Who Called My Name?

it’s 1:56 a.m.

i heard someone call my name

an angel possibly?

a spirit beckoning me?

awakening, i ask, “who called my name?”

no one answered

and so i write:

Who called my name at 1:56 a.m.?

Is it you, Lord?

I’m here ready to listen to what you have to say.

In the darkness of the morning, you have my attention.

Tell me, and He, the Lord, told me:

I just want you to be aware I’m here, with you and for you, always, even as you sleep in the darkness of a black, starless night.

I call you, friend.

I call you, love.

I’m a reminder of why you’re alive.

In your frailest moments, my power is sufficient.

I’m all you’ll ever need.

A dream, maybe?

I pinch myself; I’m awake.

Someone called my name.

Is it you, Lord?

And He asks?

How many times must you ask me?

It’s me, I called your name.

Just wanted to say, you’re my child, safe and secure in my arms.

Who called my name at 1:56 a.m.?

Is it you, Lord?

Yes, Barefoot 🦶, I called your name at 1:56 a.m. this morning.

It’s me, just checking in.

Okay, it’s you, Lord.

You called my name at 1:56 a.m.

Who else would call my name at 1:56 a.m.?

Thanks, for checking in with me, Jesus.

Thanks, for the wake-up call.

I know you’re watching over me as I lie in bed.

Pushing blood through my heart and veins, doing the work while I sleep, keeping me alive.

Are you tired, Lord?

I know you must get weary watching over me day and night.

Not at all; my children are whom I live for.

Y’all are my greatest treasures in all of my kingdom.

Oh, my, Jesus, so you’re telling me, I’m a prince, made Royal by you?

Yes, Barefoot🦶, that’s exactly what I’m saying.

You called my name, Jesus, at 1:56 a.m. this morning.

Thank you, Jesus

I’ll go back to sleep now that you’ve called my name!

Barefoot 🦶 Cajun

1:56 a. m.

Monday morning

Jesus called my name in the blueness of the night