Tuesday, August 6, 2019

Building Bridges


Sometimes getting from here to there can be a real challenge.  The obstacles that challenge us often seem insurmountable -- like the Mississippi River which daunted many westward travelers in the early days of our country.  Now bridges, like the one in the photo we took a few years back, span it in many places and thousands of people cross it daily. (Please disregard the cracked windshield.)

Progress takes Explorers but, it also requires Bridge Builders.  In times of disruptive change, Explorers chart the course, but Bridge Builders turn that vision into reality.  They find ways to overcome the obstacles.  They make certain everyone is able to follow the path until what seemed impossible becomes commonplace.

Today, we need lots of Bridge Builders. 

I came to a place where the land did end;
I looked in deep dismay;
I could see across to the other side
Where the land of promise lay.

Before me was a swollen flood
Of waters deep and brown
Full of broken, tattered dreams
Where it had swept them down.

But, then a man beside me stood
Who saw my fear-filled eyes.
He said, "I will make a way
To where the far shore lies."

He called the people waiting there
To listen to his plan
Then led them in a glorious work
To build a solid span

Across the rushing waters deep
Into the Promised Lands.
Because of his great leadership
A mighty bridge now stands.

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