I suppose it is kind of morbid the Bible stories I remember most clearly from my childhood are those that involve death and/or dismemberment.  Like the time in Judges 4 when Jael drove a tent peg through a man’s head and nailed them to the ground…or when the whole earth shook, opened up and swallowed up the Hebrews who were complaining against God in the wilderness.  Solid food for a nine year olds’ soul, I guess.

When I was around 13 years old, I began practicing the Spiritual Discipline of daily Bible reading and prayer.  I am grateful for the mystery it held for me when I was a kid.

My motives for reading the Bible have changed with every season of my life.

I am more grateful now for the daily guidance I get from the Bible.  Since I have become a Mommy to three sprightly little girls, my Bible reading time has become quite limited.  I have found myself needing to reinvent how I read the Bible.

Here are some things I have done that you might try as well:

• Pick a favorite verse and stick it on post-its all over your house. Open your refrigerator and you can read the Psalms!
• Don’t feel like you have to read for an hour each day. God knows you’re a Mommy. He sees.  He understands.
• Read a passage of scripture before you wake the kids up in the morning. It may shift your perspective in a positive way.
• The Bible Experience is a dramatic reading of the entire Bible on CD that you can listen to in your car, while you’re doing laundry, etc.
• Remember that it’s not how much you read, but what gets into your heart and head that matters.

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