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A prayer for reading God's word by Wendy Pope.

Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.

Psalm 119 105.

For a long season of my life, I was a carrier of God's word.

I read the Bible during church when the pastor would preach,

and I made sure to read enough to fill in my blanks for Bible study.

But to read, highlight, and apply scripture to my life was foreign to me. How could I, a C student, ever understand the Bible? I wanted to be one of those women who highlighted and

applied but I didn't even know where to start. Then our local Christian radio station

challenged the listener audience to follow a one-year Bible reading plan.

I couldn't fathom reading the whole Bible, much less in only a year. In an effort to calm my fears I took a trip to my local Christian

bookstore thinking if I'm going to read the whole Bible certainly I need a new

Bible to read. For what seemed like hours I previewed various types of Bibles in an array of

colors, styles, and formats. Just when I was about to give up, I pulled a chronological Bible from the shelf.

The format intrigued me, short readings and easy to follow daily plan and attractive cover,

and the best part, knowing I would read the Bible and the order the events occurred.

Yes, this was the Bible for me.

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