out---
"Here's what I know. Your soul is the real you and no one can touch that part of yourself if you don't let them. So find that part of yourself and let it grow."
There was immediate smiles and then joy and then kidding around and playing. A few hearty high fives and Yes!
After I woke up I wanted to say - I am a survivor of abuse and I know many others who are. This prayer has lifted me up many times...
"O God, refresh and gladden my spirit. Purify my heart. Illumine my powers. I lay all my affairs in Thy hand. Thou art my Guide and my Refuge. I will no longer be sorrowful and grieved; I will be a happy and joyful being. O God! I will no longer be full of anxiety, nor will I let trouble harass me. I will not dwell on the unpleasant things of life.
O God, Thou art more friend to me than I am to myself. I dedicate myself to Thee, O Lord."
Abdu'l-Baha
Cool dream! Love that prayer, too.
ReplyDeleteLove you!