Dikes

As a child, I learned the names of the three dikes that kept the sea from submerging the fields and cities of Holland: Watcher, Sleeper, and Dreamer. The Watcher was first to meet the rising sea. If overtopped, the Sleeper was next. When the Watcher and the Sleeper could not restrain the sea, the Dreamer remained the lone and last guard. There are times and circumstances in our lives today when we must hold back the ruinous and destructive forces that have come upon us. Some days we are the Watchers … some days the Sleepers … and some days the Dreamers.