Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.”

It is a tradition in my family that when a child reaches school age, he/she receives his/her own personal Bible.  My first Bible was a King James Bible that I received on February 17, 1947.

One of my first Bible verses I remember learning was Psalm 119:105 in the King James version.  Mrs. Anderson was her name and she encouraged all the children in her Sunday school classroom to memorize Bible verses.  Today we have many versions of the Bible, but my favorite one is the New International Version (NIV).

I no longer carry a heavy Bible with me.  I use a smartphone.  The site I use is Bible Gateway.  On that site I can pull up 49 versions of the Bible as well as audio, Bible maps, commentaries, devotionals, and Bible dictionaries.  God’s word is there to give us hope and guidance and to help us grow spiritually and to share with others so they may come to know God.

Prayer:

Oh God, help us build on our relationship with You through the scriptures. Amen.

   Contributed by Elaine Passman