Today at school I decided to read a book. Not just any book. A children's book. My absolute favorite! So, I picked up Nim's Island while the kiddos were taking a test and I started reading. Of course, I got sucked in and I wanted to keep reading instead of getting up to teach the afternoon classes. One of my adorable little guys decided to read the book with me, which I love. I just LOVE watching kids read. So, he sat down beside me and started reading. It was fantastic!
Anyway, the kids finally got on the bus to go home, and I walked home (stupid car...) and then I finished the book. In about 30 minutes. It was great!
Until this weekend, I had forgotten how much I love to read. So, I have started a book by the excellent author Beverly Lewis, and I hope to be finished by the end of fall break. I am so glad that I finally have some time for free reading again. There is little better than sitting down with a good book.
So, this blog is pointless.
Except that I wish my passion for reading extended over into my Christian walk, making me more passionate about reading Scripture and really soaking it in. Not just reading it. The same with praying, too. So, as I renew my passion for reading fiction, I am burdened by my lack of that degree of passion for my God and my relationship with Him. There's the passion I should be renewing...
Oh, and how much more satisfying would it be for me to be reading Scripture and then to have a child decide to read it with me...
2 comments:
me too, girl. the everyday "good" takes over the every day "best". I too have been convicted of this and have started something that I used to do a long time ago, Johnny Hunt reads a Proverb on the date of the day. Well, last night was about wisdom (2 chapter). Really good. So if you are running out of time, read that and tell me what you think...
:) Love you! and I love your "renewed passion"
I remembered that I felt that way about "Because of Winn Dixie" back a looonnngg time before anyone knew that it would be a medal winner and a movie?! and of course "Frindle" and "Bridge to Terabithia"
It is a bit funny how we find so much time to read trivial other stuff..... and we enjoy that it takes us to places well created....but not real. what keeps us from reading about the components of the new heaven and new earth with that same zeal? "no se" as we would say here... or "I don't know"
I've also heard of this reading through the Proverbs. I'm trying to read through the Bible completely-so what I'm doing (from Donald Whitney) is reading a chapter a day from several different books of the Bible at a time. It's been pretty awesome! Sometimes I just can't stop at one chapter! I pray that your passion for the scripture is renewed and that you thirst and hunger for it daily :) Love you! Tell the husband I said Hi!
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