What a life-altering, soul-jarring dream. Thank you for sharing it and it's palpable horror / redemption with such impeccable clarity. What I hear in this is that even in the depths of horror, move toward the light. The light will not alter the outcome, but in light, there is comfort.
Thanks for the recommendation. I read The Screwtape Letters and the Narnia books as a kid. Loved Screwtape, but I found Narnia to be a chore. Perhaps for that reason, I haven't read any other Lewis. I may try again.
I just want to let you know Bill that I read all these amazing, raw, reflective, inspiring pieces and am always moved and changed by them. Thank you for sharing this incredibly challening journey with us all. This dream is so powerful and I love your end reflection. A friend of mine, at a similar stage in her illness described her dream of being around people she knew but they could not see her or hear her and she was very frightened. It enabled us to talk about it and live through it. You are doing a wonderful thing in sharing this. Thank you.
What a life-altering, soul-jarring dream. Thank you for sharing it and it's palpable horror / redemption with such impeccable clarity. What I hear in this is that even in the depths of horror, move toward the light. The light will not alter the outcome, but in light, there is comfort.
Bless you as you move through this day.
Thank you, Cari.
Have you read C.S. Lewis's Till We Have Faces? Dream visions near the end have a similar sequence and feel.
It's an amazing retelling of the Cupid and Psyche myth -- the romance of the soul.
Thanks for the recommendation. I read The Screwtape Letters and the Narnia books as a kid. Loved Screwtape, but I found Narnia to be a chore. Perhaps for that reason, I haven't read any other Lewis. I may try again.
I just want to let you know Bill that I read all these amazing, raw, reflective, inspiring pieces and am always moved and changed by them. Thank you for sharing this incredibly challening journey with us all. This dream is so powerful and I love your end reflection. A friend of mine, at a similar stage in her illness described her dream of being around people she knew but they could not see her or hear her and she was very frightened. It enabled us to talk about it and live through it. You are doing a wonderful thing in sharing this. Thank you.
Ann
Thanks, Ann. Kathi and I send you our best.
Till We Have Faces is his best in any genre, IMO.