I was on a break at work and took my pocket Bible out and read it. It was the first time in a long time that I had done this. I keep a little New Testament in my bag with the intentions of reading it regularly. But my reading has been anything but regular.
I was having a rough morning. My students were driving me crazy. I had kicked several out of class for talking back, not doing their work, and using profanity. My stress level, and probably my blood pressure, were a little higher than I'd like them to be. I needed something to calm me down.
So I opened up to the first chapter of Galatians. I read two chapters, ones I have probably read 15 times before. I didn't receive any great revelation or insight. Nothing leaped off the pages and into my heart. I simply read. When the bell rang telling students to head to class, I put it away feeling a little better than I did when I picked it up. I was refreshed. It was like a nice big smoothie after a good workout.
It felt so good that I read my Bible again today.
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