Day: December 28, 2022

“Across The Bridge” AS SUNG BY JIM REAVES

I have lived a life of sin in this world I’m living in
I have done forbidden things I shouldn’t do
I asked a beggar along the way, if he could tell me where to stay
Where I could find real happiness and love that’s true

Across the bridge, there’s no more sorrow
Across the bridge, there’s no more pain
The Sun will shine across the river
And you’ll never be unhappy again

Follow the footsteps of the King till you hear the voices ring
They’ll be singing out the glory of the land
The river Jordan will be near, the sound of trumpets you will hear
And you’ll behold the most precious place ever known to man

Across the bridge, there’s no more sorrow
Across the bridge, there’s no more pain
The Sun will shine across the river
And you’ll never be unhappy again

Across the bridge, there’s no more sorrow
Across the bridge, there’s no more pain
The Sun will shine across the river
And you’ll never be unhappy again

Across the bridge, there’s no more sorrow
Across the bridge, there’s no more pain
The Sun will shine across the river
And you’ll never be unhappy again

The year is nearly over, and it is

going out with a roar. It has not

been the best of times nor the

worst of times. Without getting

into the litany, I will just say that

whatever pain and suffering I

endured I offered as my attempt

to share in the carrying of the

cross of Jesus. Who am I to complain

when we have people starving in Haiti

and when locusts ate the crops of

several eastern countries in Africa,

and when Christians were murdered

or tortured for believing in their faith,

and when we had dictators enslaving

their citizens to control them. These

people have endured much more

then I can imagine. I do not have

a bucket list, but I do have a list of

things I wish to do this coming year.

I want to respect the people with

whom I encounter, do good work

and show love and compassion,

 improve my community, help

those in need and be kind to

everyone and less critical of others.

Today as I look out the window

and see the tree branches waving

and the waves tossing water on

the snow mountains, under the

gray sky I think my goals are hefty,

but when the sun comes back shining

they will seem simple and not enough.

There will be time to add to my list,

God willing, and I will gladly do so.

In the meantime, I pray for strength,

and my fellow man

Stanski

December 28, 2022, ^