What are the verses that come into your mind when something bad or something good happens? Each of us has a handful of verses that sustain and shape our faith. I invite you to share one or more of these verses with another person and tell what experiences you have had with these verses. How has God comforted you with a verse in a time of grief? How has God calmed you in a time of fear? As we share these experiences we grow in faith.
The ELCA is beginning a five-year emphasis on Bible Study to help us become more fluent in the language of scripture. It’s about our opening the book of faith and being an active part of God’s unfolding story.
I encourage you to begin each day, each meeting, each gathering here at Zion as well as dinner conversation by sharing a favorite verse and telling why it important to you. Try it; you will be blessed.
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