Jacob and his dream
Genesis 27.41-28.22
Waking; dreaming;
working; sleeping; life has rhythm.
Jacob, the younger
twin; Esau, the older wanted their claim;
Isaac, Rebekah led
faithfully their family as God’s chrism.
Their two vital twin
sons differed greatly, anything but the same;
As marriageable age
approached, the boys jockeyed for blessing.
Esau lived ever aware
of his lost birthright to Jacob, the supplanter.
His plan: murder the
younger man; Overheard, mother distressing.
Mother ‘Bekah’ warned
Jacob, “Go to Laban, stay away from the ranter.”
Fearing his brother,
obeying his parents, Jacob to Haran did travel.
As nightfall came, he
made camp using a stone for a pillow.
Perhaps distance,
time, new circumstances would Esau’s plan unravel.
Powerful dreams coursed
through Jacob, as water through a willow.
Heaven could be
gotten at the top of a mighty ladder.
God’s angels
travelled down, up, doing God’s bidding.
Suddenly, The One
spoke out of heaven, quiet did shatter.
“Blessed are you,
this land is yours, my protection fears ridding.”
Jacob responded to
his vision, built an altar.
His pillow-stone
anointed, ‘Bethel’ he named the place.
“I will claim God as
mine if I’m sustained not to falter.”
“From the Lord’s providence
a tenth back I will trace.
Dreams often bring
new insight as a disciple does rest.
Solutions to knotty
problems find resolution clear.
Expect providence, sustenance,
mercy, grace among the best.
Spirit inhabits the
faithful bringing love closer than near.
Isaac’s boys, the family
drama, seem not surprising at all.
Faithfulness to God
seems to permeate, though shenanigans occur.
Fear not yours and my
shady dealings, respond to Spirit’s call.
Stay close to Word
Made Flesh, His baptismal claim sure.
May this days’
journey bring ultimate success.
May your wisdom grow
stronger as truth you claim.
May relationships
find forgiveness more than duress.
May all ‘round see
you through God’s Holy Name.
The Rev. Ronald Allen Melver, M.Div.
7 December 2013
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