We don’t stop at yard sales anymore. We used to enjoy rummaging through other’s discards. One never knows when they will find a million dollar Rembrandt for a dollar. But our house is full and at our age there is little point in adding more to the bounty of fifty years of marriage and the passing of our parents, whose things abound in our rooms. There are things in this house that I know not of. I am not speaking of spiders and chipmunks. I am talking about drawers full of things from our parent’s homes that I have never opened. I hope our children will treasure what we have treasured. But I must be a realist and recognize they only have so much room. Instead of rummaging at other’s yard sales I think I shall rummage in my own house. Who knows what is here.
Sometimes I rummage in my Bible. I pick it up and just read a bit here and a bit there. There is no organization or plan. I realize this is not a very scholarly activity but it is certainly pleasant. A rereading of a passage from Paul or David can be a serendipitous event. I know I have read this before and yet brand new ideas leap from the pages and stun my brain with freshness. If I did not know better I would think it was written this week instead of thousands of years ago. Modernity has changed how we live and travel but has not changed our hearts. Humans are still the same perverse, caring, evil, righteous creatures who walked across the Red Sea or stood on Calvary. Give yourself a treat. Sit in your favorite chair and rummage about in God’s Word.
Written by Roger Bothwell on August 16, 2012
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