The Torah: The First Five Books of the Bible: In the Beginning, the Lord God Spoke: Genesis 1:1, 3; Exodus 3:4; Deuteronomy 6:4-9; 8:3

The Word of God, the Bible, has been a vital part of my life. We had family devotions, I went to Sunday school and memorized verses. In confirmation, we studied the Bible and catechism. In worship texts from the Old Testament, epistles, and gospels were read every Sunday. These continue to draw me into the Word.

I was in high school when I began to read the Bible through in a year. As I would read, I would mark verses that had special meaning for me. Some chapters were so full of gems of tru...