Rambling Wonderings...

You know, there are two things that I find interesting, things Christ is not often witnessed to be doing in the Gospels. Reading the Torah and writing. I MAY be wrong, but the only time I recall Him reading scriptures was when He read from Isaiah declaring the blessed year of the Lord. And in the only case of writing we don't even know what He wrote in the dust with His finger. [Yes I know He had to read the scriptures to know them, that's not my point.]

He seems to have spent a great deal of time in prayer, that's for sure...especially in the morning.

Here's something interesting about us Christians. It's almost a badge of honor that a Christian is known to read the scripture in the mornings. A holy habit if you will. But Christ seems to be engaged more with the Father personally and directly than with scriptural writings.

Not that there is anything wrong with readings in the morning. It just seems we often take Christ's words thusly though, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through the Bible."

I have no problem with our biblical readings. But perchance our attitude, as attested to by our actions: who we honor and why, what we talk about, and what we regard as good and holy activity; belies a faith where the Bible is like some Christmas tree where the Father, Christ, and the Holy Spirit are ornaments. When the reality is God the Person is the tree and all the things that point to Him are the ornaments instead.