One night I had a vision suspending me in time I saw a bridge I'm crossing so clear within my mind; I paused to get my bearings and yet I could not see Where it was I was going this path in front of me. A chill within the evening a mist had gathered round Soon enveloping the bridge with and eerieness I'd found; Alone I felt suspended yet rooted to the spot I felt a choice before me though I did not know what! For this is not a crossroads in which I choose my fate By making the decision about which road to take; This is just one pathway a bridge that stands alone Waiting for the promise to trust where I shall roam. An uneasiness swept over me with every step I took As over every precipice and stumbling block I looked; For the path seemed very narrow and the bridge so very long, I wondered if this journey was the right one I was on? The mist was all-enveloping so that the other side I couldn't see in front of me it seemed like I was blind; But still I kept on walking making my way across And hoping on this endless bridge that I would not be lost. Then through the shadowed darkness there seemed to be a light As if shining through a tunnel and yet still glowing bright; A vision of my journey right before my eyes Gave me an understanding that came as a surprise. I stood before the brilliance that shone in front of me And without hesitation opening my eyes to see; The endless bridge I journey as I make my way across Is the difference between this life we know and Eternity, via the Cross. © Christina 17th October, 2004

"This is a metaphoric poem about our journeys in life.   It's about faith and it's about turst.   The Bridge represents the gap between sin (eternal death) and Eternity (eternal Life).   The Bridge represents the Cross, which is the path and bridge from this life into Eternity.   Though sometimes clouded it seems we sometimes can't see our way, many times we must rely on faith to see us through.   Faith and trust that we will be safe upon that bridge alone through the storms of life, over stumbling blocks and obstacles in our way.   Though we may feel like we are stumbling blind, there is a light that shines on us, guiding our way across that bridge if only we open our eyes in faith to see.   And it's then that we see the bridge isn't so endless after all....but a path into Eternity."