Inspired by lyrics from “A Steadfast Bridge” by Joy Katzen-Guthrie:A Steadfast Bridge gently supports me, constant and strong, through every furious storm.
A Steadfast Bridge swiftly transports me past raging waters on a path that’s safe and warm.
Show the way, fill me with courage. Help me to know there’s an answer in my heart.
When I am weak, your strength sustains me. Your love enfolds me, as You have loved me from the start.
Responsive Reading for July 30
“If only I had wings like a dove that I might fly away and find rest. Far away I would flee; I would stay in the desert. (Selah) I would soon find a shelter from the raging wind and storm” (Ps. 55:7-9).
A Steadfast Bridge gently supports me, constant and strong, through every furious storm.
“Your way, God, is holy . . . You are the God who does wonders …. The waters saw you, God; the waters saw you and lashed about, even the deeps of the sea trembled. The clouds poured down their rains; the thunderheads rumbled …. Your lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and quaked. Through the sea was your way; your path, through the mighty waters, though your footsteps were unseen” (Ps. 77: 14-20).
A Steadfast Bridge swiftly transports me past raging waters on a path that’s safe and warm.
“The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the LORD, over the mighty waters. The voice of the LORD is power” (Ps. 29: 3-4).
Show the way, fill me with courage. Help me to know there’s an answer in my heart.
“In the sight of their ancestors God did wonders, in the land of Egypt, the plain of Zoan. He split the sea and led them across, making the waters stand like walls” (Ps.78:12-13).
When I am weak, your strength sustains me. Your love enfolds me, as You have loved me from the start.