Dana Owens

The more the Lord transforms us, the less we trust in our own intelligence and the more we recognize that every true insight and every genuine good comes from the Lord alone. Perhaps this is why the story of Joseph continues to inspire us.

“Do not interpretations belong to God?”
These words remind us that dreams are not puzzles solved by human ingenuity. Their true meaning belongs to the Lord, who alone knows the hidden workings of the human heart.

Perhaps our own dreams, whether literal dreams during sleep or the deeper dreams we carry in our hearts, invite us to listen more deeply to what God is accomplishing within us.

Modern culture often swings between two extremes: dismissing dreams as meaningless brain activity, or treating every dream as a divine message. Swedenborg avoids both extremes.

As we grow spiritually, we are asked to surrender familiar ways of thinking, long-held assumptions, and even spiritual identities that once served us well. Yet that transition can feel like a death.

Even while our attention is often fixed on outward concerns—our work, relationships, achievements, and daily responsibilities—the Lord is quietly guiding us inwardly, leading us toward spiritual transformation.