3 Am: Journey to God Through Poetry

By Rebecca Krick Viersen

Do you wake up at 3 a.m. and your mind goes round and round? Do you struggle to know God? 3 am: Journey to God through Poetry is the story of one man's personal quest for a relationship with God. Lee Viersen spent countless nights wracked by doubt and worry and chose to express that struggle in his writing. Through his struggle came strength in both God and art. We hope that in reading his poems and learning about his journey to faith, you too will find comfort, joy, and the answers to the questions that keep you awake at night.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Inspiring Voices
• Release date: Feb 4, 2014
• ISBN: 9781462408535

Rebecca Krick Viersen

Becky and Lee Viersen were married for thirty-five years. They met in college at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Lee was a psychology major, and Becky was an education major. They lived in Cary, North Carolina, with their son, Paul, and attended First United Methodist Church in Cary. Becky and Paul still live there.

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Contents

Acknowledgement

Preface

Chapter 1:  The Beginning

Wish I Could Write

Chapter 2:  Struggle

3AM

Dry Place

Lord Pick Me

Still Waters

I Need You

Louder Than a Shout

Chapter 3:  Discovery

Saving Grace

In the Light

Learning to Fly

Love

Is it You?

Be My Compass

A Miracle

Chapter 4:  Celebration

What’s This?

Sailing

He Is Risen

New Shoes

Glimpses of God

How Can I Tell You?

Traded In

By Your Side

Above Me

Bird Song

Come to the Table

Music

Chapter 5:  Ministry

Backtrack

In the Name

Jesus Bridge

Will

My Soul Sings

Chapter 6:  Passage

Down by the Riverside

Chapter 7:  My Witness

My Witness

Chapter 8:  Blessing

My Friend

Epilogue

Dedication

This book is dedicated to our son, Paul and our best friend, Mary Jon Herman.

Acknowledgement

I wish to acknowledge all of the help from my family including my sister, Helen Poole, whose photography is part of this book. My nieces, Laura and Ginger Jernigan, gave me ideas, helped organize and edit. My sister in law, Donna Whaley, who provided ideas for the book. Finally, many members of my church helped in narrowing down a wide body of Lee’s work.

Preface

3 AM, I am sure you are wondering about the title of this book. As you read further you will see one of the first poems is 3 AM. That is the time of the night when you wake up and can not get back to sleep. The time you are plagued with worries, and doubts. The time you are lonely, depressed and things seem to be the darkest.

Why did I decide to publish this book? I wanted people to understand my husband’s struggle and journey. He was like many people surrounded by doubts and