Dream: School Parking Permits

Last night's dream stood out a lot; it had many symbols that could be interpreted various ways.

Everything began at my parents’ house in McKeesport. I was getting ready to go to school at McKeesport Area High School. My plans were to drive down to the school and park on campus, but I did not yet receive a parking permit that would enable me to leave my car unattended on school property. I would have to go early and talk to the principal for permission to park on campus.

I drove my champagne Buick and parked in the student parking lot. I went to the trunk to get my supplies, which happened to be two tripods with accessories attached to them. On the top of one tripod was a video camera; on top of the second was a portable handset phone. I went in to the school looking for the principal, Mr. Catalina who is not the principal now; He wasn't in the first room I looked in but he was in the second office.

When I talked to his secretary in the first room, she told me that there was no one to preach at the morning session in the auditorium. I was trying to hint to her that I would be interested in speaking this morning. Needless to say, she did not bite on my leadings and directed me to the second office where the principal was. When I found him, he was preparing to preach in the auditorium. His sermon was on Inspector Gadget! He asked me what I thought to which I responded that I could sense God in his message.

I asked him for a parking permit, which he obliged, and tried to run out to my car to place in on the windshield. The time on the pass was 8:03. I was still wielding these bulky tripods with camera and phone attachments through the crowded hallway. It was taking forever to get back to my car and I knew I was going to be late for class if I did not hurry. I tried to kick it up a notch but I kept being stopped by fellow classmates. I do not recognize any of them in hindsight, but in the dream I knew them all. Many of them asked me if I would meet with them to help them with their problems, or to pray for revival to break out in the school, or even to prayer walk in the community with them!

After being stopped many times, I noticed that both my camera and my phone had fallen off the top of the tripod. I quickly turned around in order to retrieve them from the floor. The video camera was right behind me, but I did not see the phone. I took about 20 or so steps back to see that some bullies had got the phone and we tossing it around to each other to keep it out of my reach. One of them threw it in the garbage can that was full of nasty food and some gross liquid. I dug through the garbage to get the phone; it was covered in gross water and I knew that it was broken. I then hurried along to reach my car and put everything away.

The next thing I knew I was explaining my days events to my wife. When I got to the part about the phone I was very distraught because the phone was broken. He response to me was a simple faith filled "don't worry; you're on Eagle's wings." At this point I awoke and felt the presence of God in my bedroom.