the word

“The Word of Scripture should never stop sounding in your ears and working in you all day long, just like the words of someone you love. And just as you do not analyze the words of someone you love, but accept them as they are said to you, accept the Word of Scripture and ponder it in your heart, as Mary did. That is all . . . Do not ask ‘How shall I pass this on?’ but ‘What does it say to me?’ Then ponder this word long in your heart until it has gone right into you and taken possession of you.”

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Scripture is given to us so we can learn about God. But, it is also given to us so we can recognize his voice and his movements in our lives. It is given to us so we can know him.

When you read the Word, ask the Holy Spirit to reveal what God might want to say to you. Allow it to speak to you, personally. And then listen…ponder what you hear God saying and respond.

Grace and peace,
Deb