Heavenly Dream

Several times in my life, I have experienced a Heavenly Dream which always contains a message from God.

Once, the dream was so real and so intense that I did not want it to end, and it included an audience with God,

The dream usually comes at a time of challenge in my life, or at a time of illness or trouble. The dream always begins the same way:

 Ahead of me is a long boulevard bordered with very tall trees, leafless with broad straight trunks until the very top, like Redwood trees. The trees are perfectly spaced, and at the top the tree canopy is sparse; there are no branches at the bottom...the pruning marks remain all the way up the trunk of each tree.  Where the canopy of each tree spreads at the top, a straight line of bright light is formed. The boulevard ahead of me is straight and inclines gently upward, becoming a steep hill to climb. The scene is very beautiful and serene.

As I walk down the boulevard, passing each tree, rooftops come into view.  Walking forward I begin to see glimpses of buildings, not just the rooftops, and then more and more of each building appears.  In each dream, I have been led into a different structure, to discover what is taking place there. Traveling up this beautiful hill, I have been led to discover so much about my life, and ultimately learned God's plan for my life.

This dream began for me at a time in my life when we thought that my life was coming to an end.  I first had this dream in the hospital, and I was very ill.  I learned then that God was with me, and that he would be with me always. My life would continue, and I remember waking to a feeling of serenity and security in knowing what was revealed to me in the dream; and while I wanted to share it, I was almost afraid to tell someone else what I had seen and heard and experienced.

I have returned to this boulevard again and again, and I have come away from each experience with knowledge and serenity; never fear.  

This morning I woke much earlier than planned but fell back into sleep, and returned to this same boulevard again.  It was  identical:  the hill sloping gently in front of me, tree after tree as I passed each one, the bright golden light at the top extending in front of me.  I was led into a garden, and a wide blue lake encompassed the scene in front of me.  The message for me this morning was of peace, and life; a warm and gentle love exchanged with all who were there.  There was a celebratory atmosphere and so much happiness.  I didn't want to leave.  But I remember being escorted back out to the boulevard, of goodbyes and good wishes...And then the dream ended, this time.