Dreamers

 "And it shall come to pass afterward that I will pour out my spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophecy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions." Joel 2:28

As an older man who has been in the faith for a long time I am particularly interested in the part of this verse dealing with old men. It says that old men will be dreamers. To me, dreams are forward facing or future focused. But in my conversation with older folks I find that they seem to be more interested in what used to be than they are in what is next. They like to reminisce over the good old days. But when I ask them a question about what if or what could happen they seem to be void of wisdom and inspiration.

Lord, will you help our seniors to focus less on their aches and pains and on their history and help them to be dreamers like You promised. Amen.