We were on a hike in the Great Smoky Mountains on a trail we had not tried before. It skirted a river at several places and then we came to a crossing where instead of the ordinary bridge there was a very thick steel I-beam that spanned the gap. It was clearly over what used to be a wider bridge. We learned that the bridge often washed away because it needed support underneath and the spring floods would batter it and finally it would weaken and fall. This one has no understructure and it sits above the rushing water. Safety in a strong narrow path.

“The Lord supported me. He led me to a place of safety; he rescued me because he delights in me. The Lord rewarded me for doing right; he restored me because of my innocence.” 2 Samuel 2:19b-23 NLT