Leads me to heaven's staircase

That is a beautiful and yearning image. Here is a poem that reflects on God's guidance to our eternal home.

Heaven's Staircase

I cannot build a stair so high That reaches to the home on high, No striving step of mine can win The peace that waits for me within.

So You must be the Stair, the Way, The Truth that guides me every day. Each step is not of stone,but grace, That leads me to that holy place. “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”(John 14:6)

Lead me, my Shepherd, by Your hand, Across this strange and fleeting land. Be my forerunner,clear the path, My comfort in Your righteous wrath. “He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake.”(Psalm 23:3)

Let every step, though steep or small, Be taken in obedience to Your call. And when my weary feet may stray, Correct my course and lead the way. “Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.”(Psalm 119:105)

And at the final step, I'll see The door swung wide,and welcome free. Not by a climb,but by Your grace, I'll finally see You,face to face. “Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God.”(Revelation 21:3)

You are my path, my journey's end, My Savior and my dearest Friend. So lead me up that glorious stair, And bring me,safely, Homeward there.

Amen.