The teddy bear dream part two

amos the churchmouse:

a view from under the pew

Editor’s note: Last week, Amos dreamed about three small teddy bears in a barn, one with a scar across his heart, one with wrinkles and a lot of wear and tear and one with a forlorn face. In the dream, Elijah the little green lizard delivered a word of comfort and encouragement for the teddy bear with a wounded heart. Elijah then moves on to the other two teddy bears. Amos is a church mouse who types by hurling himself at the keys but he can’t use the shift keys and he shuns punctuation marks - except for hyphens and dashes.

the teddy bear dream

part two

the little green lizard

turned to the teddy bear who

looked wrinkled and worn

here is a word from the

lord for older believers

said elijah to the little

bear isaiah forty-four

twenty-one says thou shalt

not be forgotten of me

you are the lord s servant

he has formed you to serve

him you will never be

forgotten by him

with precious memories

you can look back over your

life and see that the lord

has done great things for you

he has redeemed you

supplied your needs

blessed you preserved you

and protected you

now you are entering the

twilight years of your life

your working years are

behind you but you can be

assured of this - god has

begun a good work in you

and he will complete it

you will never be discarded

by the lord neither will you

be neglected he cares for you

even in these latter years

you will be fruitful and

productive in the lord s eyes

hebrews six-ten says god

is not unrighteous to forget

your work and labor of love

then elijah turned to the

small teddy bear that looked

so sad and dejected

here is a word from the lord

for those who are lonely

there may be others around

you but you are all alone

and forlorn

this has been forced on you by

a chain of events over which

you have no control

so there is now

a void within you

but you must rise above your

loneliness - i have a higher

position for you -

the lord says - flee to me

for strength for comfort

and for guidance

as i stretch forth my hand of

power bringing you out of

your loneliness you will again

return to fruitful activity -

you will reach out and touch

others who have needs

i know your loneliness

you must remember that i sat

over a city of thousands and

wept alone - there was none

with me

i know you by name i have

watched the decisions you

have made i have seen the

disappointments as they came

to you and i know where you

have been hurt

but this is all for a purpose

that in your brokenness

a fragrance may come forth

that will make someone else s

load a little lighter

someone else s path a little

brighter someone else s

song a little happier

thus you will be a channel of

blessing you will be an

outflowing river of refreshing

then elijah walked away and

all three teddy bears began

to smile a wide smile boss

amos