Title: Realize Your Dream
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Do you know who made the most noise in the global village last week? He was not the former President Roh Moo-hyun, who was pursued by the South Korean media in a bribery case, nor was he the North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, who was brought to the spotlight by the world media for his missile launch. Of course, neither was President Obama of the United States, the most powerful in the world, nor Bill Gates, the richest person in the world. However, he was not a popular celebrity, a beauty pageant winner, or a sports star who would attract the attention of the world.
Unexpectedly, the protagonist was Susan Boyle (47), a fat old virgin in the English countryside. In the past three days, the number of clicks on the video introducing her emotional debut has exceeded 17 million, and the most famous Oprah Winfrey show in the United States has been urgently invited to appear. I also happened to see her miraculous debut on the news last Thursday evening. She appeared on the British reality TV show "Britain's Got Talent". He was so ugly and seemed to stutter. It was a style that was uncomfortable to the stomach just by looking at it in common words.
After that, she did an interview with a few words and sang a song that was so beautiful and moving. The people in the audience started to go crazy, not knowing what to do. When I saw that scene, I was also very shocked. It was introduced in a weekly newspaper on Friday.
"The 47-year-old virgin, who said she'd never kissed, became world-famous... When Susan Boyle came on stage, the audience frowned. Her hair didn't seem to be properly combed, and she stuttered as she described her hometown of 5,000 people. The audience was sympathetic to Boyle's words that he wants to be like the legendary British actress and singer Elaine Paige, although now unemployed, but when the first verse of the song came out of Boyle's mouth, everyone's mouths snapped open. lost.
Susan sang Les Miserables' 'I dreamed a dream' with a clear and pure voice that could not have been imagined. The audience, thrilled by the clear and appealing voice, could not stand it and stood up like a wave. … However, it was not only her clear and beautiful song that touched people's hearts, but also her rustic and sincere 'dream'. His entire singing career was active in the church choir until the age of 12. He abandoned his dream of becoming a singer to take care of his elderly mother. Participating in this program is said to have been courageous to defend what her mother had told her to "take an adventure" when her mother passed away two years ago. "People judge too quickly based on the outward appearance," Boyle said. "I want to teach you otherwise." Boyle returned to her small hometown in Scotland and returned to her usual life, singing hymns in church. But now I am challenged with a new life. Negotiations for broadcast appearances are pouring in, and offers are pouring in from publishers and record companies."
Everyone has a dream. It could be my own dream, it could be a dream I received from my parents or teachers, or it could be a dream I received from God. And we work hard to make that dream come true. People think that they only dream when they are young, but there are many people who do not lose their dreams even when they get older. One female educator left the post of president of a prestigious university at the age of 65, and the title of her book was <I'm Still Dreaming>. I too am dreaming in my mid 50s. For the kingdom of God, for the nation, for the family. Grace Church is also a dream come true. Happy are those who have achieved their dreams like Susan Boyle or Paul Potts. However, there are many trials and tribulations to achieve that dream.
saints, Susan Boyle made her dream come true with just one song. But it took tremendous courage and faith to overcome trials and stand up.
The person that comes to mind in dreams in the Bible is Joseph. Stephen Lang, an American religious scholar and journalist who organized and analyzed important figures in the Bible, in his book <Bible Keywords>, describes Joseph as a "dreaming boy in a colorful coat". Articles about Joseph occupy the largest portion of the Bible (as many as 14 chapters from Genesis 37 to 50). It contains so much emotion, and it comes to us with affection.
As the text introduces, Joseph is the eleventh son of Israel's patriarch Jacob. Jacob was very fond of Joseph, whom his beloved wife Rachel had given birth to, and made colored clothes for him. But one day, when Joseph told him that he had a dream that his brothers and his parents had bowed down to him, their hatred deepened and they tried to kill him. Fortunately, he was sold into slavery in Egypt instead of being spared death with the help of an older brother named Judas.
But Joseph did not complain. I wasn't disappointed either. I did my best in the given environment. Working under an official named Potiphar, he gained special trust. But Potiphar's wife tried to seduce him. When he refused, she exclaimed, "Joseph is trying to rape her." Thus, the innocent Joseph was put in prison. Just like the sinless Jesus. Nevertheless, he did not complain. While in prison, Joseph interprets the dreams of two prisoners.
The prisoner reported to Pharaoh (the king of Egypt) that Joseph was able to interpret the dream well, and Joseph, who interprets Pharaoh's dream, prophesied that Egypt would have seven years of abundance and another seven years of famine. Pharaoh made Joseph the prime minister of Egypt and entrusted him with the responsibility of solving the famine. Shortly thereafter, a severe famine broke out in the Near East, just as Joseph had predicted, and Joseph's brothers came to Egypt to find food, but the prime minister did not recognize that it was his younger brother Joseph, whom they had driven out because of their oppression. At that time, Joseph wept and said, "I am Joseph", creating a moving scene.
This event is the most dramatic and moving scene in the Bible. Joseph is the epitome of a person who did not lose courage in the face of adversity and lived a moral life. Thus, Joseph became an example for Jews and Christians to see how God protects and guides believers in distress. Among the works of art that show the essence of Christian culture that blossomed in Europe, there are many famous paintings about Joseph. Rembrandt and other painters painted many scenes of Joseph and Potiphar's wife together. Among them, in Tintoretto's 1555 work <Joseph and Potiphar's Wife>, Potiphar's wife was naked with only a pearl necklace on, and grabbed the hem of Joseph's cloak. holding it.
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice recorded a worldwide hit with a fantastic musical called <Joseph and the Colored Clothes of Dreams>. . Many other poets, composers, and painters also expressed Joseph's story through art.
There is a saying, "The dream gap is scarier than the wealth gap." To realize the dream God has given me, it takes courage to overcome trials and make a decision. It takes courage to overcome the trials of dreams. Royster Lotte, the manager of Lotte, who changed the last team in Korea's professional baseball team Lotte into a strong team last year, shouted "No, Fear" (don't be afraid) throughout the year. What scares me? The resurrected Jesus has broken the authority of death for you and for me. God already had a plan of salvation in Joseph's prison. He heard the groaning of the slaves and prepared Moses. Even when Paul and Shilla are in a prison where everything is impossible, when they praise God, let's praise God as if the chains were lifted and the prison door was opened.
What is your dream? Decide now.
God will make your dream come true when you have the courage to make a decision.