I’ve been using the same wide-margin Bible for my morning reading for the past 12 years. I used a Bible for 14 years before that. They’re wonderfully marked up, full of notes and scribbles. They’re comfortable. It feels good to see my notes.
I decided to get a fresh Bible for my morning reading, sensing the beginning of another phase of life. I gave into reality and purchased a large print edition. I miss my notes, but it’s also refreshing to read anew, underline, annotate, capture thoughts as I’m meditating on passages. Over-familiarity sometimes gets in the way of listening and learning.
(Before you ask what translation I recommend… the answer is whichever one you will read. God is perfectly capable of communicating through the words if you’re willing to listen.)
