Ten Points for Fruitful Scripture Reading

No. 10: Reading isn't enough.

"If Scripture remains just words on a page, our work is not done. We need to meditate on the message and put it into action in our lives. Only then can the word be 'living and effective.' (Hebrews 4:12)."


From "Understanding the Bible" by Mary Elizabeth Sperry,
USCCB Associate Director for Utilization of the New American Bible
 (http://www.usccb.org/bible/understanding-the-bible/index.cfm)