One Dream Imagined in Collaboration
I have known Justin Griffin (the good hermit) since 1995. He knew me in the time just before I came to Christ when I was in an upheaval of emotions. I knew that I could not go on as I had, that I was self-destructing. I saw myself through a dark light. He saw the light of what I could be in Christ. I am ever thankful to him for speaking to me in that calm quiet voice. He knew things about me which I found disturbing, yet he didn't judge me. He just kept talking to me. He showed me the truth of what a Christian could be. He showed me the love God would show any lost lamb. Truly I believe that devine intervention placed Justin, the good hermit, in my life.
I began having dreams during this turning point. One that I shared with Justin sparked his interest. I had turned a corner and was prepared to listen to God. I felt as if the dream meant that I had climbed the mountain of disbelief and mistrust and need only travel on in faith across the feilds and forest of life to be united with God in His city. I wrote a poem about the image remembered from the dream. After discussing the dream at length with me and setting the poem before him, Justin drew the image I had seen in the dream.
The poem and the drawing follow (displayed with Justin's permission). Thanks for everything, Justin!
Peace, love, and forgiveness,
Leslie
Justin Griffin, the Good Hermit
Drawing by Justin Griffin