
I don’t just open the Bible, point to a verse, and write whatever it might be. Most come from my early mornings readings: The Bible and The Divine Hours: A Manual for Prayer, by Phyllis Tickle. There are three volumes, “Prayers for Autumn and Wintertime,” “Prayers for Springtime,” and “Prayers for Summertime.” The Bible readings include Psalms, Epistles, Gospel, and Hebrew Bible. I start at beginning, read through, and then back at the beginning. This morning I read: Psalm 35; Ephesians 3; Matthew 20; and finished up Exodus. I don’t always read an entire chapter at one sitting, nor do I read every chapter or book of the Hebrew Bible.