Shalom, Just a poem I thought all might enjoy.
"Lucky dipping is an approach that can really lead you astray. You are probably wondering, what is lucky dipping. To lucky dipping is to close your eyes, open the bible, and where ever it opens start reading. This may sound foolish, but millions use this approach. Again I say, the bible is a very misunderstood book!
I supposed I knew my Bible,
Reading a piecemeal, hit and miss,
Now a bit of John or Matthew,
Now a snatch of Genesis,
Certain chapters of Isaiah,
Certain Psalms (the twenty-third),
Twelfth of Romans, First of Proverbs-
Yes, I thought I knew the Word!
But I found that thorough reading
Was a different thing to do,
And the way was unfamiliar
When I read the Bible through.
You who like to play at Bible,
Dip and dable, here and there,
Just before you kneel, aweary,
And yawn through hurried prayer;
You who treat the Crown of Writings,
As you treat no other book-
Just a paragraph disjointed,
Just a crude impatient look-
Try a worthier procedure,
Try a broad and steady view;
You will kneel in very rapture
When you read the Bible through!"
- Amos R Wells
James |
