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I love a good book and tend to recommend my favorites.  Here’s one you might enjoy:

 

The Bible is an old book, though still a best-seller.  Unfortunately, as a lad growing up in the 1950s and 1960s, I was never encouraged to read the Bible.  These days, however, I devote a small amount of time each day — perhaps 10 minutes on average — to Bible study.  (That adds up to just over 60 hours a year.)  I keep a copy beside my bed to peruse during those 3:00 AM awakenings.  I also have a special place in my sunroom where, wrapped in a prayer stole that was a gift from a friend, I read my morning prayers.  And when I travel, I admit that I get a kick out of finding a Gideon Bible in hotel rooms, which leads me to a quick-flash thought of Rocky Raccoon (as in the Beatles song … but never mind) and makes me wonder if some future traveler will come upon and be inspired by the passages I (invariably; I cannot help myself) underline while reading. 

 

Though certainly no Bible scholar, I can turn to favorite Psalm passages in a flash in my marked-up, dog-eared,  underlined and annotated copy; understand why the two books of Samuel come before the two books of Kings; question the author and authenticity of some texts; puzzle over the inclusion of the downright nasty God contained in Ezekiel (my least favorite book); and even understand (sometimes) why, when and by whom the four Gospels were written. 

 

My point:  The Bible has become a favorite, special friend: a companion, a guide, a comfort, an inspiration, and a teacher.  So, if you’re not already doing so, I recommend that you give it some time each day.  I think you’ll find it a darn good book.   

 

“Blessed is the man

        –    Psalm 1:1-3