Opus 2025-162: Little Bits

I am finding that there is value in reading small portions, little bits, of scripture.  I’m not talking about getting into a legalistic regime of say, one verse a day.  I’m not talking about a chapter a day.  I’m not talking about reading through the Bible in a year.  I’m talking about reading at a pace that doesn’t hurry, focuses and is willing to stop when the time runs out.

This insight is coming from my personal experience each morning.  Part of my routine is to get up and make myself some old-fashioned oatmeal, which takes five minutes to cook . During that time I make some toast and a few other things.  I also am slowly reading through the Bible.  The emphasis here is on “slowly”.  Today I only got through three verses.  It’s no minimum, it’s just read and listen and absorb.  Today I came across the mention of the “myriad of holy ones” with God.  What does that mean?  I have no idea but it made me think of something else, so I stopped reading and contemplated that.  I pulled out my iPad and made a note.  And then the beeper went off to say my oatmeal was done.  I moved on having harvested something from that brief time of scripture.

The key is to pay attention as you read, which is much easier for me in small bits.  If I’m going too far and too fast, I tend to go into speed reading mode.  That means skimming, scanning, overlooking and often missing the point.

So just a thought.  It’s something that I am following.  It might benefit you. You might find a totally useless.  What a blessed day.

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