Adding on

One of the best new habits I have developed is to spend time before bed reading from one of the many spiritual books I have. During Advent, I read each night from the book (Watch For The Light: Readings For Advent And Christmas) which my minister gave to me. I have already purchased another similar book for Lent (Bread And Wine: Readings For Lent And Easter). In the meantime, I read more from my minister's book (The Theological Implications of Climate Control: Reflections on the Seasons of Faith) which follows the church calendar. I finished up the chapters on Ephiphany Wednesday evening. Right now, I'm trying to figure out what I'm going to read in the evening until Lent, but I read a little from a Beth Moore book last night.

I'm going to start doing this same thing during lunch at work. I have a couple of books here already, including The Jesus of Suburbia: Have We Tamed the Son of God to Fit Our Lifestyle?which is a great book. I enjoyed another chapter in it today. Here's what struck me in it today:

When we think most of our days are spent doing things that are not spiritual or sacred in God's sight, we subjugate Jesus to simply being our forgiver.

Pretty thought provoking, as this whole book has been.