Last night I dreamt I was having a conversation with presidential candidate Barak Obama.
In my dream, I could not tell if the conversation was by telephone or in person. Nonetheless, we seemed to be extremely close. I told him that although I am one of his supporters, I was not always. I was not sure he had what it would take to be our president but now I am.
He assured me that he would do a good job as the next president of the United States of America. As we continued to talk, he called my name with strength and care. When I responded, there was a long pause as if he was not sure of what he should say, what he was thinking, or that he was concerned about how I would respond. His last word to me was… “Purple.”
In my dream, I had the impression that the dream was less about him becoming our next president and more about that something that we shared, some strong bond we had in common. What was that bond? Was it the mere fact that we are both African American men, or was it more? Although I am not sexually attracted to him, could there be some strange attraction that has started to surface from deep within my subconscious? Alternatively, does the closeness we shared have to indicate a physical attraction? Maybe our closeness is brotherhood or bondage.
However somewhere in that long pause, I sensed something. Could God be attempting to reveal something to me about biblical prophecy? It is possible God only reveals to me the things that my mind can comprehend. On the other hand, could it be that as a Same-Gender-Loving person I have limited God and my mind only to what my heart desires?
What about Obama’s last word, “Purple”? When I think about the word purple, I think of royalty, the color of Kings. I think there might have been an unspoken message from God that lingered in the silence of Obama’s pause. I could not hear the message because my mind and my heart were flooded with the cares of my world. I could not hear God’s message because I was more attuned to me and not Him.
Maybe, somewhere in the silence was the sound of God’s voice drowning out Obama’s voice. Maybe the connection in my dream that I thought I had with Obama is really the strong connection I have in reality with God.
Do I support really Obama? Is he destined to be our next president? Is he the next best thing to happen to the U.S.? Does the fact the he is an African American man make my decision for me? Am I happy to select an African American for president? Could I just not hear God speaking loudly because I sometimes feel that He does not speak to Same-Gender-Loving people? On the other hand, maybe the message was truly biblical prophecy that God chose to reveal to me. However, I used the fact that I am a Same-Gender-Loving person and Obama’s silence to reject it.
On the other hand, maybe this is one dream I will never understand.
In my dream, I could not tell if the conversation was by telephone or in person. Nonetheless, we seemed to be extremely close. I told him that although I am one of his supporters, I was not always. I was not sure he had what it would take to be our president but now I am.
He assured me that he would do a good job as the next president of the United States of America. As we continued to talk, he called my name with strength and care. When I responded, there was a long pause as if he was not sure of what he should say, what he was thinking, or that he was concerned about how I would respond. His last word to me was… “Purple.”
In my dream, I had the impression that the dream was less about him becoming our next president and more about that something that we shared, some strong bond we had in common. What was that bond? Was it the mere fact that we are both African American men, or was it more? Although I am not sexually attracted to him, could there be some strange attraction that has started to surface from deep within my subconscious? Alternatively, does the closeness we shared have to indicate a physical attraction? Maybe our closeness is brotherhood or bondage.
However somewhere in that long pause, I sensed something. Could God be attempting to reveal something to me about biblical prophecy? It is possible God only reveals to me the things that my mind can comprehend. On the other hand, could it be that as a Same-Gender-Loving person I have limited God and my mind only to what my heart desires?
What about Obama’s last word, “Purple”? When I think about the word purple, I think of royalty, the color of Kings. I think there might have been an unspoken message from God that lingered in the silence of Obama’s pause. I could not hear the message because my mind and my heart were flooded with the cares of my world. I could not hear God’s message because I was more attuned to me and not Him.
Maybe, somewhere in the silence was the sound of God’s voice drowning out Obama’s voice. Maybe the connection in my dream that I thought I had with Obama is really the strong connection I have in reality with God.
Do I support really Obama? Is he destined to be our next president? Is he the next best thing to happen to the U.S.? Does the fact the he is an African American man make my decision for me? Am I happy to select an African American for president? Could I just not hear God speaking loudly because I sometimes feel that He does not speak to Same-Gender-Loving people? On the other hand, maybe the message was truly biblical prophecy that God chose to reveal to me. However, I used the fact that I am a Same-Gender-Loving person and Obama’s silence to reject it.
On the other hand, maybe this is one dream I will never understand.
1 comments:
Well I certainly don't understand it, but I too think there is meaning in the word "purple," spiritual meaning.
Also, be careful, your posting could cause rumors of a secret affair between you and the commander and chief.
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