The
pages of a book are dark when they are hidden and closed within the
binding. The writings on the scroll are
hidden in darkness until the scroll is unrolled to expose the words.
Do
you remember cootie catchers? It is a
game kids use to tell each other’s fortune.
They unfold different flaps to find the clue to the next flap and after a
few clues, unfolding a few flaps, the fortune is revealed. If only...
Flowers
open to the sun, plants turn their leaves toward light and our souls wait to
unfold to the words and love of God. We
cannot receive understanding without study.
We must open to the word and be open the word to be enlightened.
As
I gather things together in preparation for school I picture my kids unfolding
to knowledge. It is so rewarding to see
the light of understanding in them when they learn something new.
We
cannot gain insight or understanding from the cootie catcher. Pull The Book off of the shelf, dust off the
cover, unfold the pages and let light and understanding come to your heart.
Lord,
There is much to learn and
understand, we have more than a lifetime to do it. If we understand only one thing let us
understand your unending love. We hear
it, we read it; help us truly understand and believe it. Unfold our hearts to your light and love
today and all days. Amen.
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