DARE TO DREAM
Dare to dream.
Don’t let the ordinary quash your imagination.
Become as a little child.
Revel in the splash of colours.
Roll in the mud.
Jump till your ankles ache.
Giggle till your belly hurts.
Become that unicorn, rescuing princesses.
Become that sword-wielding prince,
Slashing through the tumbleweed and thistles to get to the love of your life.
Sleeping Beauty can awake after a century of slumber,
If only your tenacity will hold and your vision will see beyond the ruins of failure.
Embrace the child’s impossible reality,
For with God, all things are possible.
Dare to dream
Of a world where there’s no injustice,
Where peace reigns,
Where togetherness works in practical, comfortable unity.
Get dressed in your overalls
And perspire through everyday toil,
Embracing the ordinary and the mundane
To build a kingdom that’s everlasting.
Sing loudly.
Laugh at misfortune,
Weep with those who weep
With the tender compassion of the child who does not fix the problem –
How can it? It’s beyond its capabilities! –
But who sits alongside,
Offering silent support in the suffering.
Dare to dream.
Run through the park barefoot,
Clamber up the climbing wall,
Swing from the monkey bars,
Dangle upside-down.
Get the play-doh out and relish the mess.
God turns our mess into a message.
He takes our broken lives and builds beautiful mosaics from the shards of our sin.
Keep on believing.
Kick off your shoes.
Feel the ground beneath your feet
And dance.
Get those hands clapping,
Those feet tapping,
Those hips wiggling,
Those shoulders sashaying.
Our God is an awesome God.
Live like you believe it
And dare to dream.