Afternoon Dreaming [Easter 6B - Acts 10:44-48]
The Rt. Rev. Jeremiah Williamson Acts 10:44-48 Afternoon Dreaming Church of the Holy Spirit, Schenevus It all started with a dream. Peter just couldn’t keep his eyes open; they were so heavy. I don’t know about you, but I can relate. Sometimes prayer makes us sleepy. It’s just true. Good intentions and dogged devotion are, at times, simply not enough. And in the midst of a pious moment, we find ourselves drifting into a slumber. It happens to the best of us – including St. Peter. In his dream, Peter saw the heavens open – an exciting beginning, to be sure. And then from that celestial rift descended…bedding – specifically a large sheet. Jacob got angels climbing a ladder; Joseph: thin cows eating fat cows. Peter gets a sheet. It turns out the sheet, as you might remember from this sto...