Yesterday in Sunday School class we were asked the question "Why don't people read the Bible regularly?" Various answers were offered up and as I sat there absorbing what was being discussed I couldn't help but think that the reason I used to not read my Bible daily didn't have anything to do with what others were saying. I didn't read it because I simply didn't make time for it. It wasn't that I was afraid of what I would find there or I didn't want to be faced with the truth about my behaviors that needed to change. I just simply didn't think it important enough to make the time for it. Not long after I finally began the daily morning habit of Bible study and journaling I wrote the following poem. God talks to me through my poetry and my songs. I thought I'd share it with my readers and maybe it will be of help to some of you. It will be published later this year in a book titled "Southern Side Up".
That Book On My Nightstand
I'm sitting on the edge of the bed
regretting some of the life I've led.
Slowly I glance over to look
at my nightstand and that Book
that has been there awhile.
While looking at it I smile
'cause I know that inside
is the comfort I need if I abide
by the lessons it provides.
So much wisdom lies inside
the pages of that Book.
Why don't I remember to look?
Copyright 2008 Ginny Cruz
Have a blessed day!
2 comments:
Beautiful poem Ginny. We are creatures of habit. I read somewhere that it takes 21 or 30 days to form a habit and only a few days to lose it, and I found that to be true. In the past 6 or 8 months I've lost several habits I used to value. Now I'm fighting an uphill battle to regain them.
Ray
Good blog & poem, Ginny. It is so true. If I could only remember how many times I have said, I need to read my bible more. After my hospital stay, it really hit home that if God can make time for someone as small as me, I can certainly repay Him for all he has done for me through more dedication to reading his word.
Janie
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