I recently had a strange and wonderful dream. I dreamt that I was driving down an old black top road one warm summer evening. It was a fine night and with a sky full of stars to light my way, I was contemplating to myself how majestic God’s universe really was. With the windows rolled down and a gentle breeze to cool the evening hours, I came to a rather large hill on the blacktop road. As I proceeded down the hill, my headlights revealed that I was quickly approaching an old iron bridge with another hillside just beyond it. As I neared the bridge, the whole countryside suddenly came aglow with the most beautiful radiant light. 

I stopped my car in front of the bridge and got out to take a look. The descending light had transformed the entire hillside into a threshold of unparalleled beauty. God was there in all His glory and I could feel His loving spirit encompass my soul. I stood in the presence of our Father and although I could not see His face, I could feel His spirit penetrate my very being. He spoke to me through the stillness of the night and I felt the compelling force of His Spirit beckon unto me to cross over to the other side. I was so overcome by such a profound sense of joy and peace that I had no desire to walk back to my car and return home.

I do not know why I dreamt this particular dream or what significance it may of had but I do know one thing, “God was on the other side of that bridge and I was ready to cross over.” I now have a new perspective on life and the fear of death has lost its grip on me.

~~Marilyn Ferguson ©1999