Hi Bill.  I have a braille bible in addition to the Solar Bible.  Now, I
wish I would have gotten the version that speaks in todays english
rather than in the King James version.  I don'tk now how to study by
myself and it is difficult to do so.  Like the boy who wanted to imitate
his grandfather, I can read the Bible, but a lot of what I read I am
sorry to say that I don't retain it as I might have when I was younger.
Of course, after reading it it will be like a clean coal basket that was
taken to the river and washed.  I will send you this.



The story is told of an old man who lived on a farm in the

mountains of

Kentucky with his young grandson. Each morning, Grandpa was up

early sitting

at

the kitchen table reading from his old worn-out Bible. His grandson

who

wanted to be just like him tried to imitate him in any way he

could.



One day the grandson asked, "Papa, I try to read the Bible just

like you but

I don't understand it, and what I do understand I forget as soon as

I close

the book. What good does reading the Bible do?"



The Grandfather quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and

said,

"Take this coal basket down to the river and bring back a basket of

water."



The boy did as he was told, even though all the water leaked out

before he

could get back to the house. The grandfather laughed and said, "You

will

have

to move a little faster next time," and sent him back to the river

with the

basket to try again.



This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before

he

returned home. Out of breath, he told his grandfather that it was

"impossible to

carry water in a basket," and he went to get a bucket instead.



The old man said, "I don't want a bucket of water; I want a basket

of water.

You can do this. You're just not trying hard enough," and he went

out the

door

to watch the boy try again.



At this point, the boy knew it was impossible, but he wanted to

show his

grandfather that even if he ran as fast as he could, the water

would leak

out before

he got far at all. The boy scooped the water and ran hard, but when

he

reached his grandfather the basket was again empty. Out of breath,

he said,

"See

Papa, it's useless!"



"So you think it is useless?" the old man said. "Look at the

basket."



The boy looked at the basket and for the first time he realized

that the

basket looked different. Instead of a dirty old coal basket, it was

clean.



"Son, that's what happens when you read the Bible. You might not

understand

or remember everything, but when you read it, it will change you

from the

inside

out." That is the work of God in our lives. To change us from the

inside out

and to slowly transform us into the image of His Son.



Take time to read a portion of God's word each day, and remind a

friend by

sharing this story.



"Live Simply, Love Generously, Care Deeply, Speak Kindly, Leave the

Rest to

God."



May the Lord bless you!