IT IS HERE WE BELONG by Robert Soto
January 24, 2010
Matthew 17:4 "Peter said to Jesus, "Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you wish, I will put up three shelters--one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah."
The other day I had a dream. I dreamed I was with the old ones. As I walked alongside of them I could not help but feel connected to all they did. Nothing seemed strange to me. It seemed like everything they did I knew. I was part of them and they were part of me. There was a special bond between us. I understood them and they understood me. The more I walked with them the more my desire was never to return. All I could think about was staying there. My desire was to build my home with them and spend the rest of my life with my people. It was at that time that my eyes
opened and I was awake.
As I looked at my ceiling fan above me I could not help but feel sort of sad. Sad because, while I live in the twenty-first century, my heart still desired to be with them. It was at that time that a passage in the bible came to mind. There was a time when Jesus took Peter, James and John to the top of a mountain. While they were there praying and meditating, Moses and Elijah appeared. It was a tremendous experience. They had an opportunity to walk with the old ones of times past. To feel their heart and understand their world. It was then that Peter said, "Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you wish, I will put up three shelters--one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah." Then the dream stopped. They were focusing on the wrong thing. If God the Creator had wanted them in the time of Moses and Elijah, they would have been born then. But reality tells us that we belong here and that God the Creator has a purpose and plan for each of our lives, in our own time. So we seek His will and honor Him in our world and serve the people He has called us to serve.
Robert Soto, Lipan Apache and pastor of:
McAllen Grace Brethren Church
The Native American New Life Center
Chief of Chiefs Christian Church
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