The Written Word
But he answered, “It is written, “‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.” (Matthew 4:4)
I went to Catholic school for twelve years. One would think that someone with so much religious training would know the Bible. Yet, I hardly know any of it. Most of the stories of the Old Testament are new to me. Some of the names of books such as Nehemiah and Ruth, I’ve never even heard. So how could I have gone to school and not heard the Bible daily. Of course I wouldn’t have understood everything that was read to me when I was little. I think I would have learned to look for the answers in the Bible and look to God’s word when I was in need.
The Bible was never read in my house. We had one, but it was on a shelf in the basement. Both my parents were voracious readers, yet neither picked up the Bible. I will make sure I pick it up and read it to my children. Lee loves to read the Bible and on one of our first dates, he pulled a very small Bible out of his bag and read it to me.
So I am on a journey this summer. To read as much of the Bible as I can. Each time I pick up the Bible, I feel like God is speaking out just to me. It’s so powerful and I am often left speechless after reading.
Yesterday, I was talking to a co-worker and he said to me, “I didn’t know you were a Bible thumper.” I smiled and said, “I wish I was. I wish I had been for many years.”
Hugs,
marlene
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April 22nd, 2011 at 11:25 pm
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