Bridges

Life is full of great rivers that can seem overwhelming.  Sadly, many people drown not knowing that there was a way to cross.

Rivers, start out like any problem, small and seemingly harmless.  A small stream trickling through the quiet woods can become a hissing and crashing force that can rip a once sturdy tree right out of the ground.  Snow builds up on the mountain side all winter and is ignored like an issue we try to keep out of our mind.  Then it is exposed by the sun and floods our lives with stress and frustration. 

Rivers inevitable, and often very uncontrollable just like our circumstances in life.  One moment it will be calm, the next it will be an icy rapids, engulfing us and taking away the things we love most.  Life is a river, sometimes we have a fork where we have to decide where to go.  As the pull of water takes us farther and carries us faster, our ability to choose starts to become limited.  You started on calm waters and now you are being dragged to a bitter end.

How do you cross rivers? Bridges.


A colossal, dependable stretch over ice
Something that can save our sorry life
Some bridges are simply what we feel

Some bridges are made of gleaming steel

Some are made out of ropes and wood

They are often misunderstood

Bridge, a platform of sturdy rock

One made of an idea or thought

Whether they are young or old

Good bridges are strong and hold

A bridge is the key to life's locked doors

It will take you places you've never been before
A bridge needless to say will work all night and day
Holding out strong, always, with out pay
A vindicated hero most often unsung
Unscathed by the rivers piercing cold run
Why fear the terrible danger beneath
With the gospel of peace just beneath your feet?
Sometimes when crossing you need to be brave
But think of the bitterness and pain you've been saved
Some times you want to go your own way
Deceptively strong currents will pull you astray
Whether a leader, loved one or righteous desire
Bridges keep you safe by keeping you higher
Like an accomplishment on your shelf
You feel proud you made it yourself
Like a guarded trophy, engraved and embossed
Bridges show that life's hardest rivers can all be crossed