When I was a young mother, a visiting preacher had challenged the congregation at our church to read the Bible through in a year. I accepted that challenge.
At that time my husband left for work before 6 a.m. He would wake me up before he left.
I would ooze out of bed and fumble around getting dressed for work before our two active sons woke up.
Once dressed I was ready for my time with God's Word. It took about a year before I could easily make it through the scripture passages for the day.
I would be reading and then realize I was dozing off, seeing the words but not absorbing their meaning. I would go back and read the passage again.
I am thankful that I stay awake now. But it may just be as a retiree, I am getting more sleep and stay awake for those morning times with God's written word and the living word Jesus.
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