SNAKES AND LADDERS

Sometimes my Christian life seems

A game of snakes and ladders.

I edge forward and backward

With the top a long way away.

Snakes lurk - even

After I throw a six. Some long.

Glimpses of heaven - I sometimes

Climb where Jacob looked.

Sometimes the top of a ladder

Is close to a serpent’s mouth.

Holy Spirit, help me

To overleap the snakes.

Lord Jesus, help me

To reach and climb the ladders.

Father, help me to remember

The home prepared for me.