![]() By reading the Bible at such a great pace, by devouring it so quickly, I began to see deep connections and reflections I’d never noticed before. ![]() Typology, the study of types and prefigurements in the Old Testament as reflected in the New is an ancient kind of theology-a way of understanding both halves of the Bible revealed to us by St. I began to see patterns and connections I’d never made before. In biblical heroes, great and small, I saw reflections of my self, my own struggles, my own accomplishments, and how God returns, again and again, to offer me mercy and grace and forgiveness. ![]() Throughout the course of my day, in my big and small failures, in my victories and successes, I began to see the stories of the Bible reflected. I found that everything began to relate to Scripture. It permeated my day in a way I never thought it would, and the result was amazing. I was listening first thing in the morning and reading it just before bed. I’ve read it chronologically, thematically, I’ve studied particular books or sections or authors in greater detail through study groups but I’ve never found myself so completely immersed in Scripture. I’ve read the Bible before, lots of times and in lots of different contexts. If I’m honest with you, I even kept a copy of the Bible in the bathroom for those rare moments of solitude (if you’re a stay-at-home parent with young kids you know what I mean).Īnd, I should say, there’s nothing like shouting at a toddler to stop climbing on his sister with Nehemiah intoning in the background. In the evenings, while everyone else slept, I often held my eyes open with toothpicks to finish that last half hour or so of reading I needed to stay on track for the day. I played the Bible in the car driving around town and again while cleaning up after supper. I listened to the Bible first thing in the morning while making breakfast for the kids, and again at lunch. In order to finish the 30-day shred I had immerse myself in the Bible all day long. The first thing I want to say about the whole experience is how incredibly immersive it was. So, tracking with the Bible app on my phone, a thinline copy of the Bible in my backpack, and an audiobook version for home and the car I was ready to begin. Luckily, there are plenty of audiobook versions of the Bible available and I found one easily. I knew I wouldn’t have time to actually sit and read every single day it would take at least an hour of reading and it didn’t seem feasible. I began by finding a good audiobook version of the Bible. It looked absolutely monstrous, with an average reading load of 40 chapters per day. This particular Bible reading plan was dubbed, in Jillian Michaels fashion, as a “30-day Shred”. I’ve read the Bible many times before, but I love a good challenge. I’ve never been particularly big at New Year’s resolutions but when a priest friend of mine put out a call for participants in a 30-day Bible reading challenge my interest was piqued.
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