I have never counted the Bibles on the shelf in my library. They are many and varied. Some are written in other languages. I can read some of those languages, but not all. The Bible has always been for me a meeting place with God. We meet a lot.
Today I signed Bibles for our graduating Seniors. This is a remarkable group. I have known many of them for their whole lives. Some of them I held at family dedication. We gave them a Bible that day, too. Then, when they were in the first grade, we gave them, you guessed it, Bibles. To the casual observer, this must surely seem like a lot of Bible-sharing. What exactly is the point?
The writer of Hebrews tells us that God is not so much trying to fill our shelves as our hearts with his word. Ideally, we will read it so much that it takes hold in our hearts and minds. The goal, if I may say, is not just to know the Bible, but to know its Author. We pray that God will write his word on our hearts today in a language that we and our neighbors understand. Open your heart to the scripture. God will meet you there!
