Phil and Celery

There's a woman who is currently running for a high political office and her name rhymes with Celery Fenton. So, this post is about her. And because I don't particularly want someone to google her name and land on my site, I will continue to refer to her as "Celery".

To be honest, I've never cared much for Celery. I can't really give you a solid reason why. Maybe she just seemed too "political" for me, not "real" enough.

However, the other night, I had a dream about her. In the dream, Denny and I were hangin' out with Phil and Celery in a relatively small cabin. I remember in the dream, I kept whispering to Denny, "they are so normal, isn't that weird? I never expected them to be this normal." At one point in the dream, Denny and I were sitting at the dining room table with Celery. She was sharing her heart, and I vividly remember that as she shared her heart, my heart totally went out to her. It was as if God poured His love for her into my heart. Romans 5:5 "because God has poured out His love into our hearts, by the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us."

Anyway, what's strange to me is, that love has remained with me. I could really care less about the "political" side of Celery, but I do care about Celery the person. I have begun to pray for her. and I've wondered what she and Phil's marriage is like. Is it really love, or is it a nice, somewhat, convenient, business relationship. I've prayed that if it's not love, that it becomes true love. And I say that all the while realizing that her marriage might totally be more solid than mine.

I've prayed that God himself would lavish His love on Celery. That she would have a wonderful love relationship with Jesus.

So, why am I telling you this? I have no idea. I guess I just found it interesting how God took my heart and completely molded it into a different fashion toward someone. And I guess I'm thinking that if He can do that to me, He can do that to anyone. And I'm thinking that it's a good reminder as we head into a huge political year, that as Christians, regardless of how we view a political candidate, we still need to practice loving the person.