{"id":822,"date":"2013-04-19T05:30:00","date_gmt":"2013-04-19T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.195.124.95\/~redletu4\/how-to-build-the-impossible-bridge\/"},"modified":"2013-04-19T05:30:00","modified_gmt":"2013-04-19T11:30:00","slug":"how-to-build-the-impossible-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davidrupert\/how-to-build-the-impossible-bridge\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Build the Impossible Bridge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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If your situation seems too dark, too desperate, too impossible, I want to float a message of hope to you. There is a light.<\/span><\/div>\n

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I\u2019ve been there with you. I\u2019ve looked down at the edge and looked down. It\u2019s a terribly steep fall with no bottom. And standing on one side of that chasm, sometimes I can almost reach out and touch the other. The two sides are that close.\u00a0 In other situations, the divide is expansive.<\/span><\/div>\n
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But I believe in bridging the divide. I\u2019ve seen it done in the worst and the best of situations and it can be fixed in your world.<\/span><\/p>\n

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<\/span>The Niagara Falls suspension bridge was an idea born in the fertile mind of William Merritt in 1846. He wanted a way to span the chasm that separated Canada and the United States, opening doors for both commerce and culture. \n

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<\/span>Most experts agreed it couldn\u2019t be done. The span was too great. But Merritt still dreamed.\n

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<\/span>One day, while watching children fly their kites over the falls, he came up with an idea. He sponsored a contest and paid $5 to the first one who could loft their kite to the other side. Sure enough, one lad did it and the kite string was secured with a strong stake. \n

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<\/span>Meticulous, Merritt strung a larger cord across the divide, using the kite string as a guide. Then he pulled a heavier line, then a rope, and finally a wire cable. From this beginning a bridge was built.\n

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\nSometimes, building a bridge seems impossible. Critics on both sides will tell you it cannot be done.\u00a0<\/span>

<\/span>But if you can float a sting of love to the other side \u2013 across the chasm, it may one day lead to a bridge of trust.\u00a0\n

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