Dreamer

We went to movie camp again today. It's my favorite kind of "camp." It's free, and it's a movie~ therefore, it is air conditioned! (It also involves popcorn and Junior Mints. Bonus.) So far this summer we have seen "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," "March of the Penguins," and today it was "Dreamer." We own "Charlie," but it's in Chinese. (We can make it play in English, but since I don't read Chinese it's hard to read the menu!) We'd not seen the penguin movie until last week, but we enjoyed it very much (except for the kids in who sat in front of Bethany and her friend and kept throwing popcorn on them...) It was a perfect movie for a hot Texas summer day. Today was our first time to see "Dreamer." What an excellent movie! I know we could've rented it, but then we would've missed out on being in a huge theater full of people cheering loudly and clapping during the final race. It was so exciting! Even those who had seen it were really into it. It makes me want to go to Lonestar Park and watch a horse race!

There is a Bethany Dillon song at the end of the movie which has great lyrics:

Imagine a beautiful castle
And a beautiful king
He left the comfort of his throne
To fight for victory.

I am a dreamer
Take me higher
Open the sky up
Start a fire
I believe
Even if it's just a dream.

Love woke me up this morning
And I ran to see
The king in the winners' circle
On the horse he won for me.

Only a king would do anything
To protect the kingdom.

Someday we are going to hear a horse's hooves. And it won't be a dream! We'll see a white horse, "whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice He judges and makes war. His eyes are like blazing fire, and on his head are many crowns." (Rev. 19:11-12) The victories for which we have cheered loudly in this life are nothing compared to the victory we will witness that day! Moreover, the defeats we've witnessed and experienced on this earth will disappear into the dust those pounding hooves will kick up. I love thinking about it! (An interesting aside~ I noticed during the credits; the horse that played Dreamer in the movie was named "Sacrifice.")

Until we hear those hooves approaching,

"...since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses,

let us throw off everything that hinders

and the sin that so easily entangles,

and let us run with perseverance

the race marked out for us.

Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith..."

Hebrews 12:1-2