Jacob, when he was dying, . . . worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff. Hebrews 11:20 I’ve long been intrigued by this verse of Scripture. I do know that some translators have indicated the word “staff” here might be “bed.” In Hebrew the two words have exactly the same consonants. Since they were copied without vowels, it is possible that either could be correct. I have thought about it from the perspective of a man having sufficient intimacy with God to find His presence and power real in the ordinary circumstances of life. Jacob didn’t require a particular place, or certain kinds of music, or the right “atmosphere,”…