Once in a Daydream

A Dream for those
Suffering in Silence in the Church
by Greg Hasek

One day I decided to take a blanket and book to my favorite spot overlooking a meadow of wildflowers. There I sat. The smell of buttercups and fresh cut grass seemed to drift past me in the breeze. I had decided that while I relaxed, I would read the new book I had just bought on post abortion healing. It was not long though that my eyes grew weary and I found myself drifting to sleep.

I began to dream. There I saw myself walking into this big church. It was the same church I had gone to for so many years but something seemed different this time. The inside of the church seemed much brighter and warmer than I remember. There were children playing and a peace and love that seemed to fill the air. I continued to walk down the aisle closer to the front. I stopped and could not believe what I saw. There to my right was a table. Men and women sat at the table across from each other. They looked as though they were giving communion to each other. I looked to my left and there was the pastor saying in a quiet voice to the congregation, “We welcome those hurt by abortion to the table. Men and Women come.” I suddenly noticed tears in the pastor’s eyes. As if we were the only ones there, I came to the pastor and said, “What’s wrong?” “What’s happening?” He looked at me as tears dripped down his face and said, “ For too long I have ignored those hurt by abortion in this church. I was always worried about what people would think. I am so sorry. Forgive me. I want this church to be a place where post abortive men and women come heal together. That when they walk in those doors, they will know they are welcome and accepted and will find a place of healing.” As he said this I could feel God’s grace like I never felt it before. I looked again to my right. Those at the communion table were men and women who have experienced abortion. They were offering forgiveness and love in Jesus name. They told me to come and join them. I began to cry as they offered me the bread and then the wine. They were hugging, crying, men and women. I knew something special was happening.

I felt the rain upon my face and I suddenly awoke. I had to remind myself I was only dreaming. I noticed I had been crying. I went back to reading the book about why churches are so resistant to reaching out to post abortive men and women. As I read, the dream seemed to fade into my memory at least for now.

Greg Hasek MA/MFT LPC is Executive Director of Misty Mountain Family Enrichment Center in Oregon and Washington. He specializes in working with post abortive issues and has a real passion for post abortive men and couples. He currently is developing new programs and curriculum for post abortive men and couples. Misty Mountain is in the process of building a retreat center in Washington State where couples will come for healing of post abortive issues in a retreat center experience.

[Reprinted by permission]