11/20/2023 0 Comments Genesis 1 read aloud![]() Evening came and morning came: the first day.Ħ God said, 'Let there be a vault through the middle of the waters to divide the waters in two.' And so it was.ħ God made the vault, and it divided the waters under the vault from the waters above the vault.Ĩ God called the vault 'heaven'. Look for God to continue guiding, instructing, and forming you and your audience through the passage you just read.1 In the beginning God created heaven and earth.Ģ Now the earth was a formless void, there was darkness over the deep, with a divine wind sweeping over the waters.ģ God said, 'Let there be light,' and there was light.Ĥ God saw that light was good, and God divided light from darkness.ĥ God called light 'day', and darkness he called 'night'. Go forward into your day and week expecting these words to continue to speak to you. Rest in God's Spirit, giving others the chance to rest in God as well. When you are finished reading, take another moment of silence. Be aware of the cadence and tone of the passage and speak appropriately.Īs you read the passage out loud, let it speak to you just as it speaks to others in the room. Is the passage a letter, narrative, teaching, or poetry? Read it that way. Let this come across in your voice and delivery. God has something to say to you and your listeners. Give people space to reflect on them and feel their weight. Read with conviction, believing these words have significance for you and others.ĭid something stand out to you? Don't rush through the reading. Let your reading be a discovery-especially if the passage is familiar to you. Give yourself time to settle into this awareness. Then use them when reading the Bible out loud in your church, small group, or family. Here are some steps to get started, gleaned from years of listening to Scripture come alive as I have sat on different pews and chairs, benches, mats and floors. In some cases we can't hear much difference between the breathless accounts of creation and the long genealogies! How can we read the Bible in a way that brings the words to life? How can we read Scripture in a way that allows us to listen to God speaking today? The words stay on the page-a product of ancient times, written to people who aren't us. Reading so We Can Listenīut often our Scripture readings become rote. We gather to hear God speak to us afresh-to encounter the same God who has been speaking since the beginning and continues to speak today (see Genesis 1 Exodus 3:4-5 Jeremiah 15:16 John 1:1 Romans 8:26-27). Though written thousands of years ago, these words take on new life as the Bible is read aloud in our churches, communities, and families. ![]() Reverend Anne reminded me then that God hasn't stopped speaking to us through Scripture. They had been spoken into our beings and were alive and active among us. ![]() When she finished, God's words, as recorded in Scripture, filled the room. She looked out over the congregation with deep conviction. She became impassioned by what she read, her short red hair bouncing with fiery fervor. As she brought us further into the passage, her words gained momentum. She began reading-slowly, with breaks in between each word. Reverend Anne spoke in a low, clear voice. ![]() For a few moments the distracting concerns of our lives were politely ushered out. The silence called our attention to God's presence already with us. A man in the pew next to me shifted his weight, making the wood creak someone across the aisle coughed. She quietly opened a Bible, folded her hands, and took a long pause-longer than I was accustomed to. A petite woman, she wore a thick linen robe and a colorful stole. The first time I heard Reverend Anne read Scripture, she stood in the elevated pulpit at the front of the church.
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