Day 12: Bridge Over Troubled Water

Rocky, Mark, and me, 1963

"He will call on Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him." (Psalm 91:15)

As a teenager, my big brother, Rocky, loved the music of Simon and Garfunkel.

When you're weary

Feeling small

When tears are in your eyes

I'll dry them all

I'm on your side

Oh, when times get rough

And friends just can't be found

Like a bridge over troubled water

I will lay me down

Like a bridge over troubled water

I will lay me down.

Although it wasn't their intention, in these lyrics, Simon and Garfunkel described our Bridge over troubled water: Jesus Christ.

Are you down and out, beloved? Feeling small? Let Jesus — the Bridge over troubled water, the One who laid down His life for you — ease your mind and comfort you.