In the Showers
A hand was laid upon me
From subconscious thoughts
I sprang to full height
I was late for a date!
Swished water over my face
And behold as I looked
I saw them fall in torrents*
Rain, in drizzles, in showers
What an unpleasant sight
Ha! Here was a pleasant excuse
But the hand that woke me
Made me inexcusable
Into the showers, under hand held canopies
Onward, upward, marching as to wail
Undaunted, cold but comforted
Trails to the mount we trod
Atop, no external comfort
Inward man sacrifice ready
Frost biting, shilling gusts of wind
But feet above we stood
God amongst us, with us
We prayed, we praised, we sang
Showers slow, fast, but spirits high
Canopies cast down, daring nature
Like mist rising in the noon sun
Our burdens lifted
Our hearts merry
We were higher than we climbed
Descent was in joy
Clothes hugged closer
And canopies again, went up
We had dared, dared the showers
All through we came
The same pathway, though a different people
We had been in the showers for hours
And we didn’t get wet.
Neh 4:8-9 “ 8 and all of them conspired together to come and attack Jerusalem and create confusion. 9 Nevertheless we made our prayer to our God, and because of them we set a watch against them day and night.“ (NKJV)