This is a poem I wrote inspired by the NEXT conference I had the privilege of attending over Memorial Day weekend. It makes more sense if you listen to the teaching which I highly recommend. It is linked in with the various parts of the poem. The image of Jacob’s ladder wasn’t based on a teaching, but I thought the image was relevant to my experience.
My NEXT Poem
So my weary wandering heart
Fell asleep and seemed so far
From that place where I was blessed
Soul asleep, but without rest
But God for Jacob and for me
Broke into that foggy sleep
Sacred Ladder from heav’n comes down
Reaches to us on the ground
Pre-eminent One over heaven and earth
Bleeding woman healed by faith
A little girl they said had died
With just 3 words was made alive
Blood shed on a cross so cruel
Stone rolled back; disciples stunned
Jolted from my apathy
Stunned by glory and by grace
Surely God was in this place
