I want to begin with a surprising text maybe that you want to what's that got to do with reading

so I'm going to read a couple of verses from Romans 12 5 to 8

we though many are one body in Christ and individually members one of another having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us

use them. If prophecy in proportion to our faith, if if

service in our serving in our serving the one who teaches in his teaching the one who's

exhorts in his exhortation the one who contributes in

generosity the one who does acts of

who does acts of mercy with cheerfulness. And I want to add the one who reads with what? What? What? What would you put? And the reason I feel okay suggesting that Paul could

continue that way is because those last several were not gifts

that are unique to any Christian. Every Christian is supposed to be merciful, right? Be merciful as

your Heavenly Father is merciful. He's spoken to all Christians and here it says

those of you who show mercy as your gift do it with cheerfulness.

Or what about giving, generosity?

Every one of you men should be a giver.

Financially other ways.

That's not a unique gift or is it? So if he can take

generosity and say do that with what the one who contributes with generosity, the one who shows mercy with

cheerfulness, he can say the one who reads, because everybody's supposed to be a

reader if you've given the opportunity to learn how to read in this world.

There are cultures that haven't had that opportunity yet.

And what would you fill in the blank with then?

And the reason this feels so relevant to me,

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