Words to Treasure
Let your ears listen to wisdom. Apply your heart to understanding.
Proverbs 2:2
Larry, David, and Richmond stood on the railroad tracks. The train bridge stretched across the steep ravine. “Come on,” encouraged Larry, “it will be fun. It won’t take long.”
“I don’t know,” worried David.
“Believe me, a train’s not going to come along. They hardly ever use this track anymore.”
It would be fun and daring to step from one railroad tie to the next, seventy feet above the creek. It would be the way it was in the movies. “Well . . .” Richmond looked down the long empty track that disappeared around the bend. “Okay. Let’s do it.” He took a few steps along the track and stopped. “I can’t do this. This could be really dangerous. This could be the stupidest thing we’ve ever done. I’m going home.” Richmond turned around and followed the quiet path back to the road. His friends caught up to him.
Larry moaned, “Richmond, you’re a serious wimpnoid.” The long, low wail of a train whistle sounded behind them as a train sped past toward the bridge. The boys looked at each other with big eyes.
Discovering Archaeology
Ancient Romans loved to build things, and they were really good at it. They built big stone bridges so that their armies could move around their empire quickly. If they couldn’t go around a river or ravine, they built a bridge. Amazingly, some of those 2,000-year-old bridges are still being used today. Instead of chariots, cars are driving on them.