{"id":11820,"date":"2023-02-05T08:13:50","date_gmt":"2023-02-05T14:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/?p=11820"},"modified":"2023-02-05T09:12:37","modified_gmt":"2023-02-05T15:12:37","slug":"cross-this-bridge-and-thrive-over-troubled-waters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/cross-this-bridge-and-thrive-over-troubled-waters\/","title":{"rendered":"Cross this bridge and thrive over troubled waters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Bridge Over Troubled Water<\/em>, the celebrated song by Simon &amp; Garfunkel, is a compass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Bridge-Over-Troubled-Water.jpg\" alt=\"Bridge Over Troubled Water\" class=\"wp-image-11828\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Bridge-Over-Troubled-Water.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Bridge-Over-Troubled-Water-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Bridge-Over-Troubled-Water-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Whatever you&#8217;re trying to find, look for . . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>loyalty  . . . <em>I&#8217;m on your side<\/em><\/li><li>compassion . . . <em>I will comfort you<\/em><\/li><li>encouragement . . . <em>Sail on silver girl<\/em><\/li><li>vision . . . <em>All your dreams are on their way<\/em><\/li><li>companionship . . . <em>I&#8217;m sailing right behind<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>. . . and you will thrive over troubled water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Untold millions recall the song&#8217;s August 1970 release as it inspires hope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last Christmas, our family watched the CBS special, <em>Homeward Bound:  A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We found three treasures in what Stevie Wonder calls &#8220;one of the most beautiful songs ever written.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">1.  The bridge of loyalty<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse has-text-align-center\"><em>Oh, when times get rough\nAnd friends just can't be found\nLike a bridge over troubled water\nI will lay me down<\/em><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Nothing rewards our survival like the bridge of loyalty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Loyalty to God<\/li><li>Loyalty to family<\/li><li>Loyalty to community<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Loyalty is hard to find.  Folks who stand by your side in . . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>plenty or want<\/li><li>vigor or grief<\/li><li>glory or dishonor<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>And when there is no one around, an old proverb inspires us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong>&#8220;One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.&#8221;<\/strong>  Proverbs 18:24<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>In my<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/do-this-twice-a-week-for-a-happier-life\/\"> darkest moments, <\/a>when I feel alone, I run to my hiding place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong>&#8220;Therefore let all the faithful pray to you while you may be found; surely the rising of the mighty waters will not reach them. 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