Inspired by lyrics to “I Dreamed of Rain,” by Jan Garrett:“I dreamed of rain and the rains came, soft and easy, sweet and clear ….
I dreamed of summer and the winds changed and the green was easy and the rivers ran clear ….
I dreamed of freedom and the moon rose and the way was easy and the path was clear ….
I dreamed of freedom and the moon rose …. I dreamed of heaven and the earth sang and the sound was easy and the song was clear …. And peace spread over the land.”
Responsive Reading for July 21
Jacob “had a dream …. And there was the Lord standing beside him and saying …. I am with you and will protect you wherever you go, and bring you back to this land. I will never leave you …. When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he exclaimed, ‘Truly the LORD is in this spot, although I did not know it!’” (Gen. 28:12-16).
I dreamed of rain and the rains came, soft and easy, sweet and clear.
I dreamed of rain and the rains came, and peace spread over the land.
“In the second year of his reign, King Nebuchadnezzar had a dream which left his spirit no rest and robbed him of his sleep …. The king asked Daniel …. ‘Can you tell me the dream that I had and its meaning?’ In the king’s presence Daniel made this reply: ‘… That you may understand the thoughts of your own mind …. this is exactly what you dreamed, and its meaning is sure” (Dan. 2:1-45).
I dreamed of summer and the winds changed, and the green was easy and the rivers ran clear. I dreamed of summer and the winds changed, and peace spread over the land.
“When Joseph was seventeen years old …. He told his brothers …. ‘Listen to this dream I had ….’ …. Then he had another dream …. When he told it to his father and his brothers, … his brothers were furious at him but his father kept the matter in mind. One day, when his brothers had gone to pasture their father’s flocks … Israel [Jacob] said to Joseph, ‘…. See if all is well with your brothers and the flocks, and bring back word.’ …. They saw him from a distance, and before he reached them … they said to one another: ‘Here comes that dreamer! … We will see then what comes of his dreams’” (Gen. 37:5-20).
I dreamed of freedom and the moon rose and the way was easy and the path was clear.
I dreamed of freedom and the moon rose, and peace spread over the land.
Joseph was sold into servitude in Egypt, where he was unjustly imprisoned. When two fellow prisoners asked him the meanings of their dreams, “Joseph said to them, ‘Surely, interpretations come from God.” Two years later, Pharaoh had two dreams and sent for Joseph. “‘It is not I,’ Joseph replied to Pharaoh, ‘but God who will give Pharaoh the right answer …. Both of Pharaoh’s dreams have the same meaning. God has made known to Pharaoh what he is about to do …. That Pharaoh had the same dream twice means that the matter has been confirmed by God and that God will soon bring it about …. God meant it for good’” (Gen. 41:25 – 50:20).
I dreamed of heaven and the earth sang and the sound was easy and the song was clear.
I dreamed of heaven and the earth sang, and peace spread over the land.