The past two weeks have been a real blessing to me. With the encouragement of a dear upperclassman, I have decided to start memorizing the Gospel of John. (If anyone considers that an accomplishment, don't. This guy already did it.)
Anyway, the amazing thing about memorizing large passages of the Bible (as opposed to a few individual verses) is that the words grow on you. They start to penetrate your heart, mind, soul, and strength and give you a spirit of peace. What exactly do I mean? Take a few mornings ago, for example. I was grabbing a sausage muffin from the Golden Bear Cafe on my way to my 9:00 AM math discussion when all of a sudden, I began to recite the first chapter of John. It wasn't necessarily one particular verse that hit me, but the overall feel of the passage, how God became flesh, how God used John the Baptist to prepare the world for Jesus, was more than enough to quiet my soul as I ate my muffin.
The point of all this, however, isn't just Bible memorization. (If you ever need to remember the point of this blog, just look at the top of this page. In subsequent posts, I will be posting about devotionals from the Gospel of John as a means of spreading to my beloved brothers, sisters, and friends the blessing God has given me. Now I return to studying for my chem midterm, but come back often :)
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