Journaling & praying your Bible reading
T his is praying time, and the act of listening in prayers is the same act as listening in writing. ~ Madeleine L' Engle One of the things I find much pleasure in is reading God's Word alone in total solitude and quaintness. There's a contentment—closeness that I experience curling up on a couch, chair or even my bed, beverage in hand going for long extensive hours reading, praying, questioning, writing, and sharing my heart with the one who loves me and knows me most. How good it feels to be with someone you know really loves you, and is not judging who you are. God accepts. To me, being in that space with the Father is as close to heaven as I will get here on earth. Nothing at all that I've experienced, thus far, can surpass the joy, peace and contentment that comes from those relishing moments. Nothing. One of the things I do often is re-read through a book in the Bible or passage. Immediately...