*happy sigh*

True confession: I've been a Christian for more than a decade, and I'm not very good about daily Bible reading and "time with God." I pray a lot, I praise a lot. I really enjoy studying the Bible, be it in a group with discussion or inductively on my own. But I don't do it every day.

Until now. :-)

I finally figured out how to get myself actively reading and meditating on the Bible every day. Instead of trying to schedule time apart from 'the usual,' I'm adding it to 'the usual' by subscribing to an RSS feed. Now, along with my daily readings of Stuff Christians Like and Pioneer Woman, my Google homepage feeds me a link to a blog-like version of the ESV, divvied up into daily readings. (Check out daily readings and other RSS devotionals here, courtesy of the ESV people.)

It's simple. It's elegant. It's a reminder to breathe and eat the Word. And rather than feeling guilty that I didn't escape to my prayer closet for some heart to heart with the One I owe my everything to, I have this positive reminder to take a deep breath and drink up some Life.

In peace I will both lie down and sleep;
for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.
(Psalm 4:8)

And the Lord blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning.
(Job 42:12)

About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them, and suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. And immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone's bonds were unfastened. When the jailer woke and saw that the prison doors were open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped. But Paul cried with a loud voice, “Do not harm yourself, for we are all here.” And the jailer called for lights and rushed in, and trembling with fear he fell down before Paul and Silas. Then he brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” And they said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.” And they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house. And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their wounds; and he was baptized at once, he and all his family. Then he brought them up into his house and set food before them. And he rejoiced along with his entire household that he had believed in God.
(Acts 16: 25-34)

I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart;
I will recount all of your wonderful deeds.
I will be glad and exult in you;
I will sing praise to your name, O Most High.
(Psalm 9:1)

Ahhhhh... There is just no way to get enough of this...