Erik Martin had a dream. He always wanted to be a superhero. His dream came true last Thursday when Spiderman called and asked for his help. The 13-year-old boy was whisked away across town in a DeLorean sports car driven by Moonshine Maid and escorted by 20 motorcycle officers. For the next several hours Electron Boy fought evil doers as he raced from one Seattle neighborhood to another. Hundreds of volunteers participated in an elaborate event that shut down freeways and engaged everyone in one task; to make Erik’s dream come true. Erik has liver cancer. Thanks to the Make-a-Wish Foundation, Erik’s dream became a reality.
I was so moved by his story. Someone listened and paid attention. Then they engaged the community and supported Erik in making his dream come true. Isn’t that what we all want? To be heard. To have our dreams realized.
We have the awesome opportunity every day to be in agreement with another for their goals, their dreams, their ideas. An amazing shift happens when we listen and really hear what another is saying. Anxiety falls away and they stand a little straighter and smile a bit brighter.
Run, don’t walk away from those that complain about what’s wrong with the world. It’s a downward spiral that saps the spiritual juice right out of us. Finding agreement on a solution is far more empowering and infinitely more fun than living in victim thinking.
It is written in Matthew 18:19, “Again, I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven.” When we stand in agreement for another, we open the door to God’s gracious blessings. Erik said it was the best day of his life. I bet that everyone who participated in making his dream come true would heartily agree.