--"Be Still and Know that I am the Lord~"

--Each day of my grandmother's ninety-five years began with reading the Bible and quiet time in prayer. It was a practice that she began as child--it was required by her parents--and it became a habit that she never relinquished.

Since my grandmother lived with me, I was privileged to view her daily prayer position: sitting gin her mahogany-brown rocking chair in her bedroom with her large King James Bible in her lap. Her lips whispered the words as she read and rocked gently. Her dedication and commitment to the Word resonated with me then and lives with me still, more than thirty years after her death.

I've always longed for this kind of commitment to reading and studying the Word, and thanks to two sisters in Christ and a web-based Bible site, I am getting there! Nearly every day for the past several years, we three women--living in New York, Massachusetts, and North Carolina--jointly read devotions and Scripture and trade thoughts on what messages God is sharing with us Not only have these readings heightened my accountability to God, but this practice also encourages my commitment to my two prayer partners.

As long last, and thanks to technology and a love of Christ planted in me by my grandmother, I'm finally making progress in my Christian walk. And I am so very thankful ~~

--"Dear Lord, thank You for all the ways and methods that Your have made available to us so we may become more learned about Your Word. May we use them wisely, to edify Your teachings. Help us, Lord to be still and know that You are the Lord Jesus.~~


"Be Still and Know" // Jeremy Riddle // <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPT41DnKVdc>
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