Is reading scripture really about proving a point, winning an argument, or formulating a doctrine? Can reading the Bible be simply cultivating a sanctified imagination, a sense of wonder about the world, others, and ourselves? Can the reading scripture open our eyes to heaven, perceive something hidden but now revealed, bring about a holy curiosity or astonishment?
All of life is God connecting us to the aha moments, the haunting melody of the universe, the beauty of music and poetry, and the mathematics of the Spirit world. Our desires let go of idols we see and awakens us to wonder filled desires of the Spirit of God. It is only approaching the Bible like little children that we begin to see everything with new eyes.
Suddenly the world of the Bible draws us in, shakes us, puzzles us, embraces us, and draws us into greater awareness of heaven and earth colliding together. Can we read the newer testament as God's love letters to us? Can we read the Bible as a love poem to humanity? There will always be surprising twists and turns in our understanding of holy scripture. One moment we think we are onto something to only discover in the next moment that it slipped right passed us. So many moments with scripture are like a coming to the text for the first time or falling in love all over again where everything seems mysteriously new.
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