Living the Promise: The Baptismal Covenant

My Relationship with the Bible

I read the Bible in the morning after breakfast about five mornings a week. It

is a good way for me to start the day. I read the Bible passage suggested by

the daily reading in Forward Day by Day, Our Daily Bread and Good News Daily.

Several months ago, I bought a box of books for $5.00 and one of the books was

the New International Version Life Application Bible. This has helped me learn

a lot about the authors who wrote the books of the Bible, the themes of the

books, the meaning of the verses and how they applied to the people of Jesus’

time and how they apply to life today. Then I usually go on a two mile walk

and think about what I have read. One of my favorite Bible verses is Galatians

2:20: “I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but

it is Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by

faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” I try to

delight in what Jesus wants me to do each day and if I am able to meet the

needs of others and treat them with dignity and respect, I know that it is the

power of Jesus that does this and not me.

Love in Christ,

Joanne Beck

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