Friday, October 3, 2008

A way to read and reflect upon Scripture: Life Journaling

A few years back I was introduced to Life Journaling ... a way to read and ponder both the meaning and personal application of Scripture. To be blunt it is both demanding and rewarding, assuring and challenging. When you follow this system you will read the Old Testament (written before Jesus) once a year and the New Testament (written after Jesus) twice a year.

What I have noticed is the Old Testament readings are setup pretty much in the time-period order. For example if one reading for the week comes from about 700 BC then other readings about that same time period will be read as well.

This morning's reading included the 138th psalm and verse 8 of that psalter reading hung in there with me. It goes like this:

The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me; your steadfast love, O Lord, endures for ever. Do not forsake the work of your hands.

Yes, such is always true.

If you are interested, the website for Life Journaling material which is inexpensive is www.lifejournal.cc or a toll-free number is 1-877-755-9555.

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