The Lovers' Text

"Exegisis is loving God enough

to stop

and listen

carefully to what He says.

It follows that we bring the leisure and attentiveness

of lovers to this text,

cherishing every comma and semicolon,

relishing the oddness of this preposition,

delighting in the surprising placement of this noun.

Lovers do not take a quick look,

get a "message" or a "meaning"

and then run off and talk endlessly to their friends about how they feel....

We are not interested in knowing more,

but in becoming more."

~Eugene Petersen, Eat this Book

Lord Father? Give me grace to stop and listen. Please become me more.

This week's memorization review:

1 John 3:1-19

And to recite to our partnering family:

1 John 3:20-22

More memorization encouragement....