what is a step of faith? at the weekend i visited the bridge , an art installation by michael cross at dilston grove in bermondsey. the artist has constructed a pool inside the old chapel and designed a series of steps so that visitors can walk on water. the water has been blackened with dye so it looks pretty mysterious. when you stand on the first step the weight of your body as you lean forward causes the next to appear. it's quite a slow process, designed to be meditative. it's actually a prototype. michael is honing the concept hoping to perfect it such that he could install it on a lake. for the time being though he walks alongside the walker making sure everything works. it was a fabulous setting for it. if the steps had disappeared behind that would have been fabulous, and it would have been good to be unaccompanied (though i confess my legs were quite shaky at first). but it is a prototype. i hope to see a final version on a lake one day. it's well worth a visit, especially if you have a secret desire to walk on water.
i was praying yesterday about whteher to take a decision or not and the experience of the bridge came back to me. i could picture standing on one step waiting for the next to appear, but unless you take that initial step the next one won't become clear. i guess that's what a step of faith is all about. anyway having prayed i decided to take the decision...
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