So I\u2019m back from a hectic weekend of no sleep. Despite the sheer volume of people (1684) and the plentiful driving hours (5 hours each way) I had a really good weekend. Despite the missing lug nuts and flying glowsticks, we are all safe and alive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You would think that a five-hour drive wouldn\u2019t be one of the highlights of the weekend. Well, guess again! It was! In our car, we had some singalong time, some quiet time (though not a lot of it) and we read the Bible aloud. We decided to start the book of Psalms, which was a lofty goal, but with 4-5 of us reading for a couple hours each way, taking turns reading on chapter, we got all the way to the end of Book II in Psalms, which is 72 chapters. My throat was dry as dry can be by the time we got home, but it made for a very peaceful drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It got me thinking, why don\u2019t we read scripture aloud more? We do it in church, a bit, and then hear teaching about it, but often we just read it to ourselves at home. We don\u2019t seem to just reading it out loud to each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We weren\u2019t even digging very deep. Every so often we would laugh at David\u2019s dramatics (\u201cI\u2019m faint, I\u2019m weary, my tongue is dry\u2026\u201d) and every so often we would point out something interesting, such as the prophecies Jesus fulfilled from Psalms, but we generally just listened and pondered as we went along.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We need to do this more! I can say from experience, it doesn\u2019t require a lot of brain power. You read and listen, letting it just wash over you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It restores the soul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\u00a0Lord\u00a0is my\u00a0shepherd; I shall not\u00a0want. He makes me lie down in green\u00a0pastures.
He leads me beside still waters. He\u00a0restores my soul. He\u00a0leads me in\u00a0paths of righteousness for his\u00a0name’s sake. Even though I\u00a0walk through the valley of\u00a0the shadow of death, I will\u00a0fear no evil, for\u00a0you are with me; your\u00a0rod and your staff, they comfort me. You\u00a0prepare a table before me in\u00a0the presence of my enemies; you\u00a0anoint my head with oil; my\u00a0cup overflows. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall\u00a0dwell\u00a0in the house of the\u00a0Lord forever.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
So I\u2019m back from a hectic weekend of no sleep. Despite the sheer volume of people (1684) and the plentiful driving hours (5 hours each way) I had a really good weekend. Despite the missing lug nuts and flying glowsticks, we are all safe and alive…<\/p>\n