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dreaming theology? in verse?

Creativity in dreams is fascinating to me. This morning I had enough wits about me to jot down a couple of lines of poetry from my dream. In the dream, there was a cabin and a pioneerly-attired woman bearing a card with the word SIN on it. Someone in the house (me?) asked her who she was, and that's when I saw the card. The woman (sin personified?) was explaining how she was on her way out of the cabin, because the lady of the house had quite obviously been cleaning and had essentially ousted her. Here are a couple of lines she gave describing her previous hold on and place in the lady's house:

sin:
"[I] failed at no attempts for ill content"

sin: [about herself --]
"without whom -- such as I was -- she could not be -- such as she was"

What the Bible says:

James 4:5-10
Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, "The Spirit who dwells in us yearns jealously"? But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: "God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble." Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.

Posted by joydriven at August 9, 2004 07:43 AM | TrackBack