A Personal Letter

97 Oh, how I love your law!
I meditate on it all day long.

98 Your commands make me wiser than my enemies,
for they are ever with me.

99 I have more insight than all my teachers,
for I meditate on your statutes.

100 I have more understanding than the elders,
for I obey your precepts.

101 I have kept my feet from every evil path
so that I might obey your word.

102 I have not departed from your laws,
for you yourself have taught me.

103 How sweet are your words to my taste,
sweeter than honey to my mouth!

104 I gain understanding from your precepts;
therefore I hate every wrong path.

Bee's Thoughts:

I was very touched when I read the article, Penning a Marriage: the power of interactive journaling, by Becky Zerbe. She said:

"Several years ago, my husband was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's. Our journals are now a cherished record of thoughts and fears during the progress of a life consuming illness.

Now Roger's letters are filled with misspellings, grammatical mistakes, and lapses of meaning, but each one is an irreplaceable jewel. At this point, every precious word he puts on paper is a blessing. As physicians marvel at how well he's doing, I give credit to God for the gift of journaling. We believe Roger's dedication to writing a daily letter is an important contribution to slowing the progress of his disease."

"God in his wisdom knew we need the written word—after all, he wrote the Ten Commandments in stone. The Scriptures are filled with epistles that were so needed by the early Christians. They were precious letters that still guide us today. How blessed we are to be able to look at our Father and learn the importance of words written to each other."

Yes, certain special letters, cards, emails and ecards are very valuable to me. I kept them for a long, long time. Once in awhile I may retrieve them to read whenever I feel like to. They always warm my heart when I read them for they bring back many fond memories. They also make me feel close to the writers who unreservedly shared their thoughts.

If such written texts can give me so much pleasure in reading them over and over again, how much more will the texts written by my God who loves me so much. Like what the above Psalm says in v103, "How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!."

Dear God,
Thank You for the special letters, cards, emails and ecards that people who care for me wrote... they mean a lot to me. Thank You even more for Your written words that can guide my whole life. May I never get sick of reading the bible, but to read them over and over again like treasure. Open my spiritual eyes to behold the wonders You want to reveal to me each time.
In Jesus' name I ask. Amen.