It is interesting that so many of the famous passages are those that jump out at you when you read…Or perhaps they are famous because they jump out at you.
Deuteronomy 6:4-9 is one such passage which I recall hearing many times and always touches me. I am drawn to passages like this that draw emphasis on the Word of God.
4Hear, O Israel: The Lord is our God, the Lord alone. 5You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might. 6Keep these words that I am commanding you today in your heart. 7Recite them to your children and talk about them when you are at home and when you are away, when you lie down and when you rise. 8Bind them as a sign on your hand, fix them as an emblem on your forehead, 9and write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.
One of my favorite Psalms is Psalm 119, which is a very long song about the Law/Word of God. I once did a service during which I and several friends read through the whole Psalm. It took about 20 minutes. The service did not have quite the impact I had hoped, but it was still meaningful for me and it is something I might try again.
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