Question why is that We have dreams What do they mean Should we concentrate on our dreams?

A question:

One is asking why is that We have dreams. What do they mean? Should we concentrate on our dreams? ^[1]

The Answer:

Dreams may be of different sources. Some dreams are from God. As a kind of revelation for many things to come in the future. As for example the dreams of Joseph the son of Jacob.

And the dreams which was of Pharaoh the king. And Joseph gave an explanation of such dreams. About what will come in the future. These are dreams from God.

 Other dreams are from the devil. You may read about these dreams in the book of the paradise of the fathers.

There are other dreams from the subconscious. From the back head. From many images or many thoughts kept in mind. And then they appear in the dreams. And there are some other dreams which give an idea about the state of the body during sleep.

We can’t trust all dreams. We can’t be guided by dreams. We should know whether the dreams are from God or from the devil. Or from our subconscious and back head.

^{[1] A Question Answered by His Holiness Pope Shenouda in a Sermon Entitled “Be holy as I am holy – Youth Meeting” Dated: November 22, 2002}