Bible Study & Affirmations

I woke up from a very traumatic and unsettling dream around 4:30 a.m. I felt an overwhelming sense of relief once I realized it was only a dream. In the dream, I was traveling by plane with an ex-boyfriend from my middle school years, Calvin Weaver, though in the dream we were both grown. He passed through TSA and security without any issues, but I was stopped. The agents took my passport and would not allow me to proceed. I became very upset and asked to speak with a supervisor. For hours, I tried to resolve the issue, repeatedly explaining that my name was Dark and Harris, Harris being my married name. I desperately wanted to go on the trip, but the situation remained unresolved.

Eventually, I reluctantly gave up, and they required me to turn over my passport. By that time, I realized I had been delayed for so long that Calvin must be angry or concerned. I decided to find him to explain that I could not travel with him and that I needed to work out the passport issue. At that moment, as I looked up, I saw him walking toward me, but the setting had changed to what appeared to be a mall parking lot. He looked agitated at first, but when I explained what had happened with my passport and that I would not be traveling with him, he understood and continued on his way.

As Calvin walked across the parking lot, he noticed a Caucasian man attempting to steal his motorcycle and told him to get off the bike. When the man refused, Calvin pulled out a gun and threatened to shoot. I was watching from a distance near the mall with several other witnesses.

Suddenly, the perpetrator’s friend, who had been approaching from a distance, pulled out a gun and shot Calvin in the head. As Calvin fell to the ground, I felt completely helpless. Fearing the shooter would turn the gun on the witnesses, we scattered and ran. The two men involved fled the scene.

The dream ended in another setting where I was telling my mother about what had happened.

I remember saying how fortunate I was that I had been delayed by TSA and the passport issue, because that delay kept me safe. Although I did not understand at the time why I had been held back, I realized that if it had not happened, I would have been with Calvin when the shooting occurred. Even in the midst of the trauma, I understood that the delay had protected my life.