Picture stories · 4 of 7 · A town today
The bridge
A storm washes out the footbridge, and the kids can no longer reach the park.
A made-up story in three paintings, about a young builder: “you.” Read it together, then look for Jesus in it.
1A storm washes out the old footbridge, and the kids can’t reach the park. 
2You train with the work crew, hauling beams day after day. 
3The new bridge opens with a ribbon and a race across it. Everyone cheers.
Where is Jesus in this story?
When the bridge washed out, the kids could not get across, no matter how hard they tried. Sin is like that broken bridge between us and God. We cannot build our own way across by being good enough. The Bible says there is one God and one go-between who brings people to Him: Jesus. He is God’s Son, and He became a man, so He is the bridge that can carry us all the way home.
For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,
1 Timothy 2:5 (BSB)
Talk about itWhy couldn’t the kids just jump across? What did Jesus do so we can come to God?
Pray: Jesus, thank You for bringing me to God.
This is chapter 2 of a longer story. You can read all three chapters at our sister site, The Atlas of Cities.