The Dream
The setting was a college classroom. Seated in the front row, the assignment was to write a story. As the writing began, a sister — Norma — entered the scene. Her appearance brought a sense of disorientation. Returning to class, a purse and the written assignment could not be found anywhere.
The clothing in the dream was vivid: a white top, white pants, and a beautiful yellow shawl with a single white stripe.
The search continued down the hallway, where an instructor attempted to make an introduction to a woman named Sherry — who responded with hostility. “We have already met,” she said sharply, with unmistakable anger.
Upon returning to the room, everything had been recovered. A husband, Mike, was quietly gathering all the personal belongings — the backpack, everything — looking out and providing care without being asked.
Then another sister, Jo, appeared. Following her lead into a deserted area, the path led into an abandoned building. Inside, an Asian man attacked. An attempt to cry out for help was made — and the dream ended there.
My Interpretation
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| College | A place of higher learning — spiritual and godly growth |
| Front row | Eagerness to learn; being a good and attentive student |
| Assignment | A commission from God |
| Write a story | Creativity; a calling to communicate |
| Norma | A sister; a close family member |
| Disoriented | Having lost my way |
| Go back | The need to recover and return |
| Purse and assignment missing | Loss of identity; a commission left unfulfilled |
| Wearing white | Purity and holiness |
| Yellow shawl | A dual symbol — warning, fear, or cowardice on one hand; hope on the other |
| One white stripe | A measure of holiness present, though not yet fully expressed |
| Hall | A passageway; a transition |
| Instructor | A teacher; a guide |
| Sherry | In real life, an acquaintance who practices astrology — representing a spiritual counterfeit or a source of opposition |
| Things recovered | Restoration; what was lost is brought back |
| Mike (my husband) | My husband; also a figure of Christ — the one who gathers, protects, and looks out for me |
| Backpack | God has my back |
| Sister Jo | A sister; a family member |
| Deserted area | A place of isolation; being left alone |
| Abandoned building | Desolation; a place of spiritual emptiness |
| Asian man | A foreign evil spirit; an attack from an unfamiliar source |
This dream was about my spiritual growth in the Lord. I received an assignment — a commission — to write a story, but I became distracted by Norma, a family member. Recognizing that I had lost my way, I went back — only to find that my personal belongings were missing. The white I was wearing represents righteousness and holiness. The yellow shawl tells a different story: my outer self — what I was projecting on the outside — was not right. Yellow is a warning color. Yet the one white stripe offered something important: a sign that restoration was still possible.
Passing through the hall — a spiritual passageway — my instructor attempted to introduce me to a woman who practices astrology. Sherry does not agree with my beliefs, and her hostility showed it. But when she said, “We have already met,” the meaning cut deeper than the surface: there was a time when I read my horoscope. That was the meeting she remembered. When I returned, everything that had been lost was recovered and restored. Mike — my husband, and in this dream a figure of Christ — had gathered my belongings and was looking out for me. He had my back, just as the backpack symbolized.
My concern for Jo, another family member, led me to follow her — even into a deserted, abandoned place. She wanted to be left alone. And it was there that the attack came: an Asian man, representing a foreign evil spirit, one entirely unfamiliar to me.
The two sisters in this dream point to the same underlying burden: a deep concern for family. For one, I dropped everything I was doing. For the other, I followed her into danger. Both responses carried a cost. The warning was clear — do not become so consumed by personal family matters that steadfastness and holiness are set aside.
Do not take dreams lightly
A prophetic message from God may be waiting in the night — and most prophetic dreams come in the early morning hours, right before waking.
“And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.”
This promise of the Spirit — given first in the Old Testament as the gift of God bestowed on those acting as His agents — was quoted by St. Peter in Acts 2:17–21 as fulfilled in an eminent way by the gift of the Holy Spirit bestowed on the Apostles at Pentecost. The promise did not end there. It extends to every generation of the faithful.
Most Recent Dream — January 11, 2024
Kevin McCarthy, then Speaker of the House, had produced a documentary. Before releasing it to the world, he brought it first to a friend’s church service — sharing it privately with a pastor. Afterward, that pastor took it further: carrying the message to a national audience through the news. Standing apart from all of this was the pastor’s mother, seen in prayer — interceding quietly on her son’s behalf.
My Interpretation
Kevin McCarthy – Represents God
The document – A message from God
The document is scriptural
God sharing it with the pastor – It is a private message from God
Sharing it on national news – With the help of God, the message will reach many
His mother praying – His mother is interceding on behalf of her son from heaven
The Speaker of the House represents God, and whatever the documentary is, my friend, a pastor who runs an international ministry, will know about it first. Before the message gets out, the Speaker of the House gives my friend favor. The last part of the dream is about his mother, who is in heaven praying for him.
Sharing Your Dreams
When the author called her friend with the news of the dream, his reaction was immediate and unmistakable — he was overjoyed. He had been studying the Book of Habakkuk and had been actively asking God for a word. There was more: his mother had recently passed away. He had been waiting for a sign from heaven, hoping to know that she was interceding for him from the other side.
The dream answered that waiting.
God’s Outreach
Through dreams, God reaches souls that nothing else can reach. Lost souls find direction. Confused minds receive clarity. Even practical problems — a damaged relationship, a difficult repair, an equation that will not resolve — can find their answer in the night, when the Lord speaks freely to a heart that is finally still. God wants His people to rest, and He wants that rest to be productive in ways they could not manufacture on their own.
When a dream returns — when the same image or scene comes a second time — it may not be coincidence. It may be a confirmation. God has been known to repeat Himself when something is important enough not to miss. In those moments, the right response is prayer: ask for the interpretation, trust that it will come, and know that He will see the dreamer through whatever the dream is pointing toward.
My Prayer
Lord, thank You for the gift of dreams. Pour out Your Spirit on those who do not yet know You. Speak to them in the night. Wake them from their spiritual slumber. Lead them to reach out and touch the tassel of Your cloak. Amen.