Cover Me

Dear Friend,
How are you? I’m well.
 
Recently, I sang along a worship song, ‘Cover me.’ I like the song very much and its lyric gave me comfort:
 
“Cover me with Your feathers, Lord.  Hide my life in the secret place. And shelter me in the time of storm. Cover me with Your grace.”
 
It reminded me of a Korean missionary’s testimony. I don’t recall all the story of his testimony, but I think it was when he felt so weary. He said to the Lord something like this: “Father, can You simply hug me?” Then, he began to hear clearly, just behind his back, the flutter of Wings. My eyes got wet. I’m sure he literally heard the flutter of His Wings, as He is such a good Father to His children.
 
The worship song, ‘Cover Me’ also reminds me of the dream I had back in December 2006. In that era, I seldom had dreams that I felt were from the Lord. But one night, I had an unforgettable dream. I think it was a day or two before I joined my second employer’s company. Like I wrote in my previous blog, ‘The Best Thing,’ I was finally employed after graduating an MBA school, failing in some job interviews and waiting for long. So, I was supposed to start my first day on December 16th, 2006, to my recollection. I was joyful and thankful for getting a job in a multinational pharmaceutical company. In addition, my boss was a good person that I worked with in my first employer’s company. Yet I had a concern, as I didn’t work over the past three years. We always have learning curves whenever we start something new or are in a new environment. The pharmaceutical industry was new to me and I didn’t even know the products my new employer was making and selling and had no medical knowledge on the diseases the medicines were used for. So, I had mixed feelings of joy, excitement and worry.
 
Then, in the night before I started my first day in the company, I was flying in my dream, riding on a big white animal. I was not able to recall much before that scene. I only recalled that in the beginning I felt a bit scared riding on the big white animal and flying in the air in the darkness. I didn’t even know what kind of animal it was. It was not a bird, but it looked more like a polar bear or something. After a while I became a bit nervous riding on the animal in the air, I thought to myself, “Why don’t I simply lean on him?” So, I threw my arms around his neck, leaning toward his head, while riding on his back. Then, I felt his feathers were so soft just like teddy bear doll’s. Not only did I feel his feathers so soft, I also felt myself totally safe with my arms thrown around his neck. I felt so cozy and comfy with my skin touching his furs, thinking I could have just trusted him and leaned on him sooner. I became ecstatic as he flew around in the air. 
 
When I awoke in the morning, I felt the dream was certainly from the Lord and felt He wanted to give me comfort. I felt as if He said through the dream, “Don’t worry, My daughter.  I am with you. You just lean on Me.” When I shared the dream with my Catholic boss and a Christian colleague over lunch,  they agreed with my interpretation of the dream.
 
Looking back at 11 years I served in the company since then, I’m more grateful for His faithfulness. I went through a spiritually dark season for some years. Yet He delivered me from the pit and sheltered me in His secret place.  He always covered me with His feathers and His grace. His feathers were just as soft as I felt it in that dream.
 
Friend,
Sometimes, we go through darkness and we have no clue as to when it would come to an end. Other times, we are worried about a new beginning or wonder what our future holds. In whatever circumstance, I pray that you and I remember His faithfulness and His grace. I pray we hear the flutter of His Wings and we touch and feel the soft feathers of our Father in Jesus’ name.
 
Have a bliss!
Yunee

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Keep me as the apple of Your eye;
Hide me under the shadow of Your wings,
From the wicked who oppress me,
From my deadly enemies who surround me. (Psalms 17:8~9)