SCRIPTURE REFERENCE
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How To Meditate on Scripture
Sometimes we come to Scripture looking for answers. A takeaway. A lesson. Something we can easily underline, summarize, or apply.
But not every moment with God’s word has to be productive to be meaningful.
There’s another way of reading—one that’s a lot slower. The kind where you linger over a single passage, or even a single verse. You read it again and again (even again!), and sometimes, it might even feel like it’s starting to read you. You aren’t trying to master the text in a traditional way, but instead, simply staying with the One who speaks through it.
The psalmist writes, “I meditate on your law day and night” (Psalm 1:2). Not rush through it. Not check it off. Meditate. Chew on it, as folks like Eugene Peterson say. You can turn it over this way and that, and allow it to settle into the heart.
In a world that moves fast—even within our spiritual lives—this kind of repetition and attention can feel unfamiliar. But it’s here, in the stillness, that Scripture moves from words on a page into our hearts.
So, if you’re coming to the Bible today with a new passage or one you’ve read a hundred times, here’s a verse and a prayer to help you slow down, stay present, and listen.
“Blessed is the one…
whose delight is in the law of the Lord,
and who meditates on his law day and night” (Psalm 1:1a, 2).
A Prayer for Meditating on Scripture
Word of the living God, you are not rushed. I often come to your Scriptures eager for clarity, answers, and direction, but today, teach me to simply remain. Like Mary at your feet, let me choose the better part—not hurrying past your words, but dwelling with them. As I read, slow me down. When I notice a phrase, hold me there. Turn these words from something I only study into a place where I meet you, nourishing and sustaining my soul. And when I’m tempted to move on too quickly, remind me: you are here. Amen.
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