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!
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